Mark Skarr Wrote:ETA:Looks interesting. You're right that Mass Conservation and Retains Shape may not necessarily be proper for inclusion, as some of Doug's forms may break those limitations (the one that turns him into a giant living balloon definitely does).
Morph (Unlimited +50%, Improvised Forms +100%, Cannot Memorize Forms (must always have song) -50%, Mass Conservation -20%, Retains Shape -20%, [Not so sure about those last two], Magical -10%, Trigger (Resonnating Song; Common) -20%; Cosmic +50%; Always On (Effects are dangerous; Mitigator: non-resonnating song) -16%; Reduced Time 5 +100%) [264]
ETA2: Or [80] if you're using Multiplicative Modifier like I do.
I'm also not certain of the appropriateness of the Cannot Memorize Forms limitation. A character with Morph can normally retain a number of forms equal to their IQ. Cannot Memorize Forms limits them to a single form at a time. Changing into a new form requires them to forget how to assume their previously known form. Doug's list of power songs is well above his IQ, so I'd say that he has an advantage there rather than a disadvantage (perhaps another Cosmic enhancement?).
Other modifications that I'd suggest:
Tweak Trigger into a new limitation called Involuntary Trigger -25% to indicate that exposure to a power song automatically changes Doug. As written, I believe that being exposed to a Trigger merely allows you to activate an ability rather than forcing you to use it.
You're also forgetting that each individual 'racial' template can only be used once per day. I'd probably peg that at -10%.
Since Doug has indicated that using power songs can be tiring, two levels of Costs Fatigue would probably be appropriate (two fatigue for the first minute of use, one fatigue for each additional minute. Even his longest songs can be played without causing him to drop from low fatigue).
The fact that learning new templates likely requires Doug to succeed on an Ultra Power check would also probably count as a limitation (given how often the experimentation process seems to misfire, I'd consider it to be a moderate limitation).
After that, you simply have to determine the cost of Doug's most expensive 'template' and add it to the base cost of Morph for the final cost. This is still likely to be lower than the cost of buying his power as Modular Abilities, as even a -80% price reduction means paying twice the cost of the most expensive power template.
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