SDC gained from powers and healing...

[SpiritInterface]

In the last game session the question about how does powers like psychic healing or other powers that increases the targets healing rate effect powers like APS Metal and the additional SDC that they give.

It came up that our hero would need 25-30 hours to recover SDC he lost and it was asked if a person with psychic enhanced healing could cut that time in half.

[Ranger]

what do the rules state?

[Glistam]

To start, make sure you're aware that Alter Physical Structure: Metal regenerates damage to the altered form at a rate of 4D6 S.D.C. per 10 minutes - that's from the official Heroes Unlimited Second Edition errata. This errata is available online and is listed in pages 16-17 of the Heroes Unlimited Game Master's Guide.

Spoiler:

Clarification: Recovery of S.D.C. for Alter Physical Structure Powers. The extra S.D.C. provided by any of the Alter Physical Structure abilities recovers much more quickly than normal S.D.C.; roughly 4D6 S.D.C. points per every 10 minutes!
This impressive rate of recovery applies only to those special S.D.C. gained from the altered state (metal, rock, ice, etc.). Ordinary physical S.D.C. and Hit Points recover at the normal rate for humans.

In answer to the question though, page 74 of the Heroes Unlimited Second Edition has a note about combining healing powers. Though it only specifically applies to the three super powers powers that provided increased healing at the time of publication, it can be extrapolated to apply to other healing abilities as well, since two of those healing powers use similar wording as the Psionic power in question, and seem to have similar effect.

Spoiler:

...the accelerated healing rates are not cumulative. Only the best/fastest healing rate is used, but it is increased by two points.

Based on that, by using the psychic ability of Increased Healing the recovery of S.D.C. for A.P.S.: Metal would increase from 4D6 every 10 minutes to 4D6+2 every 10 minutes. A helpful boost, but hardly the extra impressive doubling that one hopes for.

[Ranger]

To start, make sure you're aware that Alter Physical Structure: Metal regenerates damage to the altered form at a rate of 4D6 S.D.C. per 10 minutes - that's from the official Heroes Unlimited Second Edition errata. This errata is available online and is listed in pages 16-17 of the Heroes Unlimited Game Master's Guide.

Spoiler:

Clarification: Recovery of S.D.C. for Alter Physical Structure Powers. The extra S.D.C. provided by any of the Alter Physical Structure abilities recovers much more quickly than normal S.D.C.; roughly 4D6 S.D.C. points per every 10 minutes!
This impressive rate of recovery applies only to those special S.D.C. gained from the altered state (metal, rock, ice, etc.). Ordinary physical S.D.C. and Hit Points recover at the normal rate for humans.

In answer to the question though, page 74 of the Heroes Unlimited Second Edition has a note about combining healing powers. Though it only specifically applies to the three super powers powers that provided increased healing at the time of publication, it can be extrapolated to apply to other healing abilities as well, since two of those healing powers use similar wording as the Psionic power in question, and seem to have similar effect.

Spoiler:

...the accelerated healing rates are not cumulative. Only the best/fastest healing rate is used, but it is increased by two points.

Based on that, by using the psychic ability of Increased Healing the recovery of S.D.C. for A.P.S.: Metal would increase from 4D6 every 10 minutes to 4D6+2 every 10 minutes. A helpful boost, but hardly the extra impressive doubling that one hopes for.

Love the rules...start there for the answer and move forward.

Depending on the GM, you COULD make a case for further increased healing, but you better be able to make a good case.