[HOE] Cyborg power focus ruling reversal

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

Hey all,
         It turns out that those of you who were remembering that a single 
power focus can be used with multiple powers - as long as the total of the 
powers don't exceed the Focus level - were right.
         I'm getting caught up on the AR and found one from July 10th which 
contradicts the earlier one I referred to, and one on the 20th that 
confirms the ruling on the 10th.


Cyborgs: Power Focus

Q)      How much power does the power focus pump out?  Example:  Jimmy the 
Happy Harrowed has a mess of powers: two at level 1, two at level 3, two at 
level 4, and one at level 5.  He becomes a can and gets a  level 5 power 
focus.  Can he now use all of his powers  simultaneously, or can he only 
choose five levels to  use at any given time?  - smilingbandit
A)      He can use up to 5 levels of power at a time. That means he could 
use a level 3 power at full effect and his level 5 power at level 2, and so 
on. For Jimmy to use all of his powers at once he'd need four level 5 focii 
and a level 1 focus. [John Hopler, HoE Listserv, 07/10/00]
Q)      Each power requires a different power focus.  So in the example 
you've  given, the Harrowed would have access to one power at a level 
5.  ???   I thought 'borgs with a Power Focus could use their powers up to 
the maximum level of the Focus, but only needing one Focus to use all the 
powers.  - ?
A)      That's correct. A cyborg can use any of his powers through a focus 
but the combined levels of the powers used at a single time cannot exceed 
the focus level. For example a deader with two level 5 powers and a single 
level 5 focus could use either power at level 5 or both at once in any 
combination of levels that add up to 5, i.e. one at level 4 and one at 
level 1, one at level 3 and one at level 2, etc. [John Hopler, HoE 
Listserv, 07/20/00]


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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com
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