Rules FAQ - Hero Games Company

Page 272 — Reflection
Q: If a character has Desolidification with the Doesn’t Protect Against Damage Limitation, can
he Reflect Ranged attacks made against him?
A: Yes, ssuming the attack’s Reflectable under the standard rules for that power, but the GM’s
free to rule otherwise if he foresees a game balance, dramatic sense, or special effects problem.
Q: If a character has Reflection that applies to a Ranged attack, does he still suffer penalties for
trying to Block/Reflect that attack barehanded, if the GM would otherwise apply such penalties?
A: Typically, yes, those penalties still apply. Just because a character’s bought Reflection
doesn’t necessarily mean it changes any of the standard rules pertaining to Blocking Ranged
attacks. However, a GM could certainly rule that it did, in light of special effects or what have
you. Or he could allow a character to buy appropriate Penalty Skill Levels (or the like) to negate
the penalties.
Q: Can a character use Ranged Martial Maneuvers with a Reflected attack?
A: Not under the standard rules — all Reflection does is allow the character to Reflect the attack
made against him; he can’t change that attack or make any other use out of it. However, the GM
could certainly allow this sort of thing if he wanted; it might be a fun option for a high-powered,
over-the-top action sort of campaign.
Page 275 — Resistant Protection
Q: If a character’s buying a Resistant Protection power with multiple types of defense in it, is the
cost figured by:
1. Adding all of the defenses together, then multiplying by 3/2?
2. Taking each defense as a separate Power, figuring its particular cost, then adding together at
the end?
3. Something else?
A: The first method.
Q: Could a character buy 1 point of PD or ED with Resistant (+½), or 1 point of Resistant
Protection defense? If so, what’s the cost?
A: There’s no provision for that in the standard HERO System rules, but a GM could allow it if
he wants. In that case, the cost is 2 Character Points, since otherwise the character would get
something for free by exploiting the rounding rules.