3. Actions

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A

Acrobatics AN+0 CL
As per core rule book p.44, with the following exception:

Acrobatics is considered a [url=http://murpg.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=11mrules&action=display&thread=7562&page=1#161820

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Animal Training AN+0 CL
As per the Guide to the Hulk and the Avengers p.37.

Astral Travel AN+0 CL
As per the core rule book p.44.

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B

Biocomputing AN+3 CL
As per the Guide to the X-Men p.44.

Black Ops/Spying AN+1 CL
See Special Training

Blasting
see Flight

Business Skills AN+0 CL
As per the core rule book p.45.

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Charge Objects
see Force Blast

Combat, Close AN+0 CL

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As per core book p.46, with the following addition:

Options
+3 CL = Ability Bonus + Weapon Modifier. You can use both your Ability Bonus in conjunction with a weapon.[/quote]

Combat, Ranged AN+0 CL

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As per core book p.46, with the following addition:

Options
+3 CL = Heave Heavy Objects. You can combine the use of your Strength and Ranged Combat to throw heavy and unorthodox objects with destructive force.

Subtract 2 from your Strength to determine the heaviest object you can throw; you must invest stones of Strength equal to the object's weight. Any additional stones of Strength combine with your stones of Ranged Combat (and determine range). Objects of at least weight 4 (cars, for example) deal x2 damage. Objects of at least weight 7 (school buses, for example) deal x3 damage.

To calculate range, calculate the difference between your stones of Strength and the object's weight; consult the Range row on the D&R chart.

Example: Rogue has Strength 8 and Ranged Combat 2 with the Heave Heavy Objects option, and is currently in a fight with the Blob. Blob is being a jerk and won't move from his spot in the middle of the road, daring the X-Men to face him in close combat. Rogue doesn't want to play that game, so she heaves a Buick over her head and launches it at the Blob.

The Buick has a weight of 4; it takes a Strength of 6 to properly throw it, and so Rogue can accomplish this just fine, as long as she invests at least 4 stones of Strength. She decides she wants to go all out and invests 8 stones of Strength as her first Action, and combines it with 2 stones of Ranged Combat with her second Action, for a total of 10 stones of attack. This gives the Buick a range of 4 (the difference between her 8 stones of Strength and the car's weight), or up to a quarter mile! Because the car is so heavy, if it hits Blob, it will deal x2 damage.[/quote]

Computers AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per Guide to the X-Men p.44

Concentration AN+3 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.47.

Create Illusions AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.47

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D, E

Dance AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per Guide to Hulk and the Avengers p.37.

Drain Energy[/b][/size]
See Harmful Touch.

Energy Absorption[/b][/size]
See Energy Defense.

Entangle AN+1 CL

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Note: This is a slightly modified version of the Entangle Action house rule - I'm not sure to whom goes the credit.

This Action allows you to bind an opponent with a physical substance that hinders his mobility and physical (but not purely mental) Actions.

Entangle comes with a Range of 2, which can be improved as an Advantage, as usual. Stones of attack ignore Toughness and Armour; stones in excess of the opponent's defense should be noted as they represent both the Resistance and Difficulty of any attempts to break the Entangle. The Difficulty cannot exceed one half your Entangle AN, rounded down; Resistance has no limit. Subsequent attacks on an entangled opponent add to Difficulty and Resistance.

Entangled opponents are physically hampered and may even be rendered helpless. Add the Resistance you've built up to the Resistance of any physical Action they attempt to use, though purely mental Actions (such as Astral Projection, Telepathy, Telekinesis, Teleportation, and others) suffer no such penalty.

To break out, the victim must place stones into Strength or an appropriate Action. (Agility or Speed may be used instead, depending on the victim and the situation, at the GM's discretion.) Assuming they can beat the Difficulty, these stones come directly out of the Resistance. Victims may be assisted by other people in the same manner, though if they use attack Actions to do so they must be careful not to injure the entangled character (the entangled character takes 1/2 of any damage dealt unless the ally allocates an additional 2 stones of effort).

If a victim cannot escape, the bindings dissolve on their own after an appropriate interval as determined by the GM (usually about one hour).

Options
+1 CL = Instant Dissolve. You can cause your own Entangle Resistance to dissolve instantly, at will, no matter where you are.

+1 CL = Covering. The Entangle also completely shuts down the victim's senses, covering his eyes, plugging his ears, and so forth.

+1 CL = Sticky. The Entangle is also "sticky". Anyone else who comes into physical contact with the victim becomes Entangled as well, with the same Difficulty and current Resistance.

+1 CL = Barriers. Create barriers made out of the binding substance, which entangles anyone foolish enough to try to cross them. Such a wall cannot stand on its own but must be attached to two or more opposite surfaces (across a door frame, between two buildings, from floor to ceiling in a room, etc).[/quote]

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Fear AN+1 CL[/b][/size]
As per the Guide to the X-Men p.44

Fireworks[/b][/size]
see Force Blast below

Flight AN +2 CL
This might come to you because you have wings like Angel, mastery over the wind like Storm, or just a power like Rogue. Your maximum airspeed is equal to your AN, up to a maximum of airspeed 5 (750 mph).

To carry objects in flight, stones must be applied against weight (see the D&R chart), and do not count against airspeed. The maximum weight you can carry in this fashion is limited by your Strength.

Options
+1 CL = Supersonic. You have the potential to exceed the speed of sound; your maximum airspeed is limited only by your AN.

+2 CL = Unstoppable. Your flight behaves like the Unstoppable Action: total stones of effect (including stones spent on speed) represent the hardest substance you can penetrate. Example: Cannonball has a Flight AN of 7. He wants to smash through a concrete wall (hardness 6) to escape from an ambush, so he puts 6 stones into flight: 1 to move at up to 200 mph and 5 more to overcome the hardness of the concrete wall.

