It looks interesting, though I'm not sure I have any cogent response to it. I'd have to test it a bit and do some in depth comparison to the existing system.

I was thinking along the same line, Pherret. My idea was the progression 5/10/20.

tokyosteve wrote:New Ability: Cast Shadow

Too complicated. It would be better to create an "Illusion" ability, similar to Psychic, and make this one use of Illusion.

Alternatively, if you want the Shadow to be able to make SOME actions, make it a flunky or servant.

Maybe I'll just house-rule that you can apply multiple related abilities and weaknesses at once, and just use the sum of their levels as the spell level. Again, I agree that your ways are wise (like some turtles around here ^_^). But I was trying to stay within the rules as-written. I'm sure that O...

Also, the effect is instantaneous. By casting "Power Move" on yourself or anyone else, you can immediately use it. Ah, okay... so just to be clear, if I cast Power Move: Fireball on myself, I can immediately trigger the Fireball effect, without spending any extra actions -- correct? Does ...

Take a look at page 2 of this thread to see a table of DNs for d10s. Thanks! I'm actually a little embarrassed to admit that I managed to read the book through once thinking the game was played with d10s. It's only on the second time going back to look stuff up that I suddenly realized it said to u...

I was just thinking about how to adapt the OVA system to work better with high-end games, where you might allow more than a +5 bonus to a given roll. For example, I was considering how it would affect the game to use d10s instead of d6s. 1s become less common, but doubles are less common too, which ...

It seems like cheating to put ANYTHING in Transform when you're using Arcane Magic. I mean, that's like saying "Half price for everything". Bundling, say, invisibility with end. reserve and a linker weakness and maybe an always-on weakness, makes a lot of sense. I just am not sure I can go...

If your questions come with a specific example in mind, please let us know, so we can answer it in more detail. Nah, I think you covered it. I'm just mentally converting D&D spells (which I'm used to dealing with) to OVA and seeing how they'd operate. Like you say, some of them -- barrier, Magi...

I'm a little confused about how Arcane Magic is supposed to work. It says your spell "grants an ability" to the target. Surely the target doesn't then have to take an action to ACTIVATE the ability! But it doesn't explicitly state how that works. For example, if I cast an invisibility spel...

I was just wondering: The Empty Hands flaw requires that you have "both hands empty" to use the attack. If the attack requires a focus item, or if it's in a weapon instead of a Power Attack, I assume the item would be an exception -- correct? For example, if I were building a rifle, you pr...