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Mimic Power Abuses
Deadmanwalking:
Oh, absolutely. The main area of brokenness (getting large numbers of Superb skills) is something it was never intended to be used for. Used as intended, the power is cool, but not broken in any major way.
luminos:
Edit: Hey, I learned to read today!
Deadmanwalking:
--- Quote from: luminos on May 01, 2010, 04:36:10 AM ---I just reread the description for mimic power, and saw something that mitigates the abusability of it. You can only mimic skills and mortal stunts with it, not supernatural powers.
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That's clearly not the intent, to quote the cost section of the power:
"You must set aside a number of points of
your refresh equal to the maximum total refresh
value of any mortal stunts and supernatural abilities
you wish to copy from a target."
Emphasis mine. But that whole power is a bit of a mess, and in need of some sort of revision.
luminos:
I have no idea who you are talking to. You just made that quote up
drnuncheon:
--- Quote from: Deadmanwalking on May 01, 2010, 01:55:08 AM ---Hmmm. You're right. That's clearly a rules loophole that can be exploited.
I wouldn't allow it, naturally, but it's not technically illegal. Damn. That's definitely in need of fixing.
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There's some controls on this: the character's got to find someone with the abilities he wants, after all. Nothing says you get to start with everything you want mimiced...
Also, the guy mimicking a bunch of skills at superb is going to be responsible for the death (or otherwise deeply harming) nine extremely talented people - people who probably have friends and allies who would be upset to see them hurt or killed. Plus there's the police (whatever the local version of SI is) who would be interested in the identity of the serial killer who seems to target the city's most talented people.
...kinda sounds like a Harry Dresden case, doesn't it?
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