-1 CL = Fits With Main Power. Characters with wings (such as Angel) or an appropriate Mastery of Elements (such as Storm) can qualify for this power. Characters who's flight is merely superfluous (such as Ms. Marvel) pay normal cost.

-1 CL = Limited Maneuverability. Your ability to fly is awkward or unrefined; you may not hover in place, and resistance is doubled during takeoffs, landings, and while performing complicated maneuvers (as decided by the GM).

-1 CL = Max Speed 3. Regardless of your Action Number, you may not exceed an airspeed of 3. (This is the limit for natural creatures such as birds; characters whose abilities are based on those of natural creatures might qualify for this discount.)

-1 CL = Max Speed 2 When Carrying.

Force Blast AN +0 CL
Force Blast is a generic name for a whole category of variable-range energy attacks, from fireballs to Cyclops' Optic Blasts; with various Options at your disposal, you can even represent Jubilee's fireworks, or Gambit's charged objects.

It comes with a default range of 4, and you can choose 2 Cost Levels of Options and/or Advantages for free. Don't forget to choose an element, such as fire, radiation, or force.

Options
+3 CL = Charge Objects. You can opt to charge an object and throw it a distance of up to Range 2. Your attack gains the benefit of the object's weapon modifier and properties. (If you are like Gambit and can only charge objects, reduce your Range from 4 to 2, for a -2 CL discount.)

+1 CL = Absorb Unused Stones. As Fireworks. (An efficient option for those occasions when an opponent dodges out of range or is knocked out before your action comes up.)

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Force Field AN +2 CL
You can surround yourself with a field of force to protect against attacks. Force Field stones shifted to defense protect you normally (on a 1 stone for 1 defense basis, unlike the previous 1 stone for 2 defense rule). Your Force Field can absorb additional punishment at the cost of additional energy: any damage you would ordinarily take from an attack instead comes out of your energy pool. The maximum amount of damage that your Force Field can block from any individual attack is equal to twice your AN.

Example: Sue Storm is trying to hold off a rampaging Hulk; she has a Force Field AN of 9, an Energy Pool of 6, and is at full energy (30 stones in her Pool). Not sure what to expect, she cautiously puts 6 stones into her Force Field and shifts them to defense. The Hulk slams a massive fist down on her force field for a total of 13 stones of attack. Ordinarily, such an attack would exceed her defense by 7 stones, resulting in 3 white stones of damage; however, Sue's Force Field can absorb up to 18 stones of punishment from a single attack. Those extra 7 stones of attack come out of her Energy Pool instead of her health. Her Force Field has kept her safe for this Page, but if this keeps up she'll run out of energy fast!

You can also expand your Force Field to protect nearby allies. To do so, announce at the start of the Page that you are offering protection to allies within a certain radius; you must pay stones for an area greater than 2. Any ally within this radius may opt to take shelter within your Force Field; however, in doing so, they are unable to physically affect characters outside the Force Field, which might limit their ability to attack enemies.

Example: Hellion, Surge and Elixir are in a desperate battle against a squadron of Purifier soldiers. At the start of the page, Hellion offers to expand his Force Field to protect his allies. He has a Force Field AN of 5, so he pays 1 stone for area 3, or 25' in total diameter and shifts 4 stones into defense. Elixir happily agrees to take shelter, but Surge decides she's okay on her own. Elixir can't physically attack the Purifiers, but he gains 4 stones of defense from the Force Field. If Elixir is attacked for more than 4 stones, Hellion can pay additional energy from his Pool to reduce the damage, up to a total of 10 stones of protection.

Options
+1 CL = Offensive Force Field. This option allows you to attack with your Force Field, either as a Range 3 attack, or by combining stones with Close Combat. Stones shifted to defense cannot also be used to attack.

+1 CL = Create Constructs. You can create simple objects made out of force, such as bridges. Area determines the size of the construct (pay for area above 2 as usual). Your construct can support a weight equal to 2 times the number of stones of effect (see the Difficulty and Resistance chart). Your construct has a defense equal to the number of stones of effect; you can pay energy from your pool to absorb additional damage up to a maximum of twice your AN as usual for a Force Field. If the construct sustains even one stone of additional damage, it is destroyed.

-1 CL = Personal Effect Only. You may not expand your Force Field to protect others.

-1 CL = Class 3 Material. Your Force Fields are not perfect and can be penetrated by Class 4 materials (such as adamantium).

Force Fields do not come with a discount if purchased with Telekinesis.

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Gambling AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.50.

General Knowledge AN+1 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.506.

Growth AN+4 CL

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As per core book p.50, with the following exceptions:

For each stone of Growth, your Strength, Durability, Energy Recovery and Energy Pool increase by 1. Your Strength also increases by 1 extra point for the first stone of Growth.

The increase in Durability also increases your white stones of Health. Any wounds that you might incur transfer when you grow, and when you shrink back down in size; however, this can never lower your Health below 2 red stones.

By default, Growth can be improved by lines. Note the adjustment in cost.[/quote]

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Harmful Touch AN +0

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Super strength and razor sharp claws aren't the only ways to be dangerous in toe-to-toe combat. Some of the most deadly combatants can defeat you with the gentlest touch.

Harmful Touch is a catch-all Action that covers just about any dangerous effect that can be inflicted just by touching an opponent. Touching can be accomplished with the Close Combat action (see rules for Touching). Maintaining a grapple can be a great way to keep touching an opponent in subsequent pages. If your touch is unsuccessful, your stones of Harmful Touch are refunded to you at the end of your panel.

By default, Harmful Touch does not have an effect: you must purchase at least one Option below. You may purchase more than one effect, but without the Multiple Effects option, you may only inflict one type of effect at a time (per touch).

