Marvel Super Hero's OoC Thread

[GM Marvel]

There wouldn't be any lasting effects.  Until James finds out what powers Johnny has he wouldn't have any reason to suspect anything.  Even if you did know that Johnny has Emotion Control you wouldn't necessarily know he used the power on you but you could make an educated guess.  For example, if Johnny told James to go steal a computer for him, afterward James would likely realize that stealing computers isn't something he would do.  But if Johnny asked you to go to the movies with him then it is less likely you would suspect he had put the whammy on you.

This could get Johnny into trouble.  For example, recently a student accused the mentalists in the group of mind controlling him even though there wasn't any evidence.  It was even more ridiculous because only Professor X (and maybe Psylocke) has mind control powers and they obviously wouldn't have used the power on him.  But a teen with Emotion control powers could get blamed for all sorts of mischief.  

I should also mention, that just like with Aurum's Telepathy, if someone has a high enough stat to resist then Johnny won't get any emotions from them unless he actively tries and even then it might not be possible.  Some people are disciplined enough with their thoughts that a casual scan won't pick up anything.  For Aurum I've said anyone with a Typical Psyche or lower is auto-scanned.  Empathy isn't as intrusive as Telepathy so I'm not going to worry too much about it because it's all about roleplaying.  But keep in mind that Empathy works like Telepathy.  It is very difficult to scan anyone who is +1cs higher in Intuition (Empathy) or Psyche (Telepathy) and requires a RED feat roll.  Anyone +2cs higher than your rank is pretty much impossible.