Active Effect for Powers that use another attribute’s defense scores

[Penumbra113]

I was setting up powers and couldn’t figure out the property name for using the attribute defense score from another attribute.

An example is Integrity where you use the Logic defense score for Ego attacks.

I tried Override change mode and the effect value system.abilities.logic.defenseBonus and system.abilities.logic.defense but neither worked.

Is this a possible active effect or am I using the wrong property names?

[jalensailin]

So I think you may be misreading Integrity. It seems like the power lets you use Logic defense against incoming Ego attacks, not that it let's you substitute your Logic defense score in place of Ego attacks. Currently there is no automation concerning target numbers, so you would simply tell your GM that you have Integrity, and that the incoming attack is against your Logic defense, with the corresponding TN.

[Penumbra113]

An example is Night Nurse in the CRB page 216. She has Integrity and has Ego (0) and Logic (3) but her defense scores for both is 13. I also checked Demiplane on how this is implemented and it looks like it also changes the defense score.

As you noted as TN is not implemented, it doesn’t have a mechanical effect but it can difficult to keep track of this power as a GM if you have to check for Integrity, Evasion, etc.

[fougerec]

An example is Night Nurse in the CRB page 216. She has Integrity and has Ego (0) and Logic (3) but her defense scores for both is 13. I also checked Demiplane on how this is implemented and it looks like it also changes the defense score.

As you noted as TN is not implemented, it doesn’t have a mechanical effect but it can difficult to keep track of this power as a GM if you have to check for Integrity, Evasion, etc.

It's also how it's implemented for characters with Brawling or Evasion. There's a weird disconnect about what is an attack as there are some powers that call out "Make a roll against X defense" but are they still attacks? That's a rules thing though and not a foundry system thing.