Hi we're holding a who's got the power cosmic scenario at our venue this weekend, and just wanted to ask about the team ability itself...
It says the char's abilities cant be countered, so exactly as of the rules what does counter an ability?
outwit is the first to come to mind, but how about exploit weakness or psychic blast???
pulsewave???
how about you turning off your own characters optional abilities for some reason??? (like stealth to get perplexed or something)

thanks in advance

Whew...I almost don't wanna take this one...heheh =) It's a little above my head, since I've only played the scenario once, and this stuff didn't really come up! hehe

Basically, you can't outwit someone with the power cosmic. I don't think Exploit Weakness counts as "countering", since it doesn't disable the power, it just goes straight through it. Also, Pulse Wave ignores rather than counters, so I believe it's okay as well (Even the Big G is susceptible to it, from what I understand). Same goes for Psychic Blast. Only the Big G is immune to it.

I hope that's right, anyway...anyone wanna back me up/correct me? =)

Unless I'm agregiously wrong (which happens on rare occasions) I must say that RadicalX is correct on all accounts. Also, powers may be "turned off" if the Power Cosmic figure is Mind Controlled.

Well, I based what I said on the Galactus rules. It refers to him having the Power Cosmic, with the same stipulations, and separately gives rules for Exploit Weakness and Psychic Blast (and a host of others he's immune to!). =)

RX is pretty much correct in all regards, but I'll add this info to the mix:

As of right now, there is only 1 thing that counters powers: Outwit.

PW does indeed ignore powers, which, as per the Universe Glossary, is different than countering powers.

PB and EW simply state that damage from these attacks cannot be reduced. They do NOT counter or ignore anything.

Voluntarily 'turning off' powers is considered cancelling said powers.

(Note: all terms in itallics are defined in the Universe Glossary.) Hope this helps...

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Thanks everyone, this clarifies everything around the Cosmic Power TA and that nasty boy, Chrome Silver Surfer.