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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Body Powers Sep 21^st, 2009 at 11:33am	Print Post
	Here's a list of some of the body powers I've allowed/used: Damage Resistance: The character particularly resistant to certain types of damage, and takes ½ damage from either physical, energy (heat, electricity, radiation, etc), chemical, mental/psionic, or magical attacks. Enhanced Stamina: 2 x Power score. Hardened Defenses: The character is resistant to the effects Devitalization Rays and Absorption. They either have no effect on the character, or they effectiveness is reduced considerably. The exact effects of this ability are left up to the player an GM to work out. Heightened Immune System: The character is extremely resistant to the affects of diseases and poisons. When used as a defense, it defends as Willpower. Heightened Recovery: The character recovers Power at 2 x his normal recovery rate. Immortal: The character never ages. Immunity: The character is completely immune to the effects of one particular type of power or damage (heat, cold, radiation, poison, diseases, etc.). Exp. You are completely immune to damage from cold based attacks. Reincarnation: The character can return from the dead. Like Regeneration, the character must select some type of damage that he can’t recover from. The number of hit points beyond death, = the number of days it will take the character to return from the dead. After the character’s body has returned to life, the character will continue to recover power and hit points at his normal recovery rate. Retarded Aging: The character ages at a much slower rate than others. The exact rate is left up to the player and GM to work out.
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	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #1 - Mar 13^th, 2010 at 9:28pm	Print Post
	I made a few slight modifications, and clarifications.

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John Galactus Offline The Master Cylinder Posts: 6693 Location: Selden Joined: Apr 11^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #2 - Mar 13^th, 2010 at 10:50pm	Print Post
	I like them. Good job.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #3 - Mar 14^th, 2010 at 10:10pm	Print Post
	I've got a few others I'm working on, I just need to figure out the game mechanics, and how to word them.

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Troy Teen Titan Offline Posts: 108 Location: CA Joined: Jan 7^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #4 - Mar 14^th, 2010 at 10:21pm	Print Post
	dsumner wrote on Mar 14^th, 2010 at 10:10pm: I've got a few others I'm working on, I just need to figure out the game mechanics, and how to word them. LOL


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Lord Inar Justice Leaguer Offline Posts: 569 Location: Boulder area Joined: Mar 9^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #5 - Mar 15^th, 2010 at 11:12am	Print Post
	I just recently used as Bionic Power Brawny: 2 x CC
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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #6 - Mar 16^th, 2010 at 5:22pm	Print Post
	Yeah, these are really cool; I've used some of them before but plan to swipe others, as they're outstanding ideas! Two comments: - How can you reduce the chance to Weakness Detect? Most WD that I've seen works automatically (just takes an action to use). Does this subtract 4 from their amount they gain (in other words, if they gain a bonus of +5, it becomes a +1)? - I'd go with a different name, as 'Retarded Aging' sounds a bit like an insult. It reminds me of a weakness in Decipher's Lord of the Rings RPG - "dullard" - it wasn't that bad of a weakness, game effect-wise, but what character wants to be known as a 'dullard'?


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #7 - Mar 17^th, 2010 at 12:00pm	Print Post
	Majestic wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 5:22pm: - How can you reduce the chance to Weakness Detect? Most WD that I've seen works automatically (just takes an action to use). Does this subtract 4 from their amount they gain (in other words, if they gain a bonus of +5, it becomes a +1)? Whoops...that was one of my house rules (characters had to make a perception roll to determine a character's weakness). Sorry about the confusion.

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #8 - Mar 18^th, 2010 at 5:07pm	Print Post
	dsumner wrote on Mar 17^th, 2010 at 12:00pm: Majestic wrote on Mar 16^th, 2010 at 5:22pm: - How can you reduce the chance to Weakness Detect? Most WD that I've seen works automatically (just takes an action to use). Does this subtract 4 from their amount they gain (in other words, if they gain a bonus of +5, it becomes a +1)? Whoops...that was one of my house rules (characters had to make a perception roll to determine a character's weakness). Sorry about the confusion. No worries; that makes sense.


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Black Bolt Avenger Offline Leader of the Inhuman Debating Society Posts: 276 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Joined: Mar 9^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #9 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 7:13pm	Print Post
	There some really cool ideas here, but I really like the Reincarnation power.

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BillytheSquid Sidekick Offline mud is just a severely crushed body! Posts: 21 Location: Canada Joined: Apr 2^nd, 2010 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #10 - Apr 4^th, 2010 at 1:08pm	Print Post
	Retarded Aging is kinda iffy...how about "Corkys Revenge"?


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THE ONI Galactus Offline I Roll Too Many 20's Posts: 2695 Location: Long Island, New York Joined: Apr 19^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #11 - Apr 17^th, 2010 at 6:48pm	Print Post
	Expanding on Retarded Aging or Immortality. I'll call it Longevity and use John's House Rules and experience rule. 2-5 x maximum age. Let's say 150-375 life expectancy. Start the character at 18 and roll 1d100. Add that to the age for the total. Let's make the character 68 yrs old to start but he looks to be in his 30's at most. Now take 1 xp per day after 18. ( I figure all those other experience points are used for learning the basics of life) Start the character at 5th level and the bonuses that go along with it like training, inventing points etc. Nice power if used well and more powerful if combined with something based off level like Telekenisis or Heightened attack.


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Natasha Sidekick Offline V&V is Vunderful Posts: 11 Joined: Apr 15^th, 2010	Re: Body Powers Reply #12 - Apr 17^th, 2010 at 7:20pm	Print Post
	THE ONI wrote on Apr 17^th, 2010 at 6:48pm: Nice power if used well and more powerful if combined with something based off level like Telekenisis or Heightened attack. Good point!!


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #13 - Feb 25^th, 2011 at 2:10am	Print Post
	Here's a few new ones. Catfall : While conscious, the character will always land on his feet Die Hard: The character's is extremely hard to kill, and has 2x his normal hit points.
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	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #14 - Mar 9^th, 2011 at 2:41pm	Print Post
	Perfect Balance: The character has perfect balance, allowing him to walk atop walls, along ropes, and similar surfaces, without falling.

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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Galaxy Boy Teen Titan Offline I Love V&V! Posts: 217 Joined: Aug 17^th, 2010	Re: Body Powers Reply #15 - Mar 9^th, 2011 at 5:54pm	Print Post
	Speaking of retarded aging, it seems all super heroes have that power. Spider-Man and his contemporaries haven't age that much since the 1960s!


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #16 - Mar 9^th, 2011 at 5:58pm	Print Post
	Galaxy Boy wrote on Mar 9^th, 2011 at 5:54pm: Speaking of retarded aging, it seems all super heroes have that power. Spider-Man and his contemporaries haven't age that much since the 1960s! GM/Writer Fiat.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #17 - Nov 9^th, 2013 at 12:46am	Print Post
	Bumping this back up.

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Body Powers Reply #18 - Dec 4^th, 2016 at 2:06pm	Print Post
	Bumping this back up.

	"There is no such things as a dangerous weapon, only dangerous men." "Nemo me impune lacessit"
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