Copyright (c) 1996 by Chad Underkoffler <102512.1310@compuserve.com>

Cosmic Force (Special / Mental or Will <see below>)    LC:15

	[FOOTNOTES appear at the end of this post in <x> format.]

Theoretically, you can do *anything*!  Cosmic Force (or CozF , for
brevity's sake) is just a vast pool of power able to be shaped to
the limits of your imagination.  Gamewise, it is sort of like a
modified GURPS Supers Power Group and a Gadget had a kid.  Your
power level in CozF tells you how many Stunts you can have; your
skill level in CozF  is the skill level you will use for *all* of
your Stunts.

Stunts:  A Stunt is when you use your CozF in the manner of (and
with the results of) another power.  Basically, you're buying that
mimicked power under the aegis of CozF.  For each level of CozF
Power, you can buy one Stunt.  So if Viridian Lamp has a CozF power
of 10, he can have up to 10 Stunts at character generation.  If
you don't have enough points to round out your starting stunts the
way you'd like, don't worry-- you may use *earned* Character Points
to purchase them later, as well as improve the Stunts you already
know, or for that matter, buying up your CozF skill or power.

You may maintain any number of Stunts (say, Cryokinesis, Create
Darkness, and the Dark Vision advantage).  However, you can activate
only one (1) Stunt per turn, at a penalty of -1 for each Stunt
currently in use, and  -3 for each Stunt requiring active concentration
(like Illusion or any of the Control [whichever] powers.  GM's
decision on what powers fit the bill for this penalty.  Attack
powers can't be maintained (except maybe a [whatever] Jet... your
call).

Any Enhancements or Limitations you purchase upon CozF affect not
only the cost of CozF, but also *all* of your Stunts, unless you
spend the points when buying that particular Stunt to remove a
Limitation or reduce the points to reflect the loss of an Enhancement.

Example: Ozone has CozF (x), only while drunk (-20%), and Hotshotted
(+30%), <2> giving him an overall +10% to the cost of CozF AND all
of his Stunts.  If he wanted to use his Lightning Bolt while sober,
he'd have to tack on a +20% Doesn't have to be drunk Enhancement.
If Ozone didn't want to be able to Hotshot his Surge power, he'd
take a -30% Unable to be Hotshotted Limitation.

You can also buy Enhancements and Limitations for an individual
Stunt, ie, to make your Laser Impaling, but that won't carry over
to your Flame Jet.  But then again, the Unreliable you added to
Laser to offset the cost of the Impaling won't affect it either.

SPECIAL ENHANCEMENT:  CozF skill is based from Will (or Fatigue,
or Hit points, any of the secondary stats, really) instead of IQ.
[+15%]
SPECIAL STUNT ENHANCEMENT:  Stunt doesn't count as "on" with regard
to maintenance. (No -1 penalty) [+5% to cost of *Stunt*, not CozF]
SPECIAL LIMITATION:  Stunt Exclusivity - Can only use one Stunt at
a time [-25%]
SPECIAL LIMITATION:  Energy Accounting Limit - Total increments of
powers and advantages used at one time cannot exceed CozF Power.
One level of a super power is an increment.  An advantage is an
increment. Each Level of a "leveled" Advantage (Super Flight,
Increased Density) counts as an increment.  ALL DR-- as long as
it's of one type-- counts as one increment. [The Red Shield-- who
has DR 30, Ablative DR (1 pt/min) 20, and Ablative DR 15 (1 pt/hr)--
is counted as having 3 increments.]  <3>   [-30%]

Example:  Fritz the Flying Flame Boy has CozF (12), Flame Jet (20),
Body of Fire x10, Flying, DR 20, and Costume.  Add all those up
together and you get [20 + 10 + 1+ 1+ 1 = ] 33 increments.  Not
gonna happen with a CozF (12)!  At any one time, Fritz could do a
Flame Jet (12) OR Fly and do a Flame Jet (11) OR Body of Fire x 2,
Flying, DR, Costume, and Flame Jet (5).

IMPORTANT GM NOTE: If a player sets up his CozF with all "unleveled"
advantage and tries to say that the CozF is Gadget-based, disallow
these two Limitations!  Otherwise, you're giving him a 25% or 30%
discount that doesn't limit him at all. <See BOB, at bottom of
file>

Remember, a player has to buy up his character's CozF power before
he can spend the points for a new Stunt.

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NOTES:

<1>  Arguably, you could do CozF inversely (?), as "you have power equal to your
[CozF Power Level], but must buy the Super Skills as Stunts."  However, that
seems to boost the CozF Super to new heights of ridiculousness unless CozF has a
LC of 50 or 75.  The way I have it set up, your proficiency remains the same,
but the potency of individual Stunts vary.  This alternate way has your strength
stable but with fluctuating degrees of aptitude.  Either works, I guess.

