SFX as a power set?

[pksullivan]

If he takes less damage from attacks he absorbs, that's Durability.

You could also just give him low dice in powers he would regularly use, and give him a Limit that shuts them down when he doesn't have any energy to absorb.

Or potentially a resistance power.

[Legate]

I know this is rather later, but it occurred to me that a reskin of the Conscious Activation limit would fit your theme if you changed the wording to say that your chaacter can't use his powers until he absorbs an attack.

[General_Tojo]

I know this is rather later, but it occurred to me that a reskin of the Conscious Activation limit would fit your theme if you changed the wording to say that your chaacter can't use his powers until he absorbs an attack.

I was thinking something similar. How about the following (based on what chaosnet posted before)?

(Edit: Much better version based on input, in another comment below: http://www.margaretweis.com/mwp_forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1135&p=13825#p13825, but I will leave this here for those following the discussion.)

ENERGY ABSORPTION
Energy Blast d8, Enhanced Durability d8, Enhance Strength d8, Enhanced Speed d8
SFX: "I can Absorb it..." On a successful reaction against an energy attack, convert your opponent’s effect die into an Energy Absorption stunt or step back any Physical Stress by the effect die. Spend 1 PP to use this stunt if your opponent’s action succeeds.
SFX: "I can Redirect it..." On a reaction against a energy attack, inflict physical Stress with your effect die at no PP cost or spend a PP to step it up by +1.
Limit: "Too...much...energy..." Change any Energy Absorption power into a complication and gain 1 PP. Activate an opportunity or remove the complication to recover the power.
Limit: Energy Activation. If you have not been the target of an energy attack or taken stress or trauma from energy since your last action, shutdown Energy Absorption. Recover Energy Absorption when you are the target of an energy attack action (before your reaction) or when you take stress or trauma from energy.
Limit: Energy Dependent Powers. You may not include any Energy Absorption power in an attack action unless the dice pool also includes an Energy Absorption stunt.

[EldritchFire]

I know this is rather later, but it occurred to me that a reskin of the Conscious Activation limit would fit your theme if you changed the wording to say that your chaacter can't use his powers until he absorbs an attack.

I was thinking something similar. How about the following (based on what chaosnet posted before)?

ENERGY ABSORPTION
Energy Blast d8, Enhanced Durability d8, Enhance Strength d8, Enhanced Speed d8
SFX: "I can Absorb it..." On a successful reaction against an energy attack, convert your opponent’s effect die into an Energy Absorption stunt or step back any Physical Stress by the effect die. Spend 1 PP to use this stunt if your opponent’s action succeeds.
SFX: "I can Redirect it..." On a reaction against a energy attack, inflict physical Stress with your effect die at no PP cost or spend a PP to step it up by +1.
Limit: "Too...much...energy..." Change any Energy Absorption power into a complication and gain 1 PP. Activate an opportunity or remove the complication to recover the power.
Limit: Energy Activation. If you have not been the target of an energy attack or taken stress or trauma from energy since your last action, shutdown Energy Absorption. Recover Energy Absorption when you are the target of an energy attack action (before your reaction) or when you take stress or trauma from energy.
Limit: Energy Dependent Powers. You may not include any Energy Absorption power in an attack action unless the dice pool also includes an Energy Absorption stunt.

Those last two limits are horridly strict. If you've been attacked by an energy attack, you still need to spend a PP to use a power? Eek.

Maybe just a "shutdown entire power set when…" with a reactivation of energy absorption or something. Perhaps having lower rated powers with a SFX that let's you absorb energy attacks to step up certain powers.

-EF

[Mystrich]

There's a couple ways to do it. One would be to include Mimic as a power and instead create "Energy Absorbed" Asset.

Or if you go with a fleshed out power set, then I'd just reword the above:

Energy Dependant: Begin the scene with Energy Blast/(all except Resistance) shut down and gain 1 PP*. Instead of stunting, when activating Energy Absorption, you may turn these powers on.

*This would imply him generating energy before hand.

[General_Tojo]

Those last two limits are horridly strict. If you've been attacked by an energy attack, you still need to spend a PP to use a power? Eek.

This is a very valid point. I was trying to stick very closely with the OP's strict parameters, but that does suck in play. Some version of Mystrich's solution would likely be better:

Energy Dependant: Begin the scene with Energy Blast/(all except Resistance) shut down and gain 1 PP*. Instead of stunting, when activating Energy Absorption, you may turn these powers on.

In fact, with a version of the above, the simplest solution is probably just two power sets that affect each other.

Power Sets:
ENERGY ABSORPTION
Enhanced Durability d8
SFX: "I can Absorb it..." On a successful reaction against an energy attack, convert your opponent’s effect die into an Energy Redirection stunt or step back any Physical Stress by the effect die. Spend 1 PP to use this stunt if your opponent’s action succeeds.
Limit: Energy Dependent. Energy Absorption can only be used when reacting to an energy attack.

ENERGY REDIRECTION
Energy Blast d8, Enhanced Durability d8, Enhance Strength d8, Enhanced Speed d8
SFX: "I can Redirect it..." On a reaction against a energy attack, inflict physical Stress with your effect die at no PP cost or spend a PP to step it up by +1.
Limit: Energy Activation. Shutdown Energy Redirection and earn 1 PP. Recover when you use your Energy Absorption power set.

I am pretty sure this is better than what I did before in just about every way, especially since the actual ability to absorb energy should not really shut down.