Energy Expulsion: Devastating Decibels

Energy Expulsion: Devastating Decibels (Major) by Stone Gargoyle

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The superbeing produces sound waves which have extremely destructive capacity, breaking down walls with but a whisper.

1. Energy Expulsion: Destructive Decibels:

Range: 100 feet radius per decibel produced

Duration: Always on, though effect of voice being used is instant.

Attacks: Making a controlled, limited sound uses 2 melee attacks/actions

Damage: 1d4 per decibel to living, organic targets in range; 1d4X10 per decibel to nonliving and inorganic targets in range

Effect: Doing a controlled whisper using a self control roll (12 or better, ME bonus applies) will produce 1d4 decibels of sound. If failing a save, it will produce 10 decibels(whisper).

Guidelines For Decibel Scale:

10 decibels: a light whisper

20 decibels: a quiet conversation

30 decibels: normal conversation

50 decibels: a loud conversation

60 decibels: shouting

Use the decibel scale above if forced to talk or shout( damage inflicted per second in normal conversation)

2. Remaining Silent: Since the superbeing is aware of the effects he creates when making vocal sounds, he has trained himself to be silent.
Self-Control Bonus: +2 at level one, +1 per level, for the purpose of avoiding using his vocal cords.
Any time the character is struck, he must roll self control to avoid moaning, groaning, grunting or making any other sound(12 or better, ME bonus applies). SDC damage will typically only cause the superbeing to produce soft grunts and moans on a failed roll, but HP damage may cause him to inadvertently shout on a failed roll.

3. Resistant to Sonic and Vibratory Attacks: While immune to the effects of his own sound waves, the superbeing still takes half damage and effects from sonic attacks and deafening noises. He takes full damage from rocks falling as a result of his own and others' attacks, as well as any damage from broken glass and other debris.

4. Drawbacks: Maintaining constant control of his vocal cords costs the superbeing one attack each melee and he is -5% to any skill performance. -2 to self control rolls if moving more than half speed. Due to shallow breathing required, the superbeing fatigues at twice the normal rate( heavy breathing does damage equivalent to a light whisper). Furthermore, normal conversation is impossible due to the damage caused by a single syllable. normal unrestrained conversation inflicts the decibel damage per second while the superbeing is talking (see decibel scale to determine level of damage from a whispered, quiet, normal or loud conversation).

5. Other Abilities and Bonuses:

+1d4X10 SDC

+10% to Literary and Writing skills, as well as sign language

+1d4 PE

+1d6 ME