Enhanced Blasting

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Enhanced blasting: [Minor] by Iczer

'I may be outnumbered, but you are outgunned'

The character's inborne ranged attacks are more effective at combating multiple foes.

  • Split attack: The character can divide his attack to cover two seperate targets. the character has a +1 to strike either target and makes two seperate strike rolls as a single attack. The damage is divided as the character chooses, dividing individual dice between targets. A divided blast enjoys a +1 damage per level.
  • Spray: The character can fire his attack as short modulated pulses instead of a single attack. The attack is broken down into a burst comprising of one dice of damage each (or nearest equivilent. A 1D4x10 sonic blast may be broken into seven 1D6 blasts). The attack roll (+1 to strike) can be directed at a single target who takes (x2 damage) or at a clustered group within a 20 foot area (single damage). Each individual 'shot' in the burst adds a single point of damage (so the above 1D4x10 sonic burst has a base damage of 1d6+7) bursts have a -4 to dodge and the AR of targeted objects are reduced by 2. (It is possible to split and spray at the same time, combining bonuses. If Sonarman with the aforementioned 1D4x10 damage sonic boom wishes he can divide the adjusted 7D6 into a 3D6 and a 4D6 burst. Both bursts have a base damage of 1D6., one with a +3 damage, one with a +4 damage. both receive +1 damage per level.)
  • Precision or power: The character can add a +1 to strike by reducing damage from a ranged attack by 1D6. Likewise he can ignore 3 AR points of a target by lowering the damage by 1D6.
  • Extra attacks: The character enjoys one extra attack per melee, with the proviso that that attack be a ranged energy attack.

The power presumes the character has some other form of inborn ranged attack. If this is not the case then the character receives a bio-energy blast with a range of 60 feet, with +2 to strike and 2D6 damage (Plus 1D6 at levels 3,5,7,9,11,13 and 15)