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Questions about Scan?

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Yeah, I know. I’m asking a lot of questions. :) It’s just that I’ve been playing with the rules a lot this past week, and stuff has come up. Anyway, I have a question about Scan.

The first sentence of the power description reads: “You have the ability to detect the presence of a certain thing, or you can examine something and identify its basic components, energy output, etc.” Reading this doesn’t suggest that I have to specify a particular thing that I scan for when I purchase the power. It seems like the power automatically grants my character the power of a Star Trek tricorder. Basically, I can scan for or analyze anything. I just have to specify what I’m scanning for when I actually try to scan for it. Is this right?

IF this is right, designing a power that scans for something more particular is worth a Limitation, right?

Would this be a legitimate power?

Mind Scan: Scan 5 (Limitation: only to search for minds), 4 pts.

Again – thanks in advance for your thoughts.

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Post by BASHMAN »

Yes- it IS just like a Star Trek tricorder.

The Mind Scan thing... depends. It might also be like a Cosmic level of Telepathy. If you can sense their thoughts, feelings, etc.
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