New Addition: Power Points

[Kaden]

We only need to track Power usage inside saga threads/forums, and lists of remaining Points per character could be made there, so staff wouldn't have to bother updating roster sheets every time somebody burns Power or use recovery items. Finishing a saga would effectively "recover" spent Points.

The reason there wasn't already an "inn" option is because Player-versus-Player conflicts happen outside of sagas as well as within them. Conflicts involving the Dragonballs are a prime example. The idea is to make people choose when to use their PP and when to save them. If I have a DB and I step out of a saga with no PP, someone could just jump me and take it while I don't have the PP to defend myself.

It's more than just a saga mechanic.

Sticking to the given example, how many Points would a Chou Kamehameha use? If a character has Kamehameha (15xp) how much XP would it take to learn Chou Kamehameha? Does having the basic tech even affect the XP cost of an associated Power tech, or are they considered two completely unrelated items?

Have the Kamehameha would have no relevance in learning the Chou Kamehameha. How many points a Custom uses is something the player decides, not the staff (there might be an exception to that, but I can't think of one; just sayin'). If you want a super-strong ki-beam move, then you can make one with no PP cost and it'll take a good chunk of XP to purchase. If you make one that includes a PP cost, the XP cost will reflect that, given the limited number of uses a character will have.

I'm sure you'd like me to use specific numbers, but there aren't really any to be used. It could stand to reason that using 1 PP to perform an attack would mean the attack is half as strong as Power-Up that costs 2 PP, but that's not always applicable. Someone could make a forcefield Custom that makes them immune to any damage for, say, 10 seconds and have it cost 1 PP to use. Or they could make a Possession Custom Tech that allows them to Possess people stronger than them for a longer period of time.

I will say this, though. If Person A has a 15 XP ki-beam with no PP cost, and Person B has a 15 XP ki-beam with 1 PP cost, Person B's attack will be substantially stronger every time.

Have you updated the circles of hell with Power tech restrictions/enhancements, or does the term "power ups" also include the other Power techs?

I'm not sure what you're asking. Hell is part of the Afterlife.

EDIT: Heh... I didn't use "PP" to be annoying or anything. That's what it's referred to as and I'm going to be consistent about that.