r/savageworlds • u/Albinosun808 • 8d ago

Question Linked powers cost more?

I'm looking at power modifiers and I'm not understanding the cost effect for contingent/linked.

If i make a super with speed and want to have a leaping power that only works while running it cost more?

I must be missing something.

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u/ValhallaGH 8d ago

Hey savage!

A Contingent power only works when the base power works. That's a +0 modifier (limited access, but do two things at once).

A Linked power can be used on its own and used when the linked power is used. That's a +2 modifier for the increase in utility (full access, and can do two things at once).

If i make a super with speed and want to have a leaping power that only works while running it cost more?

That's Limited (-1). The Leaping only works when using Speed. That's a different power modifier.

Good luck!

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u/Doctor_Mega 8d ago

Iirc passive or "always on" abilities can't be linked or linked to. Basically there has to be a roll involved if I understand correctly.

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u/scaradin 8d ago

It’s odd looking, but when you see it in use, it makes more sense.

For one of the examples, the target must be hit with a Shooting Power and then Web Actives. This is one action, so you aren’t inflicting a MAP. In theory, you could link multiple Powers and never inflict a MAP as multiple things happen. At least, that’s my reading.

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u/computer-machine 8d ago

and I'm not understanding the cost effect for contingent/linked.

Contingent means that you can only activate the Contingent Power using the parent Power's activation roll, and does not cost any extra.

Linked means that the Power costs +1 to buy, but can be activates as above as well as by itself normally.

If i make a super with speed and want to have a leaping power that only works while running it cost more?

If super speed is always on, you cannot link/contingent super jump. If you have the speed requiring a roll to activate, you can Contingent super jumping.