Attack Potency of Natural Lightning Revision

[Sir_Ovens]

It has come to my attention that the attack potency of natural lightning is 1.6 billion joules, which isn't 8-C+. The issue now is that some of our profiles on the wiki scale to the old calculation, which was 5 billion joules.

I suggest we change any and all profiles that have used the old calculation to 8-C just to be accurate.

 

[Jackythejack]

Seems right. Found it odd when I was doing the math.

 

[Antvasima]

This seems fine to me. You will need to find the inaccurately scaled profiles though, which is easier said than done.

 

[Antvasima]

On second though, if you can find the old calculation, and then use the "What links here" option, that should be a big help.

 

[WeeklyBattles]

We actually stopped using lightning as an 8-C durability feat in general a long time ago, something to do with people getting struck by a bolt of lightning not tanking the full energy that the bolt produces

 

[Antvasima]

Yes, but I think that we still use it for attack potency.

 

[KLOL506]

I think in those cases the humans are on the ground and not in mid-air.

 

[Antvasima]

What do you mean?

 

[Sir_Ovens]

We actually stopped using lightning as an 8-C durability feat in general a long time ago, something to do with people getting struck by a bolt of lightning not tanking the full energy that the bolt produces

I'm talking about characters who use natural lightning as a means of attack. They would get the full AP of the lightning.

 

[KLOL506]

What do you mean?

I mean that those people are usually standing on the ground and not in mid-air to take the full bolt, and the bolt's already travelled too far to make any meaningful damage. And last I remember wet and bruised skin has less electrical resistance.

What about bolts that are taken at arm's length tho? Like Volgin, for example, who actually uses electricity as a means to attack?

 

[KLOL506]

Also the 5 billion joules comes from this

 

[Antvasima]

Okay. Noted.

 

[Spinosaurus75DinosaurFan]

Why do we no longer use 5 billion joules? Was there a revision?

 

[Antvasima]

I think that DontTalkDT checked it up.

 

[Spinosaurus75DinosaurFan]

So lightning should be rated as just Building level now?

 

[Antvasima]

Yes, but we should generally not scale durability to withstanding it, since it mostly passes right through a body. It does not transit its entire energy.

 

[Antvasima]

See here: Lightning Feats