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TARgETINg AND
NONTARgETINg
SENSES
Sense-Affecting Powers
like Flash and Invisibility
have different costs for
affecting Targeting and
Nontargeting Senses.
The HERO System Fifth
Edition and HERO System
Sixth Edition templates
designate the following
Senses as Targeting Senses:
■ Active Sonar
■ Infrared Perception
■ Mind Scan
■ Nightvision
■ Normal Sight
■ Radar
■ Spatial Awareness
■ Ultraviolet Perception
Also, HERO System
Fifth Edition templates
designate the following as
a Targeting Sense:
■ N-Ray Perception
The Sight Group is the
only Targeting Sense
Group. All other Senses
and Sense Groups are
Nontargeting.
In campaigns with other
Targeting Senses or
Sense Groups, you must
purchase Powers that affect
those Senses or Sense
Groups as affecting one of
the above Targeting Senses
or the Sight Group. You
would then edit the sense
name to reflect the desired
Targeting Sense or Sense
Group.
In campaign where any of
the Targeting Senses above
or the Sight Group are
Nontargeting, you must
purchase Powers that affect
those Senses as affecting
one of the normally
Nontargeting Senses or
Sense Groups. You would
then edit the name of the
Sense or Sense Group
appropriately.
A more complete solution
for changing Targeting
Senses and Sense Groups
is to create a custom
character template. Details
on creating and editing
character templates can be
found in the “Character
Templates” chapter on
page 43.
Add Modifiers to Base Characteristics checked,
any Modifiers that are added to the 13 INT bought
as a Power will have their cost calculated as if
bought on 13 INT (an effective Active Cost of
13 points). The whole cost of such Modifiers is
included in the cost of the Characteristic on the
Powers tab.
This technique can be used to apply Modifiers
to just the base Characteristic value. For example,
suppose a character has a 25 STR in the Value
column of the Characteristics tab and you want to
purchase a +1/2 Reduced Endurance Advantage
to reduce it to an END cost of 0. You can do this
by purchasing 0 STR as a Power, checking Add
Modifiers to Base Characteristics, and attaching
the Reduced Endurance Advantage.
COMPOUND POWERS
Compound Powers are two or more Powers
attached together to form a single Power construct.
Compound Powers can represent partially limited
Powers, linked Powers in a Power Framework,
and a variety of similar
constructs. When you add
a Compound Power, the
Compound Power dialog
appears.
This dialog differs from
most ability dialogs in
that it displays a miniature
version of the character
sheet pane and features a
different set of buttons.
To add a Power to the
Compound Power, click
the Add button. A list of
available Powers appears.
Select the Power that you
want to add from this list.
The dialog for the selected
Power appears. Fill out
this dialog and attach
Adders and Modifiers in
the same way you would
for any other Power. Click
OK when you are done and the Power description
appears on the Compound Power dialog.
You can edit a Power in a Compound Power by
highlighting it and either clicking the Edit button
or pressing Enter.
The Compound Power dialog also features
Up-Arrow, Down-Arrow, and Insert buttons that
work similarly to the corresponding buttons on the
character sheet pane.
Once you have entered all the Powers that are
going to make up the Compound Power, click the
OK button on the Compound Power dialog. The
Compound Power will be added to the character
sheet pane. The description of the Compound
Power is made up of the descriptions of its
component Powers separated by the word “plus”
in bold. This is similar to the format used for such
Power constructs in the HERO System Fifth Edition
and HERO System Sixth Edition rulebooks.
The Active, Real, and END costs for a
Compound Power are the sums of the Active,
Real, and END costs of its
component Powers. Note,
however, that the Real
Cost may be adjusted if the
Compound Power is in a
List or Framework.
NAKED ADvANTAgES
The Naked Advantages
Power lets you enter Naked
Advantages. To create a
Naked Adder as described
in the rulebook, use a
Custom Power.
When you add a Naked
Advantage to a character
from the available item
list, the Naked Advantage
dialog appears.