The Atomic Think Tank Archive

Moving someone you've grabbed with Move Action is a Move action, after a Standard action to grab them. I'd say the actions are the same for a Snare/Tether.

The problem with putting a Dimensional Pocket on the TK array is that if you've shoved some villain in to your Pocket, it's embarrassing to have let him go in order catch the jet falling from the sky with your TK.

Sometimes, saving points through APs is not worth the loss in utility of the powers.

Dimensional Pocket, with the TK on a separate array. The wizard in our game does this a lot.

A PL10 character should have Attack + Power Save equal to 20, and Defense + Toughness also equal to 20. All saves should be 5 or better.

That's a rule of thumb. Characters with special powers like Perception Range attacks or Insubstantial may vary from it.

It's a Flaw if it resets to 0 if it isn't activated every turn. Getting Stunned and then having all your powers weaken dramatically is a very nasty flaw.

I can see the argument that if you have time to prepare, it's not a flaw, but heroes often don't have the time to prepare.

The Costumed Adventurer should have Sneak Attack for an extra +2 when the target is flat-footed. The CA should be hiding in shadows, feinting, startling, and running away a lot. It'll be a long, slow fight but he might be able to win.

Agreed, it's a Power Loss drawback, probably -1 pps or maybe -2 in a high powered game. 12 ranks is pretty large, though, so I'd say only -1.

Sense Dependent effects have to be Perception range. See page 115 of the core rules. You might want to give him a Drawback for having a Scent based Sense Dependent effect, but it strictly not legal to make it Touch range.

His Mercy drawback should be a Complication, since it is a role-playing issue and not game mechanics related. He's only PL8, even though he's built with 155 power points. Disintegration is technically Drain Toughness and Strike, linked, with the Range extras. Penetrating is +1 extra, Explosion is a ...

Distract is a Standard action and there aren't any official Challenges that shorten it to a Move. That makes it slightly less nasty but it's still powerful in team situations.

The ice slick is probably Environmental Control 2 (Hamper Movement 2, Extra: Trail Area, Move action, Independent) with Linked Trip 2 (Extra: Trail Area, Move Action, Independent). 8 pps for the Hamper Movement, 8 more for the Trip. Expensive, yet underpowered.

Falling Toughness save is DC10 for a fall of 1 foot, goes up by +2 DC for every time the distance fallen increases a rank on the table to a maximum of 2000 feet. Acrobatics checks (DC20 and DC15) can reduce the maximum to 500 feet and 1000 feet, respectively. Provoke Monologue is a Standard action, ...

As a general rule, I only let Damage/Stun powers cause knockback, but they cause it on any roll that causes Stun (unless I forget). Knockback is fun.

I don't do knockback on lethal hits in part to encourage non-lethal effects in my Silver Age-ish setting.

I'd allow it, because otherwise people will achieve an identical effect by Power Stunting containers of the powers they want. Why force people to do more book-keeping?

Snipers need to be scary accurate, though. Routinely hitting a 3" bulls-eye requires hitting DC13; add in penalties for range (-12+ for long range snipers) and you need a Ranged Attack of 12+ before throwing in Improved Aim or All-Out Attack.