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Legacy Power: Deployable Shield
Funny how this big shield fits all inside your arm...
A 1 Gift Barrier Power used by Edward Grimm, created by Lerinyth.
Description
Edward sees the attack before it even happens. Of course, he's had his fair share of trouble, and always come out alive, he just hopes the new modification to his arm helps out here. He sets his jaw, closes his eyes, and brings his arm forward, and a golden metal shield extends from the forearm in a hiss of steam and 'chink' of metal. The attacker hits a shield, that wasn't there a moment ago, and only has time to comprehend what just happened before being blasted backwards by a power wave of crackling purple light, and is thrown far away by the blast.
Edward smiles to himself, pleased that his arm, his one ground to his past, has held it's own, once again.
System
Exert your Mind, choose an Animate target within Arm's Reach, and roll Dexterity + Melee Difficulty 6 as a Committed Action. If you succeed, the next Outcome + 1 Damage to that target is absorbed by the barrier. The Damage reduction from the Barrier applies before Armor, and is treated like Armor by any effects such as Armor Penetration.
You must maintain concentration while using this Power. That means you can only move at a slow walk, and cannot split your Action between using the Power and other Actions. The Barrier will fall if you are interrupted or if it absorbs the full amount of damage. When a Barrier falls, you cannot use this power again for a minimum of 6 - Intellect rounds.
Enhancements
- Tying Off (Any barriers you create last two hours, and you no longer need to maintain Concentration in order to maintain them.)
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Battery-operated
(Instead of Exerting Mind to activate this Power, it has its own 3-point Source pool. The Source regenerates at the rate of one point per day and cannot be raised with Experience.)
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None - Serpent Scaled (small marking on the snake on Edward's mechanical arm, they fade black when used)
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Drawbacks
- Selfish (You may only target yourself.)