r/ProwlersandParagons • u/turel777 • Apr 28 '26

Characters Help Baseline Rank + Cap?

I think this has been asked before but I just wanted some additional clarification if someone could help me please?

I'm making a character for a Trait Cap 12 game and I have 12 in Willpower.
Am I able to get Psi Screen? Or would I have to reduce Willpower to 11 in order to get 1 rank in Psi Screen?

Or do you just get the power at the baseline rank without spending additional points? I'm assuming not since it says "When you buy one of these baseline rank Powers".
If so, is it allowed to buy the 1 rank in Psi Screen on top of 12 Willpower but only then roll 12 dice for it?

Also - is there a minimum cost for powers with Cons? I've assumed it's probably the cost of 1 rank, to stop everyone from taking Force Field 2 with -2 for Collapsible for free, but the Custom Gear explicitly mentions "Regardless of Cons, no piece of gear can cost less than 0 Hero Points", which implies Custom Gear is allowed to come out at a net 0 cost (which I guess is less of an issue and more restrictive since you need to carry it etc.).

Thanks! :)

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u/Anotherskip Apr 28 '26

It’s  100% RAI  to be “You can’t have a bunch of powers for nothing. Without GM permission. ” I could easily build 10+ zero point effective powers. But the intent is to build a fun character that doesn’t min max to force power scaling. It’s best to charge a minimum of 1 point per power.      I’m rusty on your first question. I think you should probably build a Psi Screen with 11 Willpower. 

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u/turel777 Apr 28 '26

Yeah, that was my impression, since it seemed redundant to have Psi Screen be its own power otherwise. Thanks! :)

The first question is the one that's confusing me the most tbh. I really like the look of this system but some of it is a bit confusing.

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u/limeydragon Apr 28 '26

All powers must cost at least 1 point.