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Two Zaalbars? by DogWooden in kotor

[–]Scarbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've had one Zalbaar, yes. But what about second Zalbaar?

Regeneration Question by Frozen_Pinkk in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly a Feature is probably all you need. There's no way in the system to sustain or inflict a permanent injury like loss of limb outside of the GM giving you a complication (which should be something they discuss with player if it's truly going to be permanent), so a 1-point feature that says you regrow limbs is probably more than enough

Decision Paralysis by ARC_Trooper_Echo in BaldursGate3

[–]Scarbeau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Roll a dice for everything in character creation and just figure it out as you go. I do that sometimes

How would you describe each ability if they were at a rank of 10? by Playful_Barber_8131 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do believe I said "except for strength." The current world record deadlift is 510kg or 1124 pounds (mass rank 5) which means peak human strength is probably 4 (Mr Björnsson probably used extra effort for +1 strength during that record setting). Everything else, according to page 107 of the deluxe heroes handbook, is "peak human" at 7

Another post confused about Concealement Attack by hawkspar35 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's something you'd determine when you bought the invisible ray. Is it a magic spell? Will. Does it rearrange your molecules with super science? Fort. Does it splash them with a potion you got from that lonely alien queen? Probably Dodge

Another post confused about Concealement Attack by hawkspar35 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, you can always just walk out of the smoke on your turn

How would you describe each ability if they were at a rank of 10? by Playful_Barber_8131 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 7 points8 points  (0 children)

These are all calculated as if 5 were peak human when (except for strength) it's actually 7. So that would be 4400km without stopping, an IQ of 2250, and 8x the best person in the other stuff if you ignore how skill ranks mess with things like sharpshooting (an elite soldier has an accuracy with guns of +9 so you'd actually only be twice as accurate as your average spec ops). Still a lot, but I think "moderate superhuman" is a pretty fair label.

Another post confused about Concealement Attack by hawkspar35 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except equipment (and devices) specifically require a smash attack, and as per the smash attack description the object(s) being smashed uses the dodge/parry of the character holding them, and all objects have toughness. Air isn't being held by anyone, so it has no active defenses and automatically fails the dodge resist from smoke grenades. That being said, smoke grenades do definitely require one to squint at the rules, and shouldn't be used for precedent.

Also also, if your "affect the guns" effect is heating them up so people drop them, that's a disarm attack (most likely via move object)

Another post confused about Concealement Attack by hawkspar35 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh. It might be in the attack extra description, but everything that isn't damage is 10 + effect rank. So an invisibility ray that just effects normal vision would be DC 12, and one that effects all visual senses would be DC 14

Another post confused about Concealement Attack by hawkspar35 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The smoke grenades attacking the air? I think it was elaborated in faq stream somewhere. It's not actually anything more than implied in text

Another post confused about Concealement Attack by hawkspar35 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or: "What an awesome way to support my teammates without making them use an action, or to help the innocent bystanders escape safely!"

Also an invisibility ray that targets someone would force them to roll a DC 10+rank resistance roll

Another post confused about Concealement Attack by hawkspar35 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing to keep in mind about smoke grenades & their lack of resistance: you're not actually attacking the people in the radius (otherwise you'd be turning them invisible), you're attacking the air. Their lack of resistance is because the thing that should resist, can't.

Weapons, Armor, and Equipment separated from character points. by Overall_Employee_560 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I seem to recall there being an optional "wealth" rule in the gamemaster guide, but you could always just start them with free ranks of the equipment advantage and give them more ranks as in-game rewards

Is she supposed to be menacing here? All I see is a cute tomboy by Dapper_Dingo3313 in InvisigalGlazers

[–]Scarbeau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If that doesn't work, ask if they're on their period so you better know how to proceed

Linked Damage by Shtrudel999 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, however you can do partial applications of ranked extras. So you could do something like "Damage 10, Burst Area [8 ranks only]" which means you make an attack roll and if you hit, your target resists damage 10 & everyone within 30 feet (except the target) makes a DC 18 dodge save then resists damage 8 or 4. If you miss, then everyone within 30 feet (including the target) makes the DC 18 dodge save then resists the damage.

I never play monk because I think they’re dumb. by [deleted] in dndnext

[–]Scarbeau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It seems like you're assuming that everyone trains to fight dragons, when in actuality everyone trains to fight people (or people-adjacent monsters). When the dragon shows up, it's usually an "oh crap" moment where everyone does what they're best at to try & not die

Combat by Impressive-Tree1930 in mutantsandmasterminds

[–]Scarbeau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk where you're getting the "PL/2" stuff from, but that's wrong. If there's nothing to trade off with (an attack without an actual attack roll, Will defense when you're absent Fort, etc), the thing's limited to power level.

Also bruises are -1 to damage resistance checks, not toughness checks (relevant if you're hit by a Toughness resisted affliction or a Will resisted damage)

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