You can purchase range for the usual cost of +1 Cost Level per step on the Range row of the D&R chart. If you do so, you must use Ranged Combat instead of Close Combat to make your touch attacks.

options
+1 CL or +3 CL = Drain Energy. The most basic form of harmful touch drains energy from your victim and returns it to you. This may be painful, or perhaps the victim simply starts to feel sleepy. For each stone of effect, your victim loses 2 stones of energy from their Energy Pool; additionally, you are refunded your stones of effect at the end of the page, on top of your normal energy recovery, making this one of the most efficient attacks in the game. You can exceed your normal energy reserve by an amount equal to your AN; these excess stones bleed off at a rate of 1 per panel. If you drain more stones than an opponent has left in their Energy Pool, any excess drain results in damage. As a +3 CL option, you are instead refunded double your stones of effect.

+3 CL = Paralyzing Touch. Your touch hampers your victim's ability to act, effectively paralyzing them. Compare your stones of effect against your opponent's durability: for every 3 stones of "damage", or fraction thereof, your opponent loses one action, starting with any actions they may have coming up. If more than 2 actions are lost from a single attack, the paralysis carries over into subsequent pages.

+2 CL = Lethal Touch. Your touch can be outright deadly. Compare your stones of attack versus your opponent's durability. Any stones in excess are treated as damage.

+1 CL = Corrosive touch. Your touch is corrosive to inanimate objects. Compare your stones of attack to the object's hardness. Small objects will likely dissolve instantly, whereas any excess stones of attack are subtracted from the resistance of a larger object.

+1 CL = Multiple Effects. By paying one extra stone of energy, your touch can inflict two effects at once, using your stones of effect for each one. You can purchase this option multiple times, allowing for even more effects inflicted per touch.

-1 CL = Requires Skin-to-Skin Contact. Your initial touch attack does not ignore armor, and even heavy clothing may pose a problem.

-2 CL = Must Pierce Skin. Similar to Requires Skin-To-Skin Contact, but your initial touch attack does not ignore armor or Toughness. The touch attack does not necessarily have to deal damage to break the skin - even a simple scratch will do.

Example: Thanks to genetic engineering, Scorpion (Carmilla Black) has a unique physiology that not only makes her immune to ordinarily poisonous chemicals and toxic radiation, but allows her to store them up and unleash them with a deadly touch. She bought Harmful Touch with an AN of 6, and bought the Paralyzing Touch and Lethal Touch options, as well as one Multiple Effects option. When she touches an opponent with Close Combat, she can choose to incapacitate them with sickness, or go for the kill. Against truly dangerous opponents she can pay an extra stone and inflict both paralysis AND damage at once, though this lowers her maximum stones of effect to 5.[/quote]

Healing, Medical AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.51.

Healing, Mutant AN+2 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.51.

Hex Spheres AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.51.

Horsemanship AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per the Guide to the Hulk and the Avengers p.37

Hunting/Tracking AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
See Special Training

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I, J, K, L

Inventing AN+5 CL
The Inventing Action represents your ability to create a variety of devices and gadgets and bring them along on your adventures. This Action is expensive, but it really shines when you can predict what sort of tasks or opponents you are going to face in an issue: an inventor who is forewarned is bound to have just the right tool for the job.

Having this Action assumes that you have a laboratory or workshop; you do not need to pay for one with Resources. At the start of each Issue you get a pool of white stones equal to either your Intelligence + Inventing AN or your Wealth + Inventing AN (choose at character creation) with which to create gadgets. Gadgets that you create can be used in that Issue only.

You don't have to decide which gadgets you bring on your adventure right away; you can set aside any number of stones and draw upon them later in the Issue, though doing so requires access to your laboratory and time equal to one hour per white stone (or 20 minutes per red stone) spent on the item. Unspent stones do not carry over to subsequent Issues.

The maximum AN of any gadget you create is equal to your Inventing AN. You may create any number of items, provided you have enough stones. At your GM's discretion, you may create plot-oriented items for free (such as a ruby visor for your teammate Cyclops). You may also be able to justify the purchase of supernatural Abilities, Actions and Modifiers with LOEs by representing them as permanent items that you have invented.

Inventing Modifiers are represented by better workshops or laboratories and grant additional white stones equal to MN.

Gadget Traits
Traits are Advantages and Disadvantages that apply only to gadgets you create:

-2 CL = Stationary. Whether it's too big, too heavy, or too delicate to be moved, that thing you just built simply isn't going anywhere.

-2 CL = One Shot. Whatever it is you just made, it's only going to work once per issue. Make it count!


Options
+1 CL = Just The Thing!
No matter what you're up against, chances are, you've got just the thing for the job back at the lab. Maybe you like to work on several projects at once, maybe you start things well but have trouble finishing them, maybe that teleportation matrix is just out of batteries. Whatever the reason, you always seem to have an array of items in various states of completion just waiting to be used. If you have set creation stones aside, the time it takes you to convert them into gadgets is reduced to only 5 minutes per white stonestone, and 1 minute per red.

+1 CL = Utility Belt
You carry an assortment of helpful gadgets with you in a utility belt or a series of pouches. No matter what situation, you always seem to have just the right tool for the job on hand. If you have set creation stones aside, you can convert them into gadgets instantly, as a free action, essentially pulling the gadget from your utility belt as though it had been there all along; however, it costs you 1 white creation stone, or one Drama Stone, each time you attempt to produce a gadget this way, so use this option sparingly.

+1 CL = Cannibalize
You like to build inventions with interchangeable parts and you're good at scrapping a gadget and turning it into something else. Provided you have access to your lab or workshop, you can refund a gadget you've already made this issue for half it's original cost (round down). If the gadget is broken or had the One Shot trait and is already spent, you are refunded only one quarter it's original cost (round down).

+1 CL = Masterpiece
Though you can work on any number of projects at once, you are at your best when focusing on a single item at a time. If you spend all of your creation stones on a single item, it's maximum AN can exceed your Invention AN by 2. Additionally, you may create said item at -1 CL. You've outdone yourself this time!

