VPP: Sensor Pool w/ Megascale

[Badblade]

I am pulling my hair out trying to understand how the calculations were done in Star Hero to figure out the point costs of the VPP sensor pool and the naked megarange advantage.

 

pg 248 if it helps

 

46 points

sensor VPP 40 pool 40 control

OIF Bulky (-1), Only for Senses and Communication (-.25), Costs END (-.5)

 

85 points

Megascale (1 Active Point = 1 Light Year) (4.25) for any Sensor Pool Sense, OIF Bulky (-1)

 

 

Please feel free to explain in slow, step by step math

[Steve Long]

Re: VPP: Sensor Pool w/ Megascale

 

Sensor Pool: Pool cost = 40. Control Cost cost = 20/3.5 = 6 points. 40 + 6 = 46 points.

 

MegaScaling: The Control Cost = 20 points. 20 x 5.25 = 105. Since it's a naked Advantage, 105-20 = 85 points.

 

Now, it's certainly possible that some GMs would prefer to use the actual "Active Point" cost of 40 points, meaning the MegaScaling should cost 170 points. Nothing wrong with that approach at all. But given the nature of what's being simulated here I don't think it's that big a deal either way.