From:	Adam Treloar <guardian@*******.DIALIX.COM.AU>
Subject:	Re: New Physad Metamagic Power
Date:	Wed, 3 Dec 1997 17:05:54 +1100

On Wed, 3 Dec 1997, Jonathan Hurley wrote:

> This reminded me of the power I just wrote up for a physad in my campaign:
> Weapon merge.
>
> Weapon Merge: Cost:0.5 Effects: The physical adept with this power has the
> ability to 'project' a limited part of his awareness into a weapon he is
> holding - melee or ranged. It takes a simple action for the adept to merge
> with the weapon. Once merged, he is more aware of the weapon, giving him a
> -2 bonus to any tests taken with the weapon. There is a significant
> disadvantage, however; any actions taken that do not directly involve the
> use of the weapon are at a +2 penalty. Furthermore, it takes a simple
> action to unmerge from the weapon safely.

Not too bad... Except I'd maybe change it to -1/+1, or negation of one
penalty (eg visibility, wounds etc) against +2 or +3. Otherwise sounds
pretty reasonable.

> If the weapon that the physical
> adept is merged with loses contact with the physical adept's aura, the
> physical adept must resist 4L Stun damage with Willpower if it is a weapon
> the adept intended to throw or drop, or 6M if the loss of contact was
> unintentional.

Doesn't sound too bad.

> If the weapon takes damage, the physical adept must resist
> stun damage with willpower, against a damage code determined by the
> gamemaster, based on the amount of damage taken by the weapon. (If a sword
> is chipped by hitting a metal-laced bone, it might be Light damage, while a
> baseball bat splintering over a troll's cyberskull would be Deadly). While
> merged, the weapon is treated as being included in the physical adept's
> aura for spell-targeting purposes (i.e. the physical adept's aura
> 'surrounds' the weapon while the physical adept is merged with it.)

It's a good idea, but how many of us use weapon damage rules of any kind?
Except where acid-based spells and effects are concerned, of course.

Guardian

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