Seems they are not working it like the PnP game.
Here is an example 30 str cost the guy 20 points.
Of his 250 points for his character, 144 was spent in attributes and 106 was spent in powers.
Pretty much, using the system ( the PnP system ) the base powers set could make anything from a chair to a dog, super hero to space ship. It was all defined in how the power creation was used.
Example here
