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martinl · 11-05-2018, 02:37 PM

It looks like what you want is more along the lines of improved defaults than combat talent specifically. Something like this, maybe?

Combat Basics: This represents broad-based training and/or experience in the "basics" of fighting. You can use any combat skill your martial arts style regularly uses as if you had spent 1 CP on the skill. [1] for 5 or fewer skills, [2] for more. For double this cost, you can add another virtual CP. For higher skill than that, buy the skill the normal way. Requires either combat reflexes, a martial arts style, or explicit GM approval for "broad martial experience or training."

I suspect you'd see a lot of PCs with this instead of the traditional (in my group) 1 CP in a close combat backup weapon as it is unambiguously better than that. If that bothers you increase costs by 1 to [2] and [3] - more than that and it will be rare in PCs.

11-05-2018, 02:37 PM	#5
martinl Join Date: Jan 2006	Re: Would you like a Melee Fighting Talent? It looks like what you want is more along the lines of improved defaults than combat talent specifically. Something like this, maybe? Combat Basics: This represents broad-based training and/or experience in the "basics" of fighting. You can use any combat skill your martial arts style regularly uses as if you had spent 1 CP on the skill. [1] for 5 or fewer skills, [2] for more. For double this cost, you can add another virtual CP. For higher skill than that, buy the skill the normal way. Requires either combat reflexes, a martial arts style, or explicit GM approval for "broad martial experience or training." I suspect you'd see a lot of PCs with this instead of the traditional (in my group) 1 CP in a close combat backup weapon as it is unambiguously better than that. If that bothers you increase costs by 1 to [2] and [3] - more than that and it will be rare in PCs.