Superhuman Strength?

[Stattick]

It's been far too long since I've written up a Palladium character, and I've gotten rusty. I'm writing up a HU2 character for a Rifts game. The HU2 character is considered to have "Superhuman" Strength when he has one of his powers activated. His PS is just 15, and doesn't go up when he activates his power. How does that translate into Rifts?

[Faceless Dude]

It's been far too long since I've written up a Palladium character, and I've gotten rusty. I'm writing up a HU2 character for a Rifts game. The HU2 character is considered to have "Superhuman" Strength when he has one of his powers activated. His PS is just 15, and doesn't go up when he activates his power. How does that translate into Rifts?

Superhuman Strength equates to Robotic Strength in Rifts.
Robotic strength of 15 would still do no mega-damage.
1d6 on a restrained punch
2d6 on a regular punch
4d6 on a power punch. All numbers are SDC.

[Stattick]

Thanks Dude.

[TechnoGothic]

SKRAYPERS will help you out best.

Superhuman PS raises your PS to 30 Rifts Supernatural.
+1 PS for every 5 points above PS 30.

Your HU2 Super with a Superhuman PS 15 would in Rifts convert his PS to Supernatural PS 30.

Knowing is half the battle

[Crucible]

Meh, I just keep it at PS 15 and call it supernatural. Have seen supernaturals with less than 30.

[Mercdog]

While Technogothic is technically correct on the rules, the entry in Skraypers does seem to assume that a character with Superhuman PS will have a minimum of 30 PS, and doesn't address the possibility of lower PS scores, so I would tend to agree with Crucible here.

As an aside, I tend to take the nature of the character into account with Superhuman PS. If they're still SDC/Hit Point Characters, I set them at "Augmented Strength", if they become MDC creatures, they have Supernatural Strength (with adjustments as listed in the Skrayper's powers conversion section if needed).

[Stattick]

Well, he'd be using Copy Physical Form, a major power from the HU2 basebook. It's sorta like a bunch of different APS powers rolled into one. He can become metal, stone, wood, etc. The AR is generally 1 less then the APS powers, and the SDC granted is just half, if I remember correctly. Unlike the beefier APS powers, it doesn't grant a bonus to PS when transformed, although his strength is now considered Superhuman.

[drewkitty ~..~]

It's been far too long since I've written up a Palladium character, and I've gotten rusty. I'm writing up a HU2 character for a Rifts game. The HU2 character is considered to have "Superhuman" Strength when he has one of his powers activated. His PS is just 15, and doesn't go up when he activates his power. How does that translate into Rifts?

In rifts SHPS is upgraded to SNPS.
So if the char has a SHPS of 15 then in rifts they will have a SNPS of 15.

[Faceless Dude]

It's been far too long since I've written up a Palladium character, and I've gotten rusty. I'm writing up a HU2 character for a Rifts game. The HU2 character is considered to have "Superhuman" Strength when he has one of his powers activated. His PS is just 15, and doesn't go up when he activates his power. How does that translate into Rifts?

In rifts SHPS is upgraded to SNPS.
So if the char has a SHPS of 15 then in rifts they will have a SNPS of 15.

Not to stick my head in the Kitty's mouth, but the Revised Conversion book lists the Robot strength chart on pg 9 as also the Superhuman Strength Table. as well under the power description for superhuman strength on pg 45 it says it should do damage as per robotic strength.

[drewkitty ~..~]

Okay, that is something that they must of changed between the two RCB1s that had not caught my attention before.

[TechnoGothic]

Yeah in the Revised BC1

Extraordinary PS = Augemented Rifts PS
Superhuman PS = Robotic Rifts PS
Supernatural PS = Rifts Supernatural PS

SKRAYPERS says ...
Extraordinary PS = Rifts Supernatural 20 PS, +1 PS for every +5 PS above 20.
Superhuman PS = Rifts Supernatural 30 PS, +1 PS for every +5 PS above 30.
Supernatural PS = Rifts Supernatural PS.