These are known as Power Stunts.įor example, a character with the Speed Power suddenly decides to run in a circle very fast, creating a whirlwind. There are some cases when a hero may use a Power in a way it was not originally intended to carry out a certain task.
Here's what it says on its first appearance in the Advanced Players' Book (p. Basically, it gives a formal way to extend a character's super-powers by paying a fairly hefty amount of Karma (quasi-experience awards) for a chance to do some previously undefined ability. The Marvel Super Heroes Advanced Game (i.e., the 2nd edition of the FASERIP rules in 1986), by Jeff Grubb, has a novel rule called 'Power Stunts'.
