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[Kendermage]

If you are making use of the No Power Points setting rule from SWD what edges would you make to replace some of the Power Edges like Power Points, Rapid Recharge, Improved Rapid Recharge, Soul Drain, and Power Surge. Is there a way to retool these edges to make them work with the No Power Points rule? Or would it be better to come up with new edges all together?

[Enno]

As with any setting rule, some edges are retooled or deleted, as they become unnecessary.

If you put emphasis on upholding the number of edges for spellcasters, retool Power Surge, Holy Warrior, and create edges that help with maintaining spells, concentrating even under most difficult circumstances, or give certain spells certain aspects that they hadn't before (AP, combinating with other spells, greater range, area of effect etc).

Take the Hellfrost Setting by TAG as a good example here.
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[robert4818]

[Virgobrown72]

I would just assume not use them, as they are specifically tailored to Power Points. Somehow though, I too still like the Soul Drain edge. I think Power Surge could be easily reworked too...
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[kronovan]

As others have said, you don't use them. Which is something I don't like about the SWD npp system - without the need to spend adavncement points on AB edges, IMO it's too easy for a PC to beef up their AB skill. There's some other npp systems in 3rd-party settings though, that do it differently.

[ValhallaGH]

[Clint]

[ValhallaGH]

[Pariah74]

I think it would be pretty easy to toss in some extra edges to make up for the lost PP ones.

I mean, why not have an edge that reduces the penalty that's based on the power's cost. Wizard fills the bill nicely. Say taking Wizard negates up to a -2 penalty?

Why not have a power that allows a double casting in some limited way like Frenzy and Double Shot do? You could say Soul Drain allows them to make a Spirit roll to cast the same spell at two different targets. Failure means they take a level of Fatigue and are Shaken, Success means they cast the spell just like an autofire (roll two spellcasting dice at -2 -plus the cost penalty- and one wild die), a Raise means is the same as a success without the -2. Restrict it to spells that affect single targets if it seems to powerful with blast or burst and whatnot.

You could do the above but limit to to a Wild Card Edge and call it Power Surge.

Plenty of options to squeeze in a few more Edges. Basically, play the game and anytime you think, "I wish I could..." write it down, because you probably just made an Edge.
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[Manowar]

I agree completely with Pariah--great ideas! Wizard could negate some of the penalties incurred, and some sort of multi-cast ability could be cool, too. What about an ability that allowed maintenance of one spell at no penalty to other actions?

[Pariah74]

[kronovan]

[OSIAdept]

I am going to be using the NPP rule with my System crash setting the way i handle the PP edges is to out right not use them. Instead i introduced the following edges.

Power Focus
R: S, Psionics d8
You have practiced heavily manifesting a single power. You gain a +1 to your psionics roll when manifesting this power. This power can be taken multible times each time you must select a new power.

Power Mastery
R: H, Power Focus, Psionics d10
As with power focus but the bonus is now +2
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[ValhallaGH]

[steamdriven]

my fantasy setting uses the no points system for magic. so far i have not added any new edges to replace those lost but plan on doing so soon. i also want to add a few new hindrances as well.

[wikiget]

My AB(Miracle) has no power points. I added a few edges with that flavor in mind to replace them like Conviction (+2 to casting rolls).

Unfortunately, some of them means I owe Shane a dollar... like Conviction.

I mostly do it for personal taste. The Gods don't have a power point limit, so why should their followers? They just have a harder time to get the attention needed to cast a spell.

All my other AB's have power points, because it makes sense in my game flavor-wise and I like watching my players realize that they're out of spells.
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