+2 CL = Bleeding Edge. Count both your Intelligence and your Wealth when determining how many white stones you have for making inventions each issue.

-1 CL = One Track Mind
You don't work well on multiple projects, preferring to focus your efforts on a single invention. While you can set aside stones for later, you may only have one gadget at a time.


Example: Forge has an Intelligence of 6 and Invention at AN 7. His Eagle Plaza research facility acts like a +4 Modifier. When he hears that someone has taken over the Danger Room with the X-Men trapped inside, he prepares himself for a rescue operation. Not knowing exactly what he'll need, but anticipating a fight, he decides to go with a mix of power and versatility. He gets 17 white stones to work with, and can replicate an Action with a maximum AN of 7.

First, he creates a weapon. He chooses a Force Blast with an AN of 6. Unsure of what kind of enemy he'll be up against, he spends an extra cost level (+1 CL) to give it two different elements: an "ice beam" setting and a "force pulse" setting, just in case. He also gives it the Efficient modifier (+1 CL) and x2 damage (+2 CL), but reduces the range from 4 to 3 (-1 CL) since he reasons he'll probably be indoors and won't need as much range. He's made this sort of energy rifle before, so he doesn't have to apply the Works On Paper trait. The total is 7 cost levels, which uses up 6 white creation stones.

To make his weapon even stronger, Forge creates a high-tech scope to mount on his energy rifle that will serve as a Modifier: in this case, a Modifier to his new Force Blast. The base cost is MN+3 CL, so an MN of 4 costs him only 6 white stones.

Next, he decides that he needs some protection because if the X-Men are in trouble, it has to be bad. With his remaining 5 white stones he builds a suit of advanced body armor. An armor bonus of 3 costs him 4 white stones; with his last white stone he adds Energy Defense 3, which will likely be useful if he matches his force blast up against someone else's.

Because the entire Issue takes place so far away, the GM also provides a one-shot use of Teleportation to get him from his Dallas laboratory to the X-Mansion in Salem Center. It's a convenient plot device, so it comes at no charge.

Forge pulls away a tarp to reveal a large device that only vaguely looks like the assault rifle that inspired it's design, and slaps a freshly charged energy pack into the stock. He adjusts the automatic targeting scope and zips up his high-tech body suit. As he steps onto his teleportation platform and inputs the X-Mansion's coordinates, he can't help but mutter to himself: "They are so going to owe me one for this."

Invisibility AN+2 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.53.

Leadership AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core book p.54.

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M, N, O

Manipulate Body Density AN+2 CL

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You are capable of altering your body's density, becoming heavier or lighter as you desire.

For each stone of effect you can move your body weight 1 step up or down on the D&R chart. The maximum weight you can achieve is equal to your natural weight plus your AN; your weight cannot fall below 1. For each stone of increase you gain 1 strength or 1 toughness (your choice). All changes to your weight last for approximately 1 hour; if you wish to return to your normal weight prematurely, you must pay stones to increase or decrease your weight as usual.

Options
+2 CL = Phase Self. You can reduce your weight to zero, which causes you to phase. Unlike the Phase Shift action, you do not disrupt electrical devices, nor can you bring those you touch into phase as well. You may purchase any Options normally reserved for Phase Shift (such as Phase Stun or Phase Attack).

+2 CL = Potent Density. Each increase in weight grants you both +1 to Strength and to Toughness.[/quote]

Mastery of Elements AN+1 CL

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This Action allows you to manipulate and control a specific element, such as fire, wind, radiation, or magnetism (choose one from the list of elements on page 43 of the core rule book, or work with your GM to invent a new one). The limits of what you can accomplish with a mastery are defined only by your AN, your creativity, and the leniency of your GM.

To begin with, you may record one "specialty" per point of AN. Each specialty should represent one type of task that your character can comfortably carry out with their mastery, such as creating a stiff gust of wind to push back opponents, lifting heavy objects with magnetism, or turning stone into molten clay with a mastery of earth. Work with your GM to establish a game mechanic for the type of task in which you have specialized; from then on, you can perform that task without penalty.

Some tasks may be more powerful or useful than others, especially if they emulate an existing Action, such as Telekinesis or Entangle. In these cases, you may need to pay additional Cost Levels for these tasks; consider the base cost of a similar Action as a good guideline and come to an agreement with your GM.

You can attempt just about any feat with your mastery, but without a specialization, the GM may impose a situational penalty to represent unfamiliarity with that type of task. Large penalties should be applied when a player attempts something potentially game-breaking, such as using a Mastery of Water to boil someone's blood, or a using Mastery of Fire to create flames inside someone's head. For the sake of balance, the GM should be prepared to say "no".

Common tasks may include:

* Create Element: Create a mass (consult the Weight row on the D&R chart for solid or dense elements) or volume (consult the Area row on the D&R chart for gaseous or energy-based elements) of your element. It remains for only a single Page, but you can extend it's duration by paying additional stones along the Duration row of the D&R chart. If instead you pay additional cost levels (typically +1 CL, or possibly more for rare elements), material you create is permanent.

* Move Element: Push or pull a mass (consult the Weight row on the D&R chart for solid or dense elements) or volume (consult the Area row on the D&R chart for gaseous or energy-based elements) of your element. Functions within a default range of 2 (30 yards); pay additional stones for additional range. This is likely to be the most basic and common task.

* Shape Element: Craft your element into basic shapes and forms. Consult the Weight or Area row of the D&R chart for costs relative to mass and volume (as with Create Element, above); you may need to pay additional stones or combine with an appropriate Action to craft complex items. If you can also create your element, you can pay an additional cost level for the ability to shape your element for free as you create it.

* Basic Attack: You can use your Mastery as an attack by exposing opponents to your element in one way or another. Stones of effect are compared to defense normally. Comes with a default range of 2; you can spend additional stones to increase the Range.

