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Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:19 pm
by isawarenshi
What bonus to hit does the Mystic Knight get to him on the attack or is it just straight D20 roll?
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:31 pm
by The Galactus Kid
Its a natural energy blast. I add P.P. bonuses and any specific to the ability (which I don't believe there are any off the top of my head).
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:10 am
by Balabanto
You get the sniper bonus if you bother to aim.
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:46 pm
by Tor
Cosmo-Knights get the strike bonus from their hand to hand skill added to their cosmic energy blasts, u mad, mystics?
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 5:18 pm
by eliakon
In theory, wouldn't any bonus to strike accrue? (Hand to Hand, PP, skills, etc) after all, it is a strike. I know that modern WPs specifically do NOT get PP. But this isn't a WP.
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:42 pm
by Tor
I think there have been natural energy blast powers which have either explicitly said to use HtH strike bonuses, and others which explicitly say not to use them. Then we have to guess how to treat those which don't explicitly say to do so or not.
Whatever the default is, we are left wondering about the affirmation/denial statements. They could either be meant as reminders of how to apply the usual rules, or describing an exception to them.
I think there's probably been an FAQ errata in the Rifters/GMG to cover this but I don't recall where I might've seen it.
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:05 am
by Balabanto
eliakon wrote:In theory, wouldn't any bonus to strike accrue? (Hand to Hand, PP, skills, etc) after all, it is a strike. I know that modern WPs specifically do NOT get PP. But this isn't a WP.
Only Physical Prowess. It's not a hand to hand attack. Skills don't add either. Consider that if you're firing this off it's PP bonus and -10 to dodge, as you're probably already in melee with your opponent when you're firing the bolt off.
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:51 am
by The Galactus Kid
Balabanto wrote:eliakon wrote:In theory, wouldn't any bonus to strike accrue? (Hand to Hand, PP, skills, etc) after all, it is a strike. I know that modern WPs specifically do NOT get PP. But this isn't a WP.
Only Physical Prowess. It's not a hand to hand attack. Skills don't add either. Consider that if you're firing this off it's PP bonus and -10 to dodge, as you're probably already in melee with your opponent when you're firing the bolt off.
Grapple/pin someone and fire from the eyes.
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:55 pm
by Looonatic
The standard formula for self-produced ranged attacks is P.P. Bonuses plus any specific attack bonuses.
The Cosmo-knight is the only exception to that rule I'm familiar with.
Re: Mystic Knights Energy Blast attack question?
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:24 am
by The Dark Elf
The Galactus Kid wrote:Balabanto wrote:eliakon wrote:In theory, wouldn't any bonus to strike accrue? (Hand to Hand, PP, skills, etc) after all, it is a strike. I know that modern WPs specifically do NOT get PP. But this isn't a WP.
Only Physical Prowess. It's not a hand to hand attack. Skills don't add either. Consider that if you're firing this off it's PP bonus and -10 to dodge, as you're probably already in melee with your opponent when you're firing the bolt off.
Grapple/pin someone and fire from the eyes.
Sick n wrong...
(note to character self - avoid mystic knight prostitutes...)