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Old 08-28-2021, 03:24 PM   #1
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Default can Warp : Tunnel +100% be opened on ground beneath others using Ranged +40% ?

I assume by default that Powers 89's +100% version of Tunnel (can be opened prior to going through, instead of only after) still has to be formed at the location of the Warper (ie touch default) though they could then walk away and back during the 3d seconds it's opened...

Would it be fair to allow that to be done at a distance using Ranged +40% ?

If so, though I normally envision Tunnel as opening vertically (like on a wall, as if it were a door) I have seen in some scifi shows where people open a portal horizontally (like on the floor) and people standing above it just fall into the portal.

In the case of opening a portal on top of someone it seems like you ought to get a dodge (like you would if it were a ranged innate attack) but that opening a portal from below would probably be surprising enough that either B107's Overhead (attack from above) or P104's "Surprise Attack" (attack from behind) enhancement would be appropriate to charge?

I'm not sure which would be a closer match to "underneath". Maybe that depends on posture?
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Old 08-29-2021, 06:00 AM   #2
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Default Re: can Warp : Tunnel +100% be opened on ground beneath others using Ranged +40% ?

Sounds like you've created the portal gun from the Portal series.
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Old 08-29-2021, 09:53 AM   #3
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Default Re: can Warp : Tunnel +100% be opened on ground beneath others using Ranged +40% ?

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I assume by default that Powers 89's +100% version of Tunnel (can be opened prior to going through, instead of only after) still has to be formed at the location of the Warper (ie touch default) though they could then walk away and back during the 3d seconds it's opened...

Would it be fair to allow that to be done at a distance using Ranged +40% ?

If so, though I normally envision Tunnel as opening vertically (like on a wall, as if it were a door) I have seen in some scifi shows where people open a portal horizontally (like on the floor) and people standing above it just fall into the portal.

In the case of opening a portal on top of someone it seems like you ought to get a dodge (like you would if it were a ranged innate attack) but that opening a portal from below would probably be surprising enough that either B107's Overhead (attack from above) or P104's "Surprise Attack" (attack from behind) enhancement would be appropriate to charge?

I'm not sure which would be a closer match to "underneath". Maybe that depends on posture?
Ranged and Overhead should do it if a dodge is allowed, Ranged and Surprise Attack if not.
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