[HoE] Question #3 of the Day

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

Here's another one.  You can tell I've been rereading Children of the Atom.

Black Hole:  This miracle is somewhat...well, puzzling.  It talks about 
slowly pulling things in, but other than cosmetic-type debris, characters 
aren't actually "pulled" into or towards anything.  You merely make Vigor 
rolls to move _away_ from the point of effect.

But okay, they kept it simple. Here's our question;

What happens if you're standing on Ground Zero when the effect goes off?

Now, if you're not familiar with it, you target a hunk of dirt.  So no 
targeting a person and trying to put a black hole in their innards.

But...if you put it in the dirt right at someone's feet, and the only thing 
separating that brainer from a black hole is a 1/4" of dirt and some shoe 
leather, you'd think something _real_ unpleasant is going to happen.

And yes, Black Hole creates an actual black hole, not just increased 
gravity.

Needless to say, enterprising characters want to know.  I don't exactly want 
to make it an instant kill kind of thing.  But rewarding player ingenuity is 
also fairly important, IMO.  Any suggestions for what kind of effects might 
result?

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Steve Crow

"Worm Can Opener Extraordinare"

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