07-16-2012, 06:38 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Brazil
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Cunning folk talent question
I'm trying to understand why cunning folk (power up 3, p9 and horror 19) has both animal handling and veterinay on the skill, list. while "village sages" and alike problably wil take care of the local animals, i don't relise why this type of skill has in common with the others on skill list.
Anyone has a tip about it? regards GigaNERDs |
07-16-2012, 06:47 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Re: Cunning folk talent question
As I don't know the flavor text that goes with the talent I'm only guessing.
One otion the talent represents skills the person has been dealing with sences they were knee-high to a grasshoper that it is second nature to them. Another is it's the same link as psychology and physiology has under the model of biology dictates mental thought. |
07-16-2012, 09:25 PM | #3 |
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Re: Cunning folk talent question
If you're not a traditional sage or witch why do you have the Cunning Folk Talent?
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07-17-2012, 06:46 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Cunning folk talent question
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The question is, why does the talent have the two cited skills on his set? I cannot see the point of a talent cover Fortune-Telling, Herb Lore, etc aside Animal Handling and Veterinary. regards
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07-17-2012, 06:55 PM | #5 | |
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But really, it's hardly a secret that GURPS tends to be lenient with talents that don't encourage munchkinry. It's a rare player that's looking to minmax his Veterinarian and Weather Sense skills. |
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07-17-2012, 07:03 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Cunning folk talent question
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Similarly, getting animals to cooperate in difficult ways is vitally important, but somewhat arcane.
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07-17-2012, 07:18 PM | #7 |
Dog of Lysdexics
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Melbourne FL, Formerly Wellington NZ
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Re: Cunning folk talent question
No quite as prized? There is a reason they would risk minor children to stay out with the flock at night to watch for the scary preditors. Loose the flock or just prized animals would often mean the death of the family.
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07-17-2012, 08:12 PM | #8 |
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07-17-2012, 08:40 PM | #9 |
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Re: Cunning folk talent question
Ayup. You can always have more children if these die; they are likely to die anywise. You won't survive without the resources provided by those animals.
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07-17-2012, 08:58 PM | #10 |
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Cunning folk talent question
I recall a quotation from a woman in Cambodia whose family had received a buffalo from Heifer International. She said that they would be better off if her husband died than if the buffalo died, because the buffalo is essential to getting the crop in while the husband isn't.
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