How should i determine the speed of KE feats

[D.bunk01]

Like for example, if a charecter has the ability to fight at lightning speeds, and a large attack like a rock is thrown at a relative speed to the character, would you use lightning speeds for the rock when calculating the KE or is it better to calculate based on the distance from the two characters and then apply a standardized time frame like 1 second.

 

[KLOL506]

As per our KE rules:

• Kinetic Energy based on Movement Speed is case by case: Fiction often treats the speed with which a character can move himself as unrelated to their attack power. As such feats like just running or carrying a small object, like another character, should only be used if the fiction has made clear that the speed of the movement correlates to the character's power or if the character uses the fast moving object to attack. Calculating the energy necessary for moving large structures at great speeds, using the speed things move as a secondary effect of an attack, throwing objects at great speeds etc. are all acceptable methods of quantifying a characters power regardless.

 

[D.bunk01]

As per our KE rules:

• Kinetic Energy based on Movement Speed is case by case: Fiction often treats the speed with which a character can move himself as unrelated to their attack power. As such feats like just running or carrying a small object, like another character, should only be used if the fiction has made clear that the speed of the movement correlates to the character's power or if the character uses the fast moving object to attack. Calculating the energy necessary for moving large structures at great speeds, using the speed things move as a secondary effect of an attack, throwing objects at great speeds etc. are all acceptable methods of quantifying a characters power regardless.

So i shouldn't use lightning speed unless its made clear the energy of the attack is dependent on the speed.

 

[KLOL506]

So i shouldn't use lightning speed unless its made clear the energy of the attack is dependent on the speed.

The speed itself is fine to use for, well... speed, obviously.

It's using it for AP that becomes problematic if there are no statements like "He punched with the speed and force of a lightning bolt" or if "Him increasing his speed increased his kinetic energy as well" or unless the verse blatantly abides by the formula of KE like in Fire Force or the laws of relativity like in DC Comics.