* Barrier: You can create a wall out of your element. Physical, tangible walls have a Hardness and a Resistance equal to stones of effect; walls made out of less tangible substances have no Hardness, but instead deal an attack equal to your stones of effect to anyone and anything foolish enough to try to pass through it. These barriers have an area of 2 on the Area row of the D&R chart, and last for one Page by default; you can pay additional stones of effect for a larger area or greater duration. For +1 CL, your barriers are permanent.

* Hinder: Stones of effect are added to the resistance of any movement into a default Area of 2, or count as free stones of movement out of the area. Pay additional stones for a greater area. A master of Wind or Air might blast opponents with a stiff gust of wind; a master of water might do something similar with waves, or with currents if their targets are under water; a mastery of gravitation might ramp up effective gravity in the area, pinning opponents to the ground; a master of frictional forces might make the ground slippery and cut air resistance to next to nothing.

* Entangle: Wrap, cover, or otherwise bind your opponent with your element. This functions just like the Entangle Action, and costs +1 CL.

* Communicate with Element: You have the ability to "speak" to your element - this obviously works best with things that can feasibly communicate back, such as plants, animals, the dead, microscopic life, etc.

* Move Anything: Better than just the Move Element task - this functions just like Telekinesis, as long as your element is present. Costs +2 CL.

Get creative with your specialty tasks, and try to be resourceful during gameplay, too. Most importantly, however, be cooperative with your GM and remember that the GM's word is final.

Notes: The "Transform Into Element" option is removed; instead, see the Transform Self Challenge.

Having a Mastery does not grant you a discount to Flight; however, it will likely justify the "fits with main power" discount.[/quote]

Metamorphosis AN+3 CL

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Metamorphosis is the ability to dramatically change your physical body. In its simplest form you can alter and enhance your physical attributes and design; with enough Options, this Action can be immensely powerful.

This Action does not allow you to mimic the appearance of specific individuals: that is the realm of the Shape Shifting Action. However, clever applications of Metamorphosis can help a Shape Shifter mimic the physical abilities of their pretend identities, making the ruse that much more convincing.

Default Rules
1. You are limited to physical/morphological Abilities, Actions and Modifiers only; must remain at least vaguely humanoid in size and shape and you cannot grow additional limbs. You can enhance your strength, grow scales for Toughness, and sprout claws, but you can't develop, Telekinesis since it isn't a physical change, nor could you sprout wings, since they would be additional limbs.

2. Each stone spent grants you 1 Ability point, AN or MN, and allows you to shift 1 point of an Ability, Action or Modifier into another Ability, Action or Modifier.
For example: You want to adopt a more feral form with claws that is more agile, but weaker than your usual form. You put 3 stones into Metamorphosis, which buys you Claws 3. You also get to shift 3 points of your Strength into Agility.

3. Metamorphosis is unusual in that it costs all of your actions in a panel. You may walk any distance you would ordinarily cover without spending stones and you may be able to speak a few short sentences. However, you benefit from your new form immediately at the start of the Page, allowing you to take advantage of any new defensive modifiers you may have morphed.

4. When you morph, any wounds in your starting form carry over to your new form. This can never lower your health below 2 red stones.
Example: Husk has Durability 3 in her natural form, but she is currently injured and missing 1 white stone of health. She morphs into a more durable wooden form which has Durability 4; when the transformation is complete, she is left with 3/4 health.
After a long fight in her wooden form, Husk wants to switch back to her "human" form. She is now badly injured and is at only 1/4 health. Her 3 stones of wounds carry over, and when her Durability reduces to 3, she finds herself left with only 2 red stones. She's in bad shape!

Options
+1 CL = Extreme Transformation. You can shift up to twice as many points of Abilities, Actions or Modifiers as normal.

+1 CL = Animal Affinity. You can adopt the form or features of any animal, provided you can mimic the appropriate CAD. You can even sprout animal limbs such as wings or a tail. Every two stones spent for effect also allows you to shift your size/weight up or down one point on the D&R chart (though you may not phase by reducing your mass to zero).

+2 CL = Omni-morph. You can adopt just about any form or substance you can think of. Every two stones spent for effect also allows you to shift your size/weight up or down one point on the D&R chart (though you may not phase by reducing your mass to zero).

+1 CL = Self Repair. Each time you morph you automatically heal 1 white stone of health for every 3 stones of effect (round down).

+1 CL = Mind of the Beast. You can unlock feral power by adopting a more bestial intellect. You may shift stones out of your Intelligence into physical Abilities, Actions and Modifiers (but not the other way around; you cannot improve your Intelligence).

+1 CL = Rapid Metamorphosis. You can change shapes faster and with greater ease. Morphing costs only you 1 Action. You must purchase Rapid Metamorphosis if you also wish to buy either the Free Action or Permanent Action advantage.[/quote]

Ninja[/b][/size]
Ninja is no longer an Action in 2.0; ninja characters should consider purchasing a combination of Close Combat, Concentration and/or Special Training.

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Personalized Actions AN+0 CL

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As per core book p.56, with the following exception:

Personalized Actions that are primarily for "flavour" can be purchased for free, or at least with a discount. Depending on the nature of the game, the GM may hand out a small number of free character creation stones that can be spent exclusively on Personalized Actions representing flavour. For example, Colossus' Art Action and Spider-Man's Photography Action might be considered "flavour" Actions and could be purchased with these free stones.[/quote]

Phase Shift AN+3 CL

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Phase Shift is the power to slide through solid objects and matter, moving through the spaces between atoms or through an alternate dimension. It costs 2 stones to activate, and requires 2 stones of upkeep every page that you wish to remain phased. You can bring people you touch into phase with you at the cost of 1 stone per person.

