Just how scary do you want the Blue Demon?
One of the issues we face with the Blue Demon is the issue of scale.
The core scales, from Supers are I, D, C and M. Each one is, basically, a ten-fold increase to the previous one. For our IST game, I had my own scale. I called it I2, but just calling it IST-scale might work.
I-Scale supers are capped at 15d for innate attacks and DR 50 (amongst other things). A DR 60, 50 HP creature that regens 1 HP/sec is going to massacre I-scale supers. They have to roll above average, damage to just hurt it, giving it ample time to heal between attacks. Rocket attacks, however, would make short work of him. On the other hand 26d attacks, with wounding modifiers, will, as I said before, massacre I-Scale supers. If we aim for I-Scale, I’ll probably drop his damage to closer to their damage cap. After all, he’ll average 41 points through the toughest I-Scale super, and, with wounding modifiers, he could kill an average-ST/HP super in a single blow.
But, a D-Scale super, with attacks capped at 150d and 500 DR would make mince-meat out of the Blue Demon.
My “IST”-scale was capped at 30d for innate attacks and DR 100. And I mandated a minimum IT
R of /3. An average hit would get 45 points through its DR and make the mighty monster flinch. However, if the Blue Demon has ITR of /10, an average hit from a 30d attack will do 4 points of damage to it. Enough to peeve the thing off, but it will take a lot more hits to bring it down. Its 26d attacks would be, functionally, as effective as the Super’s attacks. It would be a difficult, annoying, fight for my IST Los Angeles team, but, they would be able to successfully defeat it. Without casualties, unless DarthViper3k critically fails more rolls . . . but, since he's in Idaho now, that isn't likely to happen.
With a Dodge of 10 (arguably, with it's PD from 3e, it would have a Dodge of 13!), it has a 50% chance to avoid any attack it can see coming. Against I-Scale supers, that could make the battle unwinnable. Against IST-scale supers, it would make it longer and harder.
One of the issues we face with the Blue Demon is the issue of scale.
The core scales, from Supers are I, D, C and M. Each one is, basically, a ten-fold increase to the previous one. For our IST game, I had my own scale. I called it I2, but just calling it IST-scale might work.
I-Scale supers are capped at 15d for innate attacks and DR 50 (amongst other things). A DR 60, 50 HP creature that regens 1 HP/sec is going to massacre I-scale supers. They have to roll above average, damage to just hurt it, giving it ample time to heal between attacks. Rocket attacks, however, would make short work of him. On the other hand 26d attacks, with wounding modifiers, will, as I said before, massacre I-Scale supers. If we aim for I-Scale, I’ll probably drop his damage to closer to their damage cap. After all, he’ll average 41 points through the toughest I-Scale super, and, with wounding modifiers, he could kill an average-ST/HP super in a single blow.
But, a D-Scale super, with attacks capped at 150d and 500 DR would make mince-meat out of the Blue Demon.
My “IST”-scale was capped at 30d for innate attacks and DR 100. And I mandated a minimum IT
R of /3. An average hit would get 45 points through its DR and make the mighty monster flinch. However, if the Blue Demon has ITR of /10, an average hit from a 30d attack will do 4 points of damage to it. Enough to peeve the thing off, but it will take a lot more hits to bring it down. Its 26d attacks would be, functionally, as effective as the Super’s attacks. It would be a difficult, annoying, fight for my IST Los Angeles team, but, they would be able to successfully defeat it. Without casualties, unless DarthViper3k critically fails more rolls . . . but, since he's in Idaho now, that isn't likely to happen.With a Dodge of 10 (arguably, with it's PD from 3e, it would have a Dodge of 13!), it has a 50% chance to avoid any attack it can see coming. Against I-Scale supers, that could make the battle unwinnable. Against IST-scale supers, it would make it longer and harder.