Steve Jackson Games - Site Navigation
Home General Info Follow Us Search Illuminator Store Forums What's New Other Games Ogre GURPS Munchkin Our Games: Home

Go Back   Steve Jackson Games Forums > Roleplaying > GURPS

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-15-2019, 01:20 PM   #11
lvalero
 
lvalero's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Madrid, Spain
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

I like very much your builds. However

1. I think I would need a "more verbose/detailed" version of the Code of honor. "Be loyal to the 9 virtues" seems too abstract for me

2. Instead of "Nuisance: limited by talent -5%" I would make "aura of courage" a leveled advantage with "Prerequisite: your level in Aura of Courage" can not exceed your talent level. And I would add "selective" so your enemies dont get the bonus.

Anyway. Good job!
__________________
"Imagination is more important than knowledge" Albert Einstein
lvalero is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 01:22 PM   #12
Anders
 
Anders's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

Quote:
Originally Posted by lvalero View Post
I like very much your builds. However

1. I think I would need a "more verbose/detailed" version of the Code of honor. "Be loyal to the 9 virtues" seems too abstract for me
That will be provided in the game.

Quote:
Originally Posted by lvalero View Post
2. Instead of "Nuisance: limited by talent -5%" I would make "aura of courage" a leveled advantage with "Prerequisite: your level in Aura of Courage" can not exceed your talent level. And I would add "selective" so your enemies dont get the bonus.

Anyway. Good job!
The "Selective" is an excellent suggestion. The other... hmm... there's not a huge difference in cost either way. Meditate upon this I shall.

Edit: The power could work in a DF game as well.
__________________
“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius
Anders is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 01:27 PM   #13
awesomenessofme1
 
Join Date: Mar 2016
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

Quote:
Originally Posted by Anders View Post
No one is seeing any egregious flaws in the builds?
Undying Champion should be [46]. You're supposed to round before summing the costs.
awesomenessofme1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 01:33 PM   #14
Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2
 
Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The deep dark haunted woods
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

Nice Arthurian thing going on here.

The Healing thing can fit in if it has a prerequisite of True Faith or one of the Divine power sources. Laying On Of Hands is a proof of divine favor, while all the rest could be considered training.
__________________
"When you talk about damage radius, even atomic weapons pale before that of an unfettered idiot in a position of power."
- Sam Starfall from the webcomic Freefall
Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 01:48 PM   #15
whswhs
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

Haven't done a detailed analysis yet. It was the healing ability that jumped out at me.
__________________
Bill Stoddard

I don't think we're in Oz any more.
whswhs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 01:49 PM   #16
whswhs
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mysterious Dark Lord v3.2 View Post
The Healing thing can fit in if it has a prerequisite of True Faith or one of the Divine power sources. Laying On Of Hands is a proof of divine favor, while all the rest could be considered training.
If it has a divine power source then it has different power modifier than chivalric powers. Not that I'd object to a knight ALSO having divine powers; I just think they should be defined as their own thing.
__________________
Bill Stoddard

I don't think we're in Oz any more.
whswhs is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 02:02 PM   #17
Refplace
 
Refplace's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Yukon, OK
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

You might get some inspiration from Chevaliers and Commanders in Pyramid #3/122
__________________
My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more!
My GURPS fan contribution and blog:
REFPLace GURPS Landing Page
My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items)
My GURPS Wiki entries
Refplace is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 02:04 PM   #18
Varyon
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

Quote:
Originally Posted by Anders View Post
No one is seeing any egregious flaws in the builds?
Aura of Courage has the issue that you frontload the cost, and once you’ve bought your talent up to 4+ levels its nuisance effect is no longer valid. It should probably be a leveled trait, with a note you cannot have more levels than you have levels of talent. It also has the issues that you need to “cast” it (using a maneuver), it can help enemies, and it continues to work for some time after those affected leave the area of effect. Those affected not needing to roll to get the benefit (as a beneficial affliction, normally they’d need to pass an HT+1 check to benefit), the aura not needing to be “cast,” and it only working on those who stay within the area of effect can probably all be considered to be a wash, but avoiding affecting enemies calls for Selective Area +20%. This would put level 1 at [20] (after rounding up from [19.5]), and each additional level would be [+2].
__________________
GURPS Overhaul
Varyon is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 02:21 PM   #19
jason taylor
 
jason taylor's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Portland, Oregon
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

It should have Obsessive Compulsion (Lord's Wife). This should be done in a Courtly Love manner with all sorts of nonsense about her "cruelty" and "mockery" and the miserable things she requires of him.
__________________
"The navy could probably win a war without coffee but would prefer not to try"-Samuel Eliot Morrison
jason taylor is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-15-2019, 03:04 PM   #20
johndallman
Night Watchman
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Cambridge, UK
Default Re: [Powers] Chivalry

I'd definitely recommend getting a copy of the Pendragon RPG. It goes into knightly virtues and behaviour in some detail, which will allow more variation in your knights' personalities.
johndallman is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
fantasy, powers

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Fnords are Off
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:