You can move through and ignore attacks from at Material Class 1 or higher substances, depending on your AN:

AN 3 = material class 2
AN 6 = material class 3
AN 9 = material class 4

Attempting to phase through a higher material class can be taxing and even painful. For each page of movement through a dense material, you suffer energy loss equal to the difference between your Phase Shift AN and the effective AN of that substance's material class.

If you are (or if anyone you are phasing is) attacked by a weapon, force blast, or other damage source of a higher material class, you take energy drain from the attack instead of normal damage, up to a maximum of the difference between your AN and the source's effective AN.

Two characters who are phase shifted can attempt to attack or otherwise physically affect each other as though they were both solid. If one character has a higher Phase Shift AN than the other, they gain free stones of defense equal to the difference between their ANs.

You can remain phased for a number of consecutive panels equal to your AN, after which you must remain solid for at least one panel before attempting to phase again.

Options
+2 CL = Phase Stun. Though typically a defensive and evasive power, Phase Shift can be used in conjunction with physical attacks to a variety of devastating effects. While phased, you can make Close Combat attacks against non-phased opponents, ignoring any armor or Toughness that you can phase through. Such attacks are extremely painful for the victim and cause stun damage (stones of damage come out of their Energy Pool instead of their health) instead of conventional damage.

+3 CL = Phase Attack. A superior and more lethal version of Phase Stun. This Option works in the same manner as Phase Stun, but also allows you to deal real damage instead of stun damage by physically disrupting the victim's body. Such horrendous attacks automatically gain the x2 damage Advantage and are morally questionable at best.

+1 CL = Disrupt Electronics. You can disrupt or even destroy electronic devices by phasing through them. If your AN is equal or exceeds a device's Technology rating (see the Technology row on the Difficulty & Resistance chart), the device is disrupted or possibly even destroyed at the GM's discretion.

+1 CL = Phase Mind. While phased, your mind is particularly difficult to contact with mental powers such as Telepathy. You may add your Phase Shift AN to your Mental Defense.

+1 CL = Phase Soul. While phased, you are particularly difficult to affect with magical powers. You may add your AN to your Magical Defense.

-1 CL = Gaseous/Liquid/Energy Form. You do not phase out entirely, but instead adopt a gaseous, liquid, or energy form with some physical mass. You may not shift through solid matter, but you can squeeze your body through the tiniest cracks; only a completely air-tight container will hold you. Regardless of Material Class, physical and energy attacks directed at you deal stun damage (stones of damage are subtracted from your Energy Pool, not your white stones of health), and you may treat your Phase Shift AN as free defensive stones.

Example: Kitty Pryde is trying to sneak into Mr. Sinister's base in a rather desperate attempt to rescue Cyclops, who had been captured earlier. While the rest of the X-Men lauch a diversionary attack on the front gates, Kitty sneaks in through the back.

She begins by activating her Phase Shift Action by placing 2 stones in her Action Box. Her AN is an impressive 7, so she will easily pass through anything Material Class 3 or lesser materials and can remain phased for up to 7 consecutive panels (roughly 3 or 4 minutes). She is in a hurry, so she also allocates 2 stones of speed.

While sneaking around, she finds some sort of security room that has been left empty (the diversion worked!). She stops phasing (she needed to take a break to catch her breath anyhow) and uses her Computers Action to patch into the compound's security cameras. After a quick search, she locates the cell where Cyclops is being held.

She phases again and sinks through the floor until she reaches the basement level. The GM notes that the cell seems to be made of some super-dense alien alloy (with a Material Class of 4), but Kitty isn't about to give up yet. She phases through the cell anyway, losing an additional 2 stones of energy in the process. Inside, she finds Cyclops alive and conscious, but chained to a wall. She touches him and pays an additional stone to cause him to phase too, at least long enough let him phase out of his restraints. She pays another 2 extra stones of energy to phase back out of the cell. It is exhausting and painful work, but she is through the worst of it. Now to retrace her steps and join her fellow X-Men![/quote]

Pheromones AN+5 CL[/b][/size]
As per the Guide to the X-Men p.46.

Power Boost AN+4 CL[/b][/size]
As per the Guide to the X-Men p.47.

Powered Armor
see equipment

Private Investigating[/b][/size]
See Special Training

Psi Weapon AN+3 CL
Generate a weapon (sword, spear, bow and arrows, etc) from your own mental energy to be used as a Weapon Modifier for Close Combat or Ranged Combat.

Stones of effect determine the power of your Psi Weapon and it's Advantages. Weapon Bonuses cost 1 stone per point, and the maximum bonus is equal to one half your AN (rounded down).

Other stones of effect must go towards purchasing Advantages appropriate to the type of weapon (x2 damage, etc). 1 stone of effect is equivalent to 1 Cost Level of Advantages. Giving your Psi Weapon a Material Class costs 1 stone of effect per class. Creating a ranged weapon (ie, bow and arrow, thrown spear) costs 1 stone of effect and gives it a default Range of 3.

You may use this weapon in the same Panel you create it, and the duration is indefinite. Switching the allocations of your stones of effect for a different bonus or different advantages necessitates spending new stones of effect.

Example: Psylocke finds herself in a battle against a clan of hostile ninja and summons a Psi Weapon to aid her. She has an Action Number of 7, and she puts a full 7 stones into the box. She decides to create a katana, and gives it a weapon bonus of 3 (the maximum she can achieve), leaving her with 4 stones of effect to put towards Advantages. Because she is creating a katana she decides x2 damage is appropriate; this is a +2 CL advantage, and so it costs her 2 stones of effect. She notes that the ninja are wearing some kind of light body armor, so with her remaining 2 stones of effect she decides to make her katana a Class 2 Material - probably enough to bypass that armor, as long as its made of a mundane substance. Her psi-katana remains with her for the rest of the fight - though that won't be very long at this rate.

Psychiatry AN+4 CL[/b][/size]
As per the Guide to the Hulk and the Avengers p.38.

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Shape Shifting AN+3 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.57.

