damage for powers

[hinomaru]

Can you palladium people answer thus question.
If a power says 1d6x10 +2 points per level at second level is it 2d6x10 + 4 or 1d6x10+4...3rd level d6x10+6 damage
Because common sense and mathematical equation if the later it's suppose to me d6x10 (+2 points per level) you need to make a clear distinctive ability to read.
Can you please clear thus up for myself as a gm and my group who all of them GM heroes too...

[flatline]

I believe the intent is (1d6x10 + 2*level) rather than (1d6x10 + 2)*level.

--flatline

[hinomaru]

I believe the intent is (1d6x10 + 2*level) rather than (1d6x10 + 2)*level.

--flatline

That's why I hope palladium clears this up currently and specially in future books....I mean we all took algebra which breaks down math formulas '

[NMI]

Flatine is correct.

1D6x10 + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + 4 @ 2nd
1D6x10 + 6 @ 3rd
etc...
My personal houserule to this and it's something I picked up from Splicers RPG is to add in the users P.E. attribute to this as well. This way, 2 people at the same level are not necessarily firing an energy blast at the same level of power.

My House Rule:
1D6x10 + P.E. + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + P.E. + 4 @ 2nd
1D6x10 + P.E. + 6 @ 3rd
etc...

[Reagren Wright]

Flatine is correct.

1D6x10 + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + 4 @ 2nd
1D6x10 + 6 @ 3rd
etc...
My personal houserule to this and it's something I picked up from Splicers RPG is to add in the users P.E. attribute to this as well. This way, 2 people at the same level are not necessarily firing an energy blast at the same level of power.

My House Rule:
1D6x10 + P.E. + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + P.E. + 4 @ 2nd
1D6x10 + P.E. + 6 @ 3rd
etc...

That's the way we've always played it and the way I've sort of written for any NPC who might
have such powers. Although NMI's house rule is very interesting. Although I sort of can make
the argument based on something said on a Saturday morning webslinger cartoon with his two
friends. A mutants powers are triggered by his thoughts therefore couldn't his M.E. attribute
score be the source instead of P.E.? Yet one could make the case for the body too. Either way a
nice house rule to break up the damage a bit, and a way to make attribute score relevant in a
way. Because most of the time having a M.E. of 13 just doesn't mean anything.

[NMI]

Flatine is correct.

1D6x10 + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + 4 @ 2nd
1D6x10 + 6 @ 3rd
etc...
My personal houserule to this and it's something I picked up from Splicers RPG is to add in the users P.E. attribute to this as well. This way, 2 people at the same level are not necessarily firing an energy blast at the same level of power.

My House Rule:
1D6x10 + P.E. + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + P.E. + 4 @ 2nd
1D6x10 + P.E. + 6 @ 3rd
etc...

That's the way we've always played it and the way I've sort of written for any NPC who might
have such powers. Although NMI's house rule is very interesting. Although I sort of can make
the argument based on something said on a Saturday morning webslinger cartoon with his two
friends. A mutants powers are triggered by his thoughts therefore couldn't his M.E. attribute
score be the source instead of P.E.? Yet one could make the case for the body too. Either way a
nice house rule to break up the damage a bit, and a way to make attribute score relevant in a
way. Because most of the time having a M.E. of 13 just doesn't mean anything.

The other way I have considered doing this takes into account the "bodies" ability to generate the "energy" and the "minds" ability to focus and control it.

Take the average of the mutants M.E. and P.E. and add that to the damage total.

1D6x10 + [PE+ME/2] + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + [PE+ME/2] + 4 @ 2nd

*Note, this might need to be written as 1D6x10 + [[PE+ME]/2]

Example:
PE 14
ME 17

1D6x10 + [14+17/2] + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + [31/2] + 2 @ 1st
1D6x10 + 15 + 2 @ 1st

I also base Create Force Field, Force Constructs, Person Force Field, etc.. off of M.E. instead of P.E... a force of will so to speak, the ability to focus and mentally manipulate the energies involved in Force Fields [solidified air, densified sound waves, ectoplasm, etc..]