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an Attack Action to use it)? A: No. As noted on 6E1 316, Advantages are generally mandatory, so a Triggered power should only be activated/used via its Trigger, not “normally.” Page 352 — Uncontrolled Q: Can a character voluntarily reduce his SPD for purposes of determining when he has to pay END for an Uncontrolled power? A: He can, but a character cannot voluntarily reduce his SPD for just one thing — if he reduces his SPD that reduction applies across the board. In the case of Uncontrolled specifically, reducing SPD to reduce the number of times END has to be paid “locks in” the SPD reduction; until the power runs out of END the character must stay at SPD 2 (or whatever he lowered his SPD to). Page 363 — Usable On Others Q: If a Power is Obvious when in use (like Body-Affecting Powers are), what’s the perceivability of granting that Power to someone via Usable On Others? A: The granting of such powers to another person via Usable On Others is Obvious. Q: If a character creates a power to grant 20m Running with a “differing modifier” structure, can he use it at half power to grant only 10m Running? A: No. A power granted through any form of Usable On Others has to be granted in full as defined; a character can’t decide to grant only half of it. In the case of a Usable As Attack power he could decide not to use all of it on the target if that’s possible (e.g., Teleportation 40m UAA used to Teleport someone only 15m), but that’s not the same thing. Q: How does a power’s Duration effect how it works when granted to another character via Usable On Others? A: Whether a power granted to a recipient via UBO or the like is Instant, Constant, or Persistent is irrelevant — they all work the same from a UBO perspective. The grantor grants the power. Once the power’s granted, the recipient can use it, following the power’s own Duration rules, until some condition ends the grant (he surrenders it, the grantor who’s retained control takes it back, LOS is required and lost, he’s Knocked Out, or the like). See the bottom right paragraph on 6E1 355 for further discussion.
Q: 6E1 354 states, “If [the granted power] doesn’t cost END, granting it costs [the grantor] no END.” Does this apply to UOO powers built using the “differing modifiers” rules? A: Yes. Q: Can a Usable On Others power be activated in the same Segment in which it’s granted? A: If the recipient of a UOO power is in a position to activate a power (i.e., he has a Zero Phase Action coming, or he’s able to Abort to activate a defensive granted ability), then he could certainly activate/use the granted power in the same Segment in which it’s granted. Q: Since a Usable On Others power has to be activated after being granted, how does that affect the use of Usable As Attack powers? A: It doesn’t affect them at all. A UAA power is by definition an attack, so it automatically affects a target that’s hit with it when it’s used. Page 361 — Variable Advantage Q: How does Allocatable interact with Variable Advantage? A: If a character has Variable Advantage on Resistant Protection or Barrier, and uses it to make give that Power the Advantage Allocatable, if he switches the Variable Advantage to some other Advantage the Allocatable ceases to apply and the PD/ED of the Power “switch back” to the amounts at which they were purchased.
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