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Here are some thoughts for additional features you can select at level 10:

* Choose one of your origin utility powers. You can use that power one additional time each encounter.
* Choose one of your ability scores. If it is lower than 16, raise it to 16. If it is 16 or higher, increase it by 2.
* You score a critical hit on an attack roll of 19 or 20.
* You never experience Alpha Flux as a result of rolling a 1.
* You never run out of ammo.

* Choose one of your origin utility powers. You can use that power one additional time each encounter.
I like it. I would even consider expanding it to "One free recharge of any encounter ability"

* Choose one of your ability scores. If it is lower than 16, raise it to 16. If it is 16 or higher, increase it by 2.
I really like this one. In fact, I think stat increases should be spread out amongst the levels. I'm thinking about how to do that.

* You score a critical hit on an attack roll of 19 or 20.
Pretty cool as it adds to the flavor and effect of two of the level rewards. 

* You never experience Alpha Flux as a result of rolling a 1.
Sometimes Alpha Flux can be a good thing. Maybe a choice here...

* You never run out of ammo.
Compared to the others available, I don't see anyone choosing this. I could be wrong.

Those are pretty nice.  I think infinite ammo would be pretty cool, especially if your origin uses some weapon attacks.

Crits on 19 or 20 seems overpowered.  That's twice as many crits, and at level 10 the crits are already pretty strong.  I could be wrong though.

 -- 77IM

Dec 27, 2010 -- 10:00AM, Delphmonk wrote:

* Choose one of your origin utility powers. You can use that power one additional time each encounter.
I like it. I would even consider expanding it to "One free recharge of any encounter ability"

* Choose one of your ability scores. If it is lower than 16, raise it to 16. If it is 16 or higher, increase it by 2.
I really like this one. In fact, I think stat increases should be spread out amongst the levels. I'm thinking about how to do that.

* You score a critical hit on an attack roll of 19 or 20.
Pretty cool as it adds to the flavor and effect of two of the level rewards. 

* You never experience Alpha Flux as a result of rolling a 1.
Sometimes Alpha Flux can be a good thing. Maybe a choice here...

* You never run out of ammo.
Compared to the others available, I don't see anyone choosing this. I could be wrong.

unlimeted ammo is overpowered, not an undisireable choice.

it is essentially making an encounter scaled power an at will. this is too much even at max level.

Apr 29, 2011 -- 4:53PM, battlemaster95 wrote:

unlimeted ammo is overpowered, not an undisireable choice.

it is essentially making an encounter scaled power an at will. this is too much even at max level.

I think it'd be more accurate to say that this effectively gives Str/Con characters a permanent +1.5 or +2 to their ranged weapon damage, and gives Dex/Int characters a permanent +1 to their ranged weapon attack.  (Those, of course, being the stat differences between ranged weapons and guns.)

This might still be overpowered; I can't really say.  It sounds a lot less crazy, though.

On the other features, I echo Delphmonk's comments: They are all extremely awesome, except for the "No alpha flux" one.

I think for the extended crit range, I would change that to 1/enc you can turn a natural 18 or 19 on the die roll to a natural 20... or something like that.

Dec 27, 2010 -- 8:40AM, Oraibi wrote:

Here are some thoughts for additional features you can select at level 10:

* Choose one of your origin utility powers. You can use that power one additional time each encounter.

Good. I like this one.

* Choose one of your ability scores. If it is lower than 16, raise it to 16. If it is 16 or higher, increase it by 2.

I like this one as well.

* You score a critical hit on an attack roll of 19 or 20.

I like this, but think that it should be an encounter power. Perhaps a new utility that can be increased by the first of this list.

* You never experience Alpha Flux as a result of rolling a 1.

I would prefer, instead, to allow a choice of undergoing Alpha Flux or rerolling the d20. If the reroll is greater than your level, you Alpha Flux otherwise you don't. This would allow for higher level characters to Flux less often or choose to refocus and go through the Flux.

In my house rules, I allow a player to spend their Second Wind to Alpha Flux or to end an Alpha Flux (mutations are permanent and Alpha Flux temporarily overwrites a character's permanent mutations until the next Extended Rest).

* You never run out of ammo.

Do not like.

I would instead allow for an "Elven Accuracy" on the Ammo Check which can only be done once for any given Check. I think that gives people a better chance of keeping ammo but provides a nice, high-powered boon to using guns.