Shrink AN+1 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.57.

Social Skills AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.57.

Special Training AN+1 CL

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This is a broadly defined Action that encompasses nearly any sort of advanced professional training, from black ops techniques to private investigation to thieving and more.

Rename your Special Training Action appropriately and select one specialty per point of AN. Exactly how this Action is used depends on the situation, and it may or may not combine with a relevant Ability, Action or Modifier: a government spy with "Black Ops" might combine this Action with stones from Social Skills while interrogating a suspect; a mutant police officer with "Law Enforcement" might apply his Animal Senses modifier while staking out a suspect's house; a cat burglar with "Thieving" might combine stones with his Agility when trying to crack a safe. In almost all situations involving Difficulty and Resistance, compare only your Special Training AN against the Difficulty.

Note that specialties work both ways: a private investigator who specializes in punishing identity theft also knows how to commit it.

Some specialties have one or more synonyms - each is essentially the same, so you are free to choose one which best suits your style of Specialized Training. You may even come up with some that aren't on this list.

Specialties

Ambushes/Hiding Assassination Bodyguard Burglary/Breaking and Entering Bribery Con Artist Counterinsurgency Covert Ops/Undercover Disguise/Blend In Electronic Theft/Identity Theft Fencing Fraud/Numbers Rackets

Gather or Conceal Evidence Infiltration and Exfiltration Information Hacking Interrogation Intimidation/Protection Rackets/Blackmail Locating Individuals/Missing Persons Lockpicking Propaganda Safecracking Stalking/Tailing/Shadowing/Follow Unseen Surveillance Traps

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Statecraft AN+2 CL[/b][/size]
As per the Guide to the Hulk and the Avengers p.39.

Stretching AN+5 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.58.

Swimming AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per the Guide to the Hulk and the Avengers p.39.

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Technology AN+1 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.58.

Telekinesis AN+2 CL

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As per core rules p.59, with the following changes:

Options
+4 CL = Intelligence Bonus. Intelligence Bonuses cost more than they used to, but still come at a slight discount.

Telekinesis does not come with a discount if bought with Telepathy, nor does it grant a discount to Force Field.[/quote]

Telepathy Options

+2 CL = Control Minds
This option allows you to seize control over the weak-minded, forcing them to act as you please. Resolving mind control involves 4 steps:

1. Overcoming Mental Defense
To initiate mind control, a telepath must allocate stones and choose a target as usual.

a) Stones of Telepathy are compared to the target's total mental defense (Intelligence + Telepathy AN + Mental Defense modifier). Stones of attack in excess of mental defense should be noted, as they represent the Difficulty and Resistance to escape mental control:

Difficulty cannot exceed your Telepathy AN
Resistance can be piled up to infinity

b) If the attack is successful, the victim loses any actions they may have left to resolve in the same Page. Any stones spent on those lost actions are refunded.

2. Maintaining Control
Victims are not necessarily helpless; depending on the strength of the telepath, they might have a chance to fight back. However, the telepath may choose tighten their grip on the victim:

a) At the start of each of your subsequent Panels, the victim may struggle against your mental shackles if his Intelligence (or Telepathy AN, if applicable and preferred) meets or exceeds the current Difficulty. If the victim so chooses, subtract his Intelligence (or Telepathy AN) from the bond's Resistance.

b) Subsequently, you may spend stones of Telepathy to pile on more Resistance and Difficulty. Subtract the victim's mental defense as usual; however, you may ignore their Mental Defense modifier, if any. Any stones in excess add to Difficulty and Resistance. (Remember, the maximum Difficulty is equal to your Telepathy AN.)

c) If at the end of your Panel the Resistance is reduced to 0 or less, telepathic control is broken, and the victim may act again as normal on the next Page.

d) You must spend at least 1 stone of upkeep in Telepathy each page in order to maintain mind control, even if your victim can no longer struggle against you.

3. Weakening Resistance
The following factors may also reduce Resistance:

a) Bleed-off: At the start of every Page, the Resistance drops by 1.

b) Pain: For each White stone of health the victim loses, reduce Resistance by 3. Example: The Purifier captain is slapped by one of his ballsy subordinates in an effort to rouse him from the mental control. The attack exceeds his Defense by 1 red stone; he loses 1 white and consequently, the Resistance of the mind control drops by 3 stones.

c) Morality: Each time the victim is forced to do something strongly against their nature (attacking a friend, hurting a loved one, suicidal behaviour), the GM may choose to reduce the Resistance by 1 to 5 stones, depending on the severity of the act. This reduction takes place immediately, before the act is carried out; if this reduces the Resistance to 0 or less, the bond breaks instantly and the action is not performed.

d) Reason: A friend or ally of the victim may attempt to talk them out of their mental prison. Stones of Social Skills or Psychiatry are compared to the Difficulty of the mental control; any stones in excess of the Difficulty are taken out of the Resistance. Allies with a powerful connection to the victim (family member, lover, best friend) may benefit from a situational modifier.

4. Controlling the Victim
While mental control is unbroken, you may decide how the victim acts:

a) You may allocate the victim's own stones into their Action Boxes as you please. The maximum number of stones you may allocate in this fashion per panel is equal to the Resistance you have piled up.

Example: Emma Frost has Telepathy 8 with an Int bonus of 4. She attempts to mentally control a Purifier captain, who has an Int of 3 and a Mental Defense modifier of 3 (thanks to an anti-telepathy chip implant). Emma acts first and allocates 8 stones into her attack, dealing 2 "damage" and gaining control. The Purifier captain loses his actions (his stones are refunded) and stands motionless like a zombie when his panel comes up.

At the start of the second Page, one point of Resistance "bleeds off". Additionally, the Purifier captain can now try to struggle out of his telepathic bonds. The Difficulty of the mental control is 2 and the Resistance is down to only 1. His Int of 3 is higher than the current Difficulty, so the Resistance falls to -2. The mental bond will break at this rate, unless Emma tightens her grip!

