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xxlgeeklord · Seasoned Joined: 21 Nov 2011 Posts: 249

The rules you have posted appear to make ARMS-users the weakest of the available AB's. They have AB:Super Powers but their powers can be lost/stolen and they require bullets to work. You should probably throw in some minor benefit to even it out, or else you might find everyone becoming something else.
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ValhallaGH · Legendary Joined: 25 Apr 2010 Posts: 4467

Sweeper · Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2012 2:14 pm Post subject:

That's why the rules are still in play-test, to find such loopholes. I'm still looking at the Supers Companion rules that have to do with items like that. Heck, how many times has Thor lost his hammer or Stark's Armor get torn to pieces? It's really nothing new in terms of fiction and the player would kind of foolish to not have other abilities. A dummy cord works wonders where weapons are concerned

At least, that the way I was thinking at when I moved A.R.M.s from Weird Science to Superpowers. It does like like it could have the potential to be game braking, but then again it couldn't. Heck, it could be the makings of a pretty good character plot adventure.

All that being said, I like the idea of making the ARM itself a bit more special and possibly unique. I mean these weapons usually have lasted for 1000 years with little wear and tear (depending on which game), adding some extras to the base weapon would add to the mystique.
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Sweeper · Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:35 am Post subject:

Just digging this out for it's bi-annual inspection. Need to actually run a playtest of this sometime to see if the rules as they are work.
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islan · Heroic Joined: 17 Dec 2008 Posts: 1084

I recommend making an entirely new AB Edge for ARMs users, rather than slightly modifying the Weird Science Edge. Weird Science was designed for a specific kind of pulp "mad scientist" type of character, which I don't think befits the concept of the ARMs wielders.

My advise for making a new AB Edge is to not be afraid of breaking the system at first, and just try to model the concept of what it actually means to be an ARMs wielder. Once you get that down, then take a hammer to it to get it more in-line with the shared power-level you want in the world.