1: I would say no, simply because it says: "You can call upon your inner strength to perform amazing feats beyond your normal abilities."

2: I would say no, because it doesn't say it is limited.

Calypso

I sent the second question to info(a)shadowrunrpg.com about a week and half ago and haven't received an answer yet. I had received answers to other questions sent there must faster, so either the answer person got bogged down with other work, that email address got swamped with emails (where is my book, wtf is a technomancer, etc.), or my email dropped into the bit bucket somewhere along the way. At the 2 week mark i'm likely going to resend the question.

P.S. On the first question i would indeed cap it at the augmented max.

1. Any exceptions to the augmented cap should be noted or it hasn't been excused. Your GM may disagree, but the book is fairly clear.
2. No

Note that this is easily the most broken power Adepts can get since it lasts several rounds and as a non-extended test you can spend Edge to invoke the rule on to reroll 6's and gain your Edge rating in extra dice. That means for .25 power points and a magic rating of 3 and a Edge rating of 6 you would roll 1+3+6 = 10 dice which would all reroll on 6's for an average of 3.888 hits after 6's are rerolled with a magic rating of 3. For 1/4th of a Power Point and 1 Edge point thats pretty danged good for a multi-combat turn power!!

1. I'd say yeah, as this is an adept power and the cap rule specifically cites those. "Beyond your normal abilities" implies, to me, the fact that this is a magical power as opposed to your unaugmented capabilities.

2. I say no, as it doesn't state that. While other game mechanics have a hit cap (such as spells, which this resembles), this thing doesn't mention that it employs that cap.

@Wasabi, how good this power is depends on what it takes to activated it. If it's a Complex action that is a pretty serious cost. If it is a Free action then it becomes much, much more powerful. That is also a question i included in the email i mentioned as there is nothing in the BBB about what kind of action it is.

Your example also paid for an Edge of 6, representing a significant investment that should be allowed its appropriate return.

That is to say, your particular example is not really showing that Attribute Boost is powerful; you're more showing the power of a high Edge rating.

One cool thing about this is if you get it for body, that'll help you resist teh drain. Kinda funny.

Bah, you respond to me with legalitys and logic!

However, I don't remember seeing anything saying you couldn't use it again before it falls off - which means that the second roll would add to your body for the 1st's drain test, I believe.

Boost all 4 Attributes (at a Power of 1 each ... 1 Power Point well spent ), saving Body for last. Odds are that on average you'll still have extra Body dice to resist the Drain when the first 3 wear off.

You know, I'm starting to think I would houserule that the number of successes (ie, the boost you get) can't exceed your rating for that attribute. So if you buy 4 points in it, you can get an increase of up to 4.

Calypso