ICONS: Pay-to-Play Determination  In the ICONS rules, starting
Determination value is figured from a base of 6, minus 1 per
power the character has, with abilities above level 6 counting
as powers. So a hero with three powers and an ability of 8 (for
example), has a starting Determination of 2. This is intended to
benefit those heroes who have fewer powers and superhuman
abilities, giving them the options inherent in more starting
Determination.  In this variant, rather than paying “up-front”
for the value of powers and high-level abilities, all characters
start each story with the same amount of Determination—the base
6 points—which they can spend as desired, but players have to
spend a point of Determination the first time they use a
particular power or ability with a level higher than 6 in each
story. This Determination has no benefit other than “activating”
that ability and making it accessible. Thus the characters “pay”
for the capabilities they use, but are not “charged” for the
ones that they do not. T