Re: [HoE] HOE Questions (GOFF)

[PEGGoff@aol.com]

I'll field these as best I can--normally, I yell at Hopler, but he's swamped with work (as usual), and since I just heaped some stuff on the pile on top of him, I'll cut him a break this time. :-)

>>1>In regards to Toxic Shamen..... when using the "energy bolts" from the 
Radiation Spirit Legend Chip power, what aptitude would you use?     We used 
Faith, as Rad Blast, Atomic Blast-type, but wanted to make sure.        Same 
question for the "energy bolts" while in Energy Form.>>

Sounds good to me.

>>2> Speaking of the favor Energy Form..... the duration is listed as 1 hour.   
  Is it possible to change back to 'human form'; before that duration is up, 
or are ya S.O.L. until that hour is up as far as touching / being touched?>>

I'd say as long as he's conscious he can end it, but once he does, he has to recast the favor (spend the Strain and make the roll again) if he wants to go back to energy form.

>>3>The Cyber System Shield was a pain to the Marshal.......she hates it.      
BUT.... she did have a question or two about the way they work.      Now this 
particular Shield was bought with the Arcance level, and so the 
questions.....Do they prevent anything physical from touching the 
individual....i.e. if they waded into water, would they get wet?       Dusted 
if they get flour dumped on them?     We did the "air / gasses DO go 
through", but she really wanted to get official word on what you guys say can 
and cannot get through that thing.>>

I would say it stops _everything_ from getting through. You'll note that enhancement is available for Cyborgs, but not Scrappers. I'm jumping to an assumption here and saying the reason is because the shield is gas impermeable. Deaders don't breathe, so this is no problem for them, but a scrapper would suffocate if the shield were up.

>>4>In regards to Drowning....... the "Swimming Rolls Method" didn't work too 
well when the poor Brainer was restrained on the bottom by the Abomination 
that had engulfed him, preventing him from moving.     Now it seems to me 
that I saw (somewhere) Vigor rolls in regards to drowning / holding breath / 
suffocating, ut for the life of me, I can't find this now.       Was / is 
there such?>>

Vigor versus a Hard (9) TN each round. Take Wind equal to the difference each time your hero fails the roll.

John Goff