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Epic Strength
Topic Started: Feb 22 2008, 08:47 PM (62 Views)
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As the number of automatic successes available to a Scion with Epic Strength increases, so too does the distance over or across which he can jump. The same goes for objects the Scion throws as a feat of strength. The distance he can throw a heavy object is affected by Epic Strength the same way the distance he can jump is. The distance a Scion can throw an object that doesn’t require a feat of strength, such as a baseball or a normal-sized throwing weapon, increases dramatically.

Epic Strength also adds to the amount of weight a Scion can lift.

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Accurate Strike

The ability to punch walls with his fists and toss cars at his assailants is one thing, but a wise warrior has learned to temper and focus his strength, homing in only on the target of his fury. Keeping the collateral damage at a minimum is a great concern of such a fighter in accomplishing his goals and his power is tempered with restraint. The user of this Knack can precisely control the point of impact of an atack, limiting all damage only to a designated area and type of material allowing the Scion to destroy his chosen objective without inflicting harm or damage to anything or anyone in the area of effect or nearby. This Knack does not have to be conciously activated and is considered to always be in effect unless the user wishes it to not operate. This Knack can work with melee weapons or physical martial attacks.

Brutal Bruiser

Stories abound of heroes so mighty that they could break men's skulls with their fists. The Scion with this Knack may add his Legend rating to the damage dice pool of any unarmed strike he makes. The attack remains bashing damage, however, and the bonus applies only to unarmed striking attacks against opponents. This knack does not make the Scion any stronger when it comes to smashing inanimate objects, or while grappling, for example.

Crushing Grip

The Scion is a fearsome wrestler and grappler not to be trifled with. When he’s locked in a clinch and has taken control of it, the character can not only inflict the normal amount of damage, but that damage is now lethal as well. A character can still choose to hold an opponent without inflicting damage, or he can choose to break the hold. He can even soften his touch and inflict bashing damage instead. The damage the character can inflict when his temper gets riled, though, is tremendous and often quite messy.

Focus of Force

By spending a Legend Point the Scion can focus his Strength into an object not already using his strength, such as a firearm.
This attack completely ignores armor of its target. Regardless of if it is natural armor such as hide or scale as well as worn armor. Other damage modifiers still apply such as Solar Ammunition.

Holy Bound

Only characters whose Boons include the Sky Purview have more freedom to flaunt the laws of physics. Simply having Epic Strength enables a Scion to perform prodigious leaps that leave mortals standing slack-jawed with wonder. This Knack, however, doubles a Scion’s vertical and horizontal jumping distances. With it, the aforementioned character could leap an amazing 24 yards straight up (from the ground to a seventh-story balcony, for instance) or 48 yards forward in a single bound.

Holy Rampage

The Scion is especially good at breaking inanimate objects. When he applies his full might to breaking something—whether he’s punching it, kicking it or throwing his shoulder against it—the item’s Hardness is halved against the attack. This bonus applies only when the character attempts to break an inanimate object that is either freestanding or under his control. If someone else has control of the object in question, the Scion must take it from him first.

Hurl to the Horizon

Baseballs, manhole covers, beer kegs and other thrown objects become tiny specks in the distance when the Scion throws them. Having this Knack doubles the distance she can throw something as a feat of strength. It also doubles the Range of a normal thrown item after calculating the standard increase in Range granted for having Epic Strength. This Knack doesn’t make the character any better able to see or hit a target, however. Nor does it impart extra damage to an attack committed with a thrown weapon.

Knockback Attack

The Scion strikes with such power that his enemies suddenly find themselves in mid-air. The knockback of Scion's attacks is enhanced. The knockback distance is doubled and the Scion causes it. Moreover, his attacks are powerful enough to send his enemies flying in vertical, rather than horizontal direction.

Stunning Blow

Fighting with mythically-powered foes can be a challenge even for the strongest Scion. Even a well-armored or enhanced foe can still be stunned by a hearty punch applied at the proper time and target. Sometimes, it also allows your Band to escape or rescue innocent bystanders before the real fight begins and the landscape is torn asunder, while others it gives a hero a chance to catch his breath. For one hand-to-hand attack or blunt weapon based at close combat attack, if he manages to do even a single level of damage, only the toughest of opponents won't get dazed by the attack.

Uplifting Might

The Scion can lift and hold tremendous loads that would stagger even other Scions with Epic Strength. This Knack doesn’t affect a character’s ability to break or throw an object.

With Great Power

Although Scions are quite strong, it is sometime prudent to not hit a physical object or person with quite all of the force you are capable of at any given time. Sometimes a foe needs to be taken alive or not broken to awfully much. It is best to not destroy tomorrow's potential asset. As a Scion inflicts damage, he can actually determine how much he hurts the target.

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EPIC LIFTING

As Scions’ power grows, the sheer size of what they can lift increases rapidly. The merry laws of physics dictate that a human-sized body lacks the leverage to lift large, ungainly objects and that trying to do so would likely succeed in tearing the object apart or making it break under its own ill-supported weight. Yet, due to little-understood properties of the interactions between physical matter and the metaphysical divinity of a Scion’s ichor, that doesn’t happen when a Scion with Epic Strength lifts a large object. It’s unknown which of the Gods wrote this signing statement onto the laws of physics, but it hasn’t proven to be much of a bone of contention among Scions. Those who recognize it are thankful for what they can get away with; those who don’t aren’t inclined to question it in the first place. (Besides, which would you rather do, tear the bumper off an abandoned car and wale on a gang of rogue spartoi with it, or pick up the car and scatter them like crows?)
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