Object Enlargement

Object Enlargement (Major) by AJ Pickett (ad4emperor@hotmail.com)

"Running out of wine you say?"

This super ability enables the character to simply expand non-living, inanimate objects to twice their former size, and at the same time increase their weight by one quarter. While the enlarged items are twice their physical dimensions, the mass is not doubled, thus the character may put on quite a show of hefting huge rocks and swinging logs like baseball bats, while the objects are not actually as heavy nor as strong as they appear.
The objects the character can manipulate in such a way are limited by their total mass or weight, not their size or composition, however the item must be one complete object, not a part of a larger structure.. if the object can not freely expand, it does so with a pressure equal to the character's Physical Strength attribute (converted into lifting weight), and if this is not sufficient to move any obstacles aside, it just won't expand any further at all.

Range: Touch or one foot (0.3 m) per level of experience.

Mass increase limitations: The maximum mass a character can expand at any one time is equal to or less than 200 pounds (90 kg) per level of experience. The original mass is increased by one quarter, so at first level a character could transform a 5 foot (1.5 m) tall wooden statue that weighs 180 pounds (81 kg), into a 10 foot (3 m) tall statue that weighs 225 pounds (102 kg). A character may choose to expand an object to less than double it's original size, but he has no control over the mass increase of the object (he may not decide to increase the mass while only increasing the size a tiny fraction.. it doesn't work like that).

Attacks Per Melee: Each use of the Expansion power counts as one melee action.

Note: An object may be expanded if there are people inside, as long as they are not likely to be seriously harmed in the process, and as long as they are not physically or mentally linked to the item. However, items simply held by others can be expanded.

Item Damage Ratings: Take the S.D.C. and Damage score of the object and increase it by one quarter of it's original value. The object does not gain any additional A.R. points, but it will be noticeably weaker than expected for it's size.

Duration: Items expanded with this power will remain expanded for 24 hours per level of the character, unless he negates the effect (he must still be within range to do so). Items reduce in size at a gradual rate (1% per second) when the duration expires.