[Supers] Oddity in Duplication

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Bruno

Which I'm not sure anyone is going to get

Oh, don't feel bad. I recognize the quote, too -- though we're no doubt dating ourselves.

[kirbwarrior]

Originally Posted by Bruno

To be clear, a character with this enhancement switches between modes depending on whether they're spending FP or not.

So if you have Duplication 10 (Multiplication) you can have 10 regular old Duplicates for no FP cost or when you are out of combat you can spend one FP per minute and get 100 Duplicates, to do out of combat things with.

This is also a very useful build for some kinds of super-speedsters.

I'm still a bit confused, so I'll ask some specific questions;

1) Can I change modes if 'combat time' is happening, on or off?
2) What happens if combat start while I have the 100 out of combat dupes going?
3) I have the 100 all doing different tasks in a city. 4 get into separate battles at once (not of my choice). What are my options?

[Culture20]

Originally Posted by kirbwarrior

I'm still a bit confused, so I'll ask some specific questions;

1) Can I change modes if 'combat time' is happening, on or off?
2) What happens if combat start while I have the 100 out of combat dupes going?
3) I have the 100 all doing different tasks in a city. 4 get into separate battles at once (not of my choice). What are my options?

In my campaigns:
1) Yes, but aggressive actions trigger the mode change to "normal", no exceptions
2) As above; you could theoretically ignore combat and continue whatever you're doing, and as such spoil the enemies by being sitting-duck targets, but you can't dodge or attack back; you only get to do the tasks you're super-duping for.
3) As above; you can let them be attacked, or you can dismiss the multiplication-duplication and attack or dodge. If your dupes must be close to one another to remerge, then your only choice is for them to engage in non-combat actions (which includes retreating).

[Culture20]

FYI, a popular Marvel character with duplication has this enhancement. Jamie Madrox has used it to intimidate, but once combat initiates, he tends to reduce his numbers. Once when hypnotized, he accidentally used it "aggressively", unconsciously duplicating until he crushed/smothered his captors by filling the large building with dupes that did nothing but slap their own faces.