[Hero] Mental attacks question

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If you put the area effect advantage on a mental (ego-based) attack power,
does it attack all targets as if they were ECV 3, regardless of their actual
ego, because you're attacking a hex not a person?


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David Meadows wrote:
> If you put the area effect advantage on a mental (ego-based) attack power,
> does it attack all targets as if they were ECV 3, regardless of their actual
> ego, because you're attacking a hex not a person?
>
>


From the 5th Edition FAQ. It's not in the 5th Edition Revised FAQ, so I
guess it's been incorporated into that rule book.

Q: How do Area Of Effect Mental Powers work?

A: Area Of Effect Mental Powers are targeted using OECV against DECV 3.
A character does not need to have Line Of Sight on all possible targets
in the Area Of Effect to affect them; he need only have LOS on the
target point of the area.
In the case of Mental Powers which require a specific
command or description of effect from the mentalist, such as Mind
Control or Mental Illusions, the command or effect must be the same for
everyone in the Area Of Effect — the mentalist cannot attack one agent
with an illusion of a dragon, while attacking the agent next to him with
the illusion of Mechanon. At the GM’s option, the mentalist can be
allowed to vary his command or effect if he buys his Area Of Effect as
Selective.

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On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:56:39 -0000, "David Meadows"
<david@no.spam.here.uk> wrote:

>If you put the area effect advantage on a mental (ego-based) attack power,
>does it attack all targets as if they were ECV 3, regardless of their actual
>ego, because you're attacking a hex not a person?
>

I wouldn't say so.