Demolitions (U) (INT)
This skill can’t be used untrained.
A skilled hero has a working knowledge of handling explosives, using primers and timing devices, and placing charges for maximum effect.
Setting Charges
Setting a prepared charge can be a simple activity. A Failure means the device is a dud; a Critical Failure can result in premature detonation.
Concealing Charges
Requires a complex skill check. Success makes the charge harder to spot, providing a penalty to an opponent’s Awareness check:
- Marginal: +1 penalty
- Ordinary: +2 penalty
- Good: +3 penalty
- Amazing: +4 penalty
Vulnerable Placement
Successfully completing a complex skill check of Good complexity improves damage by one grade; Amazing complexity improves it by two grades.