Thread: M&M 3rd ed. Base Movement Speed
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SeeleyOne
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Old February 23rd, 2014, 09:55 AM
The first problem is that the Shrink power does not actually change the speed, Size does. They figured that it was already doing it, so that is fine. So it is not really a problem.

The second problem is that the Speed power does not actually change the base movement speed either. It has its own effect that is totally independent of anything else on the character sheet. The power description is "You can move faster than normal. You have a ground speed rank equal to your effect rank. This also improves all forms of movement based on ground speed." I emphasize that last sentence, as it is patently false in regards to Hero Lab. If you have a character with Growth or Shrinking, while that changes the Base Movement Speed, the levels of Speed are not affecting that value. So a character with Shrinking can get a massive speed boost with a single point in Speed, as it ignores the penalty and then gives a bonus on top of that.

For this to work properly there needs to be a Base Movement Rate value. This value is modified by Speed, Growth, and Shrinking.

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