Re: [HoE] Junkman Comith Clarification #1

[PEGHopler@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/15/99 2:20:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Fuzyn9feet@email.msn.com writes:

<< uestion #1--In the 'Chamber Initiate' Archetype is listed a hindrance of
 'Obligation: The Chamber -2', but it's not listed as a new Hindrance in the
 book. In the Edge 'Chamber Initiate' it talks about the 'down side' of being
 a Chamber member but it don't say you have to take a Obligation or Oath
 Hindrance. So is this an over-site in editing or am I just dense and it's
 right under my nose?

The Chamber Inititate Edge implies that all members have an obligation when 
it says "all Chamber members are sworn to further the group's quest for 
knowledge and to obey the Chamber's leaders." It should have been explicitly 
stated however, because all members do have a 2-point obligation to the group.
 
 Question #2--While building a Battle Suit I found a few snags. I want to use
 the power 'Super Strength' to give anyone using the suit +2 steps of
 strength, but the way it works assumes that the added strength is fixed and
 of
 the device. The slots are the same for raising the strength by two steps but
 the drain is based off the 'final' die type. So my question is should I go
 with my gut and say that average person has a d6 strength and use it as a
 base, or just use the device's 'strength' given by it's size as the base
 (Frame-6; strength= 3d6 so +2 steps is 3d10, Drain 3), or just say the +2
 starts at d4 (raising the strength to d8) and give the device a drain of 2.

I would use the device's base Strength based on its Frame size. If you want 
to cheat a little and squeak in an extra die type, there's no reason why a 
battlesuit couldn't be slightly larger than man-sized (Frame 7), this would 
let you start at 2d8 and bump it to 2d12.
 
 Question #3--Replace the word Strength with Quickness in the last question
 (as well as the power from Super Strength to Reflexes) and that's another
 problem I had. >>

Here I'd also use the device's base Quickness based on Frame size. However, 
this Quickness is only used for actions taken by the device while operating 
on its own. The hero inside would use his own Quickness for operating the 
device.


John Hopler
Pinnacle