Time Out

Time Out by Stone Gargoyle

This power has a major version and a minor version. I will be listing the minor and major differences as I go through and describe the power rather than list them separately.
The character can create force field cubes and fill them with temporal stasis energy to create a form of temporal stasis chamber. The force field cubes can be erected around targets to contain them until they can be otherwise apprehended or until reinforcements arrive.

Range:

• Minor - The character can create the force field cubes up to a distance of 30 feet from himself, plus 3 feet per level of experience. Creates a cube of up to 5 cubic feet in size, plus an additional cubic foot at level 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15.
• Major - The character can create the force field cubes up to a distance of 300 feet from himself, plus 30 feet per level of experience. Creates a cube of up to 10 cubic feet in size, plus an additional cubic foot per level starting at level 2.

Duration:

• Minor - Five minutes, plus one minute per level of experience
• Major - One hour per level level of experience

Attacks: Uses Two melee attacks/actions to create a force field cube or to deactivate it, plus an additional melee attack/action to activate or deactivate the temporal stasis energy.

Saving Throw: Those within the cube may save vs. the temporal stasis effect/energy. Those making the save vs. the temporal stasis energy are still reduced to half speed and suffer -4 to initiative while in the cube (see Temporal Stasis Energy Effects below). Those immune to the effects of temporal energy and time control powers do not need to make a saving throw and do not suffer from any penalties.

• Minor - Saving throw is 14 or better, P.E. bonuses to save vs. magic apply
• Major - Saving throw is 16 or better, P.E. bonuses to save vs. magic apply

Number of Cubes:

• Minor - Can create a single cube at level one, plus an additional cube at levels 4, 8 and 12
• Major - Can create a single cube at level one, plus an additional cube at levels 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15

Cube Strength:

• Minor - Force fields of the cube have a Natural A.R. of 16, requiring a 17 or better to do damage to the force fields, and S.D.C. equal to 5 per foot of the surface of the cube, with all S.D.C. having to be depleted in order to drop the force fields.
• Major - Force fields of the cube have a Natural A.R. of 19, requiring a 20 or better to do damage to the force fields, and S.D.C. equal to 30 per foot of the surface of the cube, with all S.D.C. having to be depleted in order to drop the force fields.

Cube Weight: Force field cubes can be lifted and moved, stacked, etc., by those with the strength to lift them. A force field cube weighs 30 pounds per cubic foot, plus the weight of the occupants of the cube.

Temporal Energy: The force field cube may be filled with temporal stasis energy, or not and simply be used as a force cage. If filled with temporal stasis energy, a saving throw must be made to avoid having time stopped for anyone within the cube, rendering anyone not immune to the effects of temporal anomalies and time manipulation inert and motionless. If the force fields are broken while someone is under the effects of the temporal stasis energy, the destruction of the cube will release the temporal stasis energy and cause it to dissipate within 1d4 melee rounds. Once free, those still in the area where the energy has not yet dissipated, and those passing through it, will be reduced to half speed and suffer -4 to initiative. GMs may determine any other penalties to combat due to the temporal energy slowing weapon strikes and combat moves. Projectile weapons will not work at all within the temporal energy field.

Other Notes: If the character elects not to fill the force field cube with temporal energy, the available oxygen supply is the equivalent of one half hour per cubic foot of the cube for a single occupant, with said oxygen becoming less and less with a greater number of occupants. Size of the cube must be set when the cube is created and cannot be changed once erected. The number of occupants per force field cube is limited only the cube size.