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> Under what circumstances are Qi Foci worthwhile?
Samoth
post Aug 19 2013, 04:09 PM
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Qi focus is 2x rating in Karma to bind and 3000Y per rating point. Rating must be 4x the adept power point cost to buy (so, Combat Sense 1 costs .5PP, which would require a Force 2 Qi focus). The max focus available at chargen is level 4, or 1PP of powers (though you can have multiple foci).

I'm not seeing any outstanding reasons to use starting money and karma to get one of these, any opinions?
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- Samoth   Under what circumstances are Qi Foci worthwhile?   Aug 19 2013, 04:09 PM
- - SpellBinder   Unless there's some errata talk I'm not aw...   Aug 19 2013, 04:25 PM
- - Samoth   Sorry, that was a typo on my end.   Aug 19 2013, 04:34 PM
- - Jaid   QUOTE (Samoth @ Aug 19 2013, 12:09 PM) Qi...   Aug 19 2013, 04:52 PM
- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   It is potentially useful, to be sure.   Aug 19 2013, 05:34 PM
- - Slide   Having multiples might be a small issue with the w...   Aug 19 2013, 06:15 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 19 2013, 12:15 PM) Hav...   Aug 19 2013, 08:59 PM
|- - Slide   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 19 2013, 04...   Aug 19 2013, 09:06 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 19 2013, 03:06 PM) Exc...   Aug 19 2013, 09:35 PM
|- - Slide   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 19 2013, 05...   Aug 20 2013, 04:04 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 19 2013, 09:04 PM) I t...   Aug 20 2013, 01:16 PM
- - Cain   You can use multiple small qi foci to gain access ...   Aug 19 2013, 09:21 PM
- - Sendaz   Each qi focus is specific to a single adept power ...   Aug 19 2013, 09:26 PM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (Sendaz @ Aug 19 2013, 10:26 PM) Ea...   Aug 19 2013, 09:28 PM
|- - Sendaz   QUOTE (Samoth @ Aug 19 2013, 04:28 PM) On...   Aug 19 2013, 09:38 PM
|- - Cain   QUOTE (Sendaz @ Aug 19 2013, 02:38 PM) Ye...   Aug 19 2013, 09:40 PM
- - Voran   Makes ya wonder how many IEs and Dwaaaaagons are a...   Aug 19 2013, 10:01 PM
- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   Focus Addiction, Just another horrible implementat...   Aug 19 2013, 10:07 PM
- - Voran   heh I know, by the rules you'd think more awak...   Aug 19 2013, 10:12 PM
- - Sendaz   You will find what works for PC's doesn't ...   Aug 19 2013, 10:15 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Sendaz @ Aug 19 2013, 04:15 PM) Yo...   Aug 19 2013, 10:22 PM
- - Voran   Addiction rules are funny. One would think there ...   Aug 20 2013, 06:26 AM
|- - Slide   QUOTE (Voran @ Aug 20 2013, 02:26 AM) Add...   Aug 20 2013, 06:28 AM
- - Slide   You miss understand what I'm saying. It's ...   Aug 20 2013, 02:48 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 20 2013, 08:48 AM) You...   Aug 20 2013, 07:34 PM
- - Samoth   Someone on the other board said that using Attribu...   Aug 20 2013, 03:29 PM
|- - Falconer   QUOTE (Samoth @ Aug 20 2013, 11:29 AM) So...   Aug 28 2013, 01:02 AM
- - Cain   And that's why the addiction rules are borked....   Aug 21 2013, 01:54 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Cain @ Aug 20 2013, 06:54 PM) And ...   Aug 21 2013, 01:01 PM
- - Shinobi Killfist   Addiction is quirky in real life as well. I thi...   Aug 21 2013, 07:26 PM
|- - Slide   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Aug 21 2013, 03...   Aug 21 2013, 08:25 PM
|- - Wulffyre   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 21 2013, 10:25 PM) Tha...   Aug 22 2013, 07:47 AM
- - Dolanar   as far as Qi Foci...I would use some of the lesser...   Aug 22 2013, 08:12 AM
|- - RHat   QUOTE (Dolanar @ Aug 22 2013, 01:12 AM) a...   Aug 22 2013, 08:28 AM
- - Fatum   Foci addiction is imo as much bulldrek as hotsim a...   Aug 22 2013, 10:03 AM
|- - RHat   QUOTE (Fatum @ Aug 22 2013, 03:03 AM) Foc...   Aug 22 2013, 10:16 AM
|- - phlapjack77   QUOTE (Fatum @ Aug 22 2013, 06:03 PM) Foc...   Aug 22 2013, 10:21 AM
- - Fatum   Yeah, there are ways to limit foci abuse without a...   Aug 22 2013, 02:54 PM
|- - Sendaz   QUOTE (Fatum @ Aug 22 2013, 09:54 AM) Oh,...   Aug 22 2013, 03:16 PM
|- - phlapjack77   QUOTE (Sendaz @ Aug 22 2013, 11:16 PM) Wa...   Aug 22 2013, 03:20 PM
- - quentra   I nearly always take Aug Addiction for my sams. I ...   Aug 22 2013, 05:12 PM
- - Slide   Ofcoarse sams are addicted to augmentation, less t...   Aug 22 2013, 06:53 PM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 22 2013, 10:53 PM) Ofc...   Aug 22 2013, 07:27 PM