<2>  Hotshotted DR & Super Advantages should probably work in the following way,
reversing the Damage rules a bit:  Under Hotshot, 2 Fatigue gives you an extra
d6 of damage.  +3 is equal to an additional d6 of Damage (p B114, sidebar). So
give the character +3 DR for one turn when he Hotshots his DR to resist the
Thang's haymaker.  "Leveled" Super Advantages like Super Running, Body of Metal,
or Bouncing should probably get bumped up one level for 2 Fatigue. For
"unleveled" Super Advantages, I'd stick with increasing range, scope, duration,
and suchlike.  Be creative.  That makes Hotshot a purchased Extra Effort boost,
I guess, at a discount of one Fatigue and no skill minuses.  Or, you could just
follow what SUPERS has to say about Hotshot, that it's only for attack powers. 

<3> The Energy Accounting Limit is a real number cruncher in some ways, but it
allows you to do some cool Ultra Boy/ Spawn sorta things.  It's also handy for
keeping powergamers occupado, if you know what I mean.  Hand them a calculator
and let them go.

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SAMPLE CHARACTERS:
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John Doe, average guy aka "Viridian Lamp"

Cosmic Force- 10 (10); Based on Will (+15%), No effect on anything yellow (-10%)

[8 + 158]

STUNTS: 10 <all Stunts have the additional +5% from above>

66 = DR 20; Doesn't count as on for maintenance (+5%) 
89 = Ablative DR 15 (1 pt/min); Affects Others (+40%), Area Affect (+50%),
Increased Area 	x2 (+40%), Wall x2 (+60%) 
44 = Flight; Doesn't count as on 
63 = Super Flight x3 
120 = Vacuum Support (same enhances as Abl. DR, above; plus Doesn't count as on)
63 = Bind (10)
123 = Force Blast [generic LC 6 attack] (10); Hotshot (+30%), Cutting (+30%),
Impaling 	(+50%), Exclusivity (-10%) 
76 = TK [bought as single skill] (20); obvious bright green glow (-10%)
184 = Hyperflight (1 ly/day type, so 3 ly/day); Can't clearly navigate (-30%),
plus same 	enhances  as Vac Support and Abl. DR)
66 = Illusion (9); Animate & move (+40%)

<<SFX: The crushing attack can look like anything blunt (hammer, boxing glove,
etc); the cutting attack anything edged, the bind like a hand or manacles, a TK
lifting a car could be a construction crane or a whooping crane...  The shape
and appearance of VL's attacks are just window dressing, mostly.  Form follows
function here... It's also a great way for the player to earn those Character
Points... Artful (or comedic) special effects of the attacks should be worth
something.  Be wary, though... the Road to Heck is paved with glowing green
anvils falling from the sky.  If you've ever gamed with a Loony, you'll know
what I mean.]

SUBTOTAL COST = 894 !  Sheesh!

>>REMEMBER-- all Super skills are at Will level from the Enhancement on CozF, so
all skills here are 10 (John's *really* average!).<<

THE RING:  All these powers are John's because of the strange ring that dying
alien gave him.  Apply the Supergadget rules to the entire package.  It Can be
Stolen through stealth or trickery (-10%), is Unique (-25%), and it needs to be
Recharged every 24 hours (-5%).  Implement these additional Limitations on the
CozF power and voila!...

TOTAL PTS = 358 !  Much better!

>>NOTE:  An odd effect here is that, technically, you should roll for the
*gadget's* skill for CozF, thus half-bypassing the whole point.  Unless there's
an excellent character or game reason to have the skill come from the gadget,
I'd say drop that roll and just use the CozF skill as detailed above.<<

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Bob, the Mighty Munchkin; an attempt to break this power

Cosmic Power- [IQ] (20); Can only use one Stunt at a time (-25%0
[8 + 225]

STUNTS: 20  <All Stunts at -25% due to above>

105 = Immortality
30 = Vacuum Support
225 = Invulnerability to any Kinetic
113 =  Invulnerability to generic Psi
113 =  Invulnerability to generic Energy
75 =  Invulnerability to Magic
120 = Disintegrate (20)
30 = Flight
60 = Insubstantiality
53 = Morph (11)
30 = Morph Memory (20)

>>NOTE: Note only is Bob spending points like water, he also lacks enough
imagination to continue picking out his remaining 9 Stunts.<<

SUBTOTAL = 1187

THE BRACELET: Unique (-25%), Breakable [DR 15, 75 HP -- whatta weasel] & Not
Able to be Repaired (-30%), Can Be Hit @ -8 (-5%), Can Be Stolen w/ Contest of
DX & Wouldn't immediately work for taker (-15%) --> (-75%)

TOTAL = 297  Ouch!  

This is why I said if someone takes alot of Super Advantages but not alot of
Powers it can break the CozF idea.  Then again, one average hit with a Power 30
attack or Bob's own Power 20 Disintegrate will cause Bob to lose almost 300
Character Points in one second.