Re: [HoE] Dommsayer: Meltdown [Hopler]

[Doug Stalker <dougs@technologist.com>]

Chris Aniballi wrote:

> I couldn't find anything that indicated the speed of the miracle. Drat. That
> and there is no Childern O' The Atom errata on the PEG website. I assume
> that the 'varies' listing in the miracles description is an error, so by
> re-flaging this one for John perhaps he can shed some official light on this
> one.
>
> RE: Doomsayer Meltdown miracle
> >
> > What is the speed on this power?

> As for my inclination, i'd say it'd be a speed of one. As for the target
> being able to drop that object, i'd call that automatic. Like a reflex
> action. Ie: when you touch a hot stove top you jerk your hand away pretty
> damn quick, right?
>

It is rather ambiguous there.  Speed 2 is quite reasonable for larger objects
though, especially when compared to the speed of slowburn.  It could be that
the speed of  "varies" is supposed to reference the table.. maybe there should
be an extra column for speed.  I pity the poor guy caught in power armor when
this one goes off...  not to mention the anti-cyborg potential.

Though as a Doomie Player I'd be quite happy with a speed of 1.  :)

>
> > How much damage would this do to something like an automaton or suit of
> > Power Armor... The description seems to indicate it is simply destroyed.
>
> Well, it does say that anyone holding onto the object will take d10 damage
> per round, but that would be for living beings. I would say that using it
> against such a target would indeed completely destroy it. (hence the high TN
> [11 - 13] and strain [5 - 6] to use the power against large objects.
>

A 13 isn't too hard for someone with 5d12 faith  (and I doubt many doomies have
less than that!) but the strain is very heavy, as it should be.  And unlike EMP,
there isn't anything to salvage afterwards.  So yeah, completly destroyed sounds
correct.


Doug