And that's exactly what she does. Not one to take chances, Emma Frost spends another 9 stones of telepathy (1 stone of upkeep, and 8 stones of attack). The Purifier's Mental Defense modifier no longer applies (since she's already breached his defenses), so only the Purifier's Int 3 counts as defense against the attack. 5 stones get through. The Difficulty increases to 7 and the Resistance both increases from -2 to 3. Because the Difficulty is so high, the Purifier is now helplessly ensnared.

Now Emma is free to control the Purifier as she pleases. Since the Resistance is 3, she may allocate up to 3 stones of the Purifier's own energy into any Action she pleases. She puts 2 of his stones into Ranged Combat (+3 for the captain's assault rifle) and targets one of the captain's own men. The GM assigns a circumstance bonus of 1 stone for such a surprise attack!

+2 CL = Mental Block
This option allows you to lock away a target's powers, temporarily blocking access to some or all of their ability. With enough time and effort, a mental block can be made permanent.

The Difficulty and Resistance of creating a mental block is relative to it's strength and duration:

Determining Strength and Difficulty
The Difficulty is equal to the portion of an Action Number you wish to reduce. Thus, if you wanted to reduce an Action Number from 6 to 2, the Difficulty would be 4. Your Telepathy AN must meet or exceed the Difficulty to even attempt this procedure.

If an Action Number is reduced to zero, the Action cannot be used at all, even if it has an associated ability bonus or modifier.

Determining Duration and Resistance
The Resistance of creating a mental block is equal to the Difficulty x the desired Duration (found on the Difficulty & Resistance chart). To create a permanent block, multiply the Difficulty by 20.

Creating the Block
You cannot block an Action that you don't know exists; in other words, you must have seen the power in use, or have learned of its nature through telepathic probing or some other method first. You cannot use this option to block mundane Actions, such as Close Combat or General Knowledge (instead, use the Edit Memories option). You may only block one Action at a time.

To create a block, first determine the desired strength and duration and calculate the Resistance. Next, you must overcome your target's mental defense (the sum of their Intelligence, Telepathy AN, and Mental Defense modifier, if any). You can ignore the mental defense of a willing subject. Any stones in excess of mental defense count against the Resistance. You do not need to overcome the Resistance in one attempt, but all contributing attempts must be made in consecutive pages, without interruption.

Removing Blocks
Removing a mental block requires the Repair Minds option; however, a telepath can always remove a block of their own creation, even without the Repair Minds option.

To remove a mental block, a telepath must first overcome the same Difficulty (equal to the AN that has been blocked). The Resistance is equal to the Difficulty x the remaining duration. The Resistance of removing a permanent block is equal to the Difficulty x 20 stones.

Example: Upon discovering a young telekinetic named Julian Keller, Emma Frost secretly probes his mind to understand the nature of his power. Her probe reveals a disturbing lack of control over his telekinesis, and she fears he may be a danger to himself and to others as his powers develop. The simplest and safest solution, she reasons, is to block the most devastating portion of his power.

Keller has a Telekinesis AN of 9. Frost believes he'll have a much easier time with an AN of 5. The Difficulty of creating such a block is 4; easily within the limits of her own Telepathy AN 8. She wants to make the block permanent (she can remove herself if and when she feels he's ready), so the Resistance is set at 80 stones. It is no simple task, and will require a sustained effort if she is to complete the block before she exhausts herself.

First she creates a telepathic link so that she can complete her work at a distance, in the privacy of her office. She recovers 5 energy per panel, and so she puts 5 stones into Telepathy: 1 stone to maintain the link, and 4 stones towards the block. Due to Julian Keller's Intelligence of 2, only 2 stones get through and count against the resistance. While it will take her a whopping 40 pages of work (upwards of 20 minutes at 30 seconds per page), as long as she isn't interrupted she will eventually be successful. Perhaps she should limit his flight speed, too..

Teleportation AN+2 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.60.

Tendril Whip AN+2 CL
Whether it's a tentacle, a tail, or a frog-like tongue, you have a deft, prehensile appendage that can be used for a variety of purposes - you may even have several of them. Tendril Whips are swift and can be used in combat, and excels when it comes to reaching and manipulating objects at a distance.

Tendril Whips are considered to have a range somewhere between Close Combat (10') and Range 2 (30'). If you're careful about your movement, this may allow you to keep outside of Close Combat range while still attacking a foe. Of course you may extend this range as an Advantage, as usual.

Because such appendages are so deft, they excel at grasping objects and other delicate work. When you use your Tendril Whip for manipulation you benefit from one free stone (from the General Pool) to overcome the resistance of your task.

Tendril Whips are also very rapid. Add your Tendril Whip AN to your Initiative to determine when your action is resolved. This modifier only affects your Tendril Whip action; the rest of your actions are resolved according to your regular Initiative.

Rules for Action Box
* (insert weapon modifier if purchased)
* use like Close Combat between Range 1 and 2
* can be used to manipulate/grab; +1 stone from the GP
* add AN to initiative

Options
+1 CL = Weapon Modifier.

Thieving
See Special Training

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U, V

Unstoppable[/b][/size]
See the Unstoppable Modifier


Vehicle Operation AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.61.

Ventriloquism AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.61.

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W, X, Y, Z

Wall-Crawling/Climbing AN+0 CL

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As per core rules p.62, with the following changes:

Wall-Crawling is a Movement Action. Your maximum speed while Wall-Crawling is limited by your Speed, or 75 miles per hour, whichever is lowest.

Options
+1 CL = Rapid Movement. You are particularly fast while Wall-Crawling. Your movement is not limited by your Speed, though you are still limited to a 75 mile per hour maximum.[/quote]

Web Slinging AN+0 CL[/b][/size]
As per core rules p.62.