- - Slide   Yes, thank you for taking one sentence of what I s...   Aug 22 2013, 07:33 PM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 22 2013, 11:33 PM) Yes...   Aug 22 2013, 07:40 PM
- - Dolanar   actually I find Improved Senses can be worthwhile ...   Aug 22 2013, 07:37 PM
- - Slide   No, just didn't feel the need to respond to it...   Aug 22 2013, 08:11 PM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 23 2013, 12:11 AM) No,...   Aug 22 2013, 08:22 PM
- - Slide   because it didn't address anything. It takes i...   Aug 22 2013, 08:31 PM
- - Fatum   Okay, I see I'll have to handwalk you through ...   Aug 22 2013, 08:37 PM
- - Slide   ok, so how would implementation of augmentation ad...   Aug 22 2013, 08:58 PM
|- - Fatum   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 23 2013, 12:58 AM) And...   Aug 22 2013, 09:12 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Fatum @ Aug 22 2013, 03:12 PM) Hos...   Aug 22 2013, 09:41 PM
- - Slide   oh wait. I just pulled out my rule book. page 77 ...   Aug 22 2013, 09:07 PM
- - Fatum   I have both seen and made them, but as long as aug...   Aug 22 2013, 10:18 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Fatum @ Aug 22 2013, 04:18 PM) I h...   Aug 22 2013, 10:25 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Fatum @ Aug 22 2013, 06:18 PM) I h...   Aug 23 2013, 03:42 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Aug 22 2013, 09...   Aug 23 2013, 01:50 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 23 2013, 08...   Aug 23 2013, 10:18 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Aug 23 2013, 04...   Aug 23 2013, 11:10 PM
|- - Shinobi Killfist   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 23 2013, 07...   Aug 24 2013, 12:10 AM
|- - Jaid   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Aug 23 2013, 08...   Aug 24 2013, 03:42 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Shinobi Killfist @ Aug 23 2013, 05...   Aug 24 2013, 03:36 PM
|- - Slide   QUOTE (Tymeaus Jalynsfein @ Aug 24 2013, 10...   Aug 24 2013, 05:15 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Slide @ Aug 24 2013, 11:15 AM) Mol...   Aug 24 2013, 06:54 PM
- - pbangarth   Augmentation may not be sufficient to make a stree...   Aug 24 2013, 04:58 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (pbangarth @ Aug 23 2013, 09:58 PM)...   Aug 24 2013, 03:37 PM
- - Fatum   Why? It's "just giving a few extra dice...   Aug 24 2013, 01:05 PM
- - KarmaInferno   Street Samurai are defined by their code. Many are...   Aug 24 2013, 05:54 PM
|- - phlapjack77   Can physical adepts be street samurai? Does using ...   Aug 24 2013, 08:44 PM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (phlapjack77 @ Aug 24 2013, 01:44 P...   Aug 24 2013, 09:02 PM
- - Shemhazai   As an adept, I would want a powerful weapon focus....   Aug 24 2013, 08:43 PM
- - Isath   Street Samurai do not need to be augmented at all ...   Aug 24 2013, 09:10 PM
|- - Sendaz   QUOTE (Isath @ Aug 24 2013, 05:10 PM) Str...   Aug 25 2013, 12:02 PM
|- - Isath   QUOTE (Sendaz @ Aug 25 2013, 02:02 PM) Ye...   Aug 25 2013, 07:10 PM
- - Dolanar   Shem, that works for a specific concept, however, ...   Aug 25 2013, 05:09 AM
|- - Tymeaus Jalynsfein   QUOTE (Dolanar @ Aug 24 2013, 10:09 PM) S...   Aug 25 2013, 03:21 PM
- - Shemhazai   Are melee weapons with a bunch of extra dice reall...   Aug 25 2013, 07:24 PM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (Shemhazai @ Aug 26 2013, 03:24 AM)...   Aug 26 2013, 01:16 AM
|- - Isath   QUOTE (FuelDrop @ Aug 26 2013, 03:16 AM) ...   Aug 26 2013, 01:57 AM
|- - Slide   QUOTE (Isath @ Aug 25 2013, 09:57 PM) Whi...   Aug 26 2013, 07:49 AM
|- - Samoth   QUOTE (Isath @ Aug 26 2013, 01:57 AM) Whi...   Aug 28 2013, 01:51 AM
|- - FuelDrop   QUOTE (Samoth @ Aug 28 2013, 09:51 AM) Ki...   Aug 28 2013, 02:03 AM
- - Jaid   nothing wrong with making a melee specialist. just...   Aug 26 2013, 12:51 AM
- - Dolanar   no, but since a weapon Focus can only be a melee w...   Aug 26 2013, 01:21 AM
- - quentra   You could always just houserule all the melee skil...   Aug 26 2013, 03:36 PM
- - Sendaz   Or just lift a page from 3rd edition and say if yo...   Aug 26 2013, 03:50 PM
|- - Slide   QUOTE (Sendaz @ Aug 26 2013, 11:50 AM) Or...   Aug 26 2013, 04:27 PM
- - Isath   Which would be fine by me... Fighting with a sword...   Aug 26 2013, 04:40 PM
- - HugeC   Can qi foci push you beyond the normal limits of a...   Aug 26 2013, 05:41 PM
- - Slide   QUOTE (HugeC @ Aug 26 2013, 01:41 PM) Can...   Aug 26 2013, 07:27 PM

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