Quickie question

[benkobi]

Long time palladium fan, first time poster.

Just a quick question about HU2 robot strength....I've looked around but haven't seen an answer for it...

in the robotics section concerning buying increased strength, I think that it states that robot strength is considered "superhuman", but in the example given for the 50 ft tall robot, it gives an example damage of 2d4x10 for a punch, which would correspond to "supernatural" strength of over 51. I've looked the book up and down for other references, but I'm at a loss. Is the example wrong, or is the text wrong? Superhuman or supernatural for robots?

thanks!

[csyphrett]

PS is super human for either a max 30 for human sized robots, or double the height. So a 50 foot robot has a strength of a hundred. that's where the +85 comes from. I think the 2d4 x 10 comes from the size of the fist.

CES

[benkobi]

So, say a human sized robot with 30 ps would do normal human punching damage +15? I got it. I couldn't find references to the "size of the fist" factor, and didn't know if that 2d4x10 was coming from the strength or from the robot itself. I think I'll just stick to superhuman strength references and normal human punching damage. Thanks!

[acreRake]

I just use the supernatural damages/lifting for robots and call it good (or sometimes: sweet).

[ZEN]

I use super human strength for man sized (or near enough) 'bots and bump it up to supernatural strength for the really big 'bots.. however, some of my NPC robots have had supernatural strength because they are advanced military or alien technology.

[Tinker Dragoon]

in the robotics section concerning buying increased strength, I think that it states that robot strength is considered "superhuman", but in the example given for the 50 ft tall robot, it gives an example damage of 2d4x10 for a punch, which would correspond to "supernatural" strength of over 51. I've looked the book up and down for other references, but I'm at a loss. Is the example wrong, or is the text wrong? Superhuman or supernatural for robots?

The example is a misprint. In an earlier version of the manuscript, Superhuman and Supernatural Strength were the same thing. They were later separated into two discrete powers, but that part in the robot section was not corrected to fit the new edit.

If desired, the listed damage may be retained simply because the robot in question is so big, but it technically should just be standard punch damage with a +85 bonus.

[KillWatch]

that whole scale needs to the way of a dirty diaper