A Cyberlimb question Options

[KarmaInferno]

Have a question about Cyberlimbs as presented in M&M and how they interact with attribute-boosting magic.

Let's say you have a Quickness 4 character with a Quickness 8 cyberarm, averaging to a Quickness 5.

You cast Increase Cybered Quickness on him for, let's say +2 Quickness.

Which of these occurs?
1) His normal Quickness becomes 6 but his cyberarm stays at 8.
2) His normal Quickness becomes 6 and his cyberarm becomes 10.
3) His normal Quickness stays at 4 but his cyberarm becomes 10.
4) The individual Quickness ratings do not change but his "average" Quickness becomes 7.
5) Something else happens.

I really am confused, help!


-karma

[Kanada Ten]

~3 with an increase in the average. IMO+TBSFMA

[Crusher Bob]

I'll got for 2.
There is nothing preventing you from casting 'increase cyber quickness' on non-cyber people, it'll work just fine, but you'll need to deal with the higher drain.

[KarmaInferno]

Now that begs another question:

If it raises both the cybered and non-cybered attributes, wel, we have two different target numbers involved here, a 4 and an 8.

Since how big a boost you get is based on number of sucesses, what happens if you get 4 successful dice for TN 8 (the cyberarm) and 8 successful dice for TN 4 (the natural rating)?

Hmm... :|


-karma

[Corywn]

well, if the spell is "Increase Cybered Attribute" I would have to say the target number should be the cybered attribute...so it'd be 8, in this case.

[RedmondLarry]

Since different parts of the body can have different Quickness, and there are already rules for how that works, I would just give the one spell different TNs for the different parts. In much the same way that one Manaball, with one Spellcasting roll by a magician, can have different TNs for different people within the area of affect.

The Increased Cyber Quickness spell might then have 7 successes on the main part of the body, and only 2 successes on the Quickness-8 Cyberlimb. This one spell would then raise the Quickness of the main part of the body by 3 (half the successes) and the limb by only 1.

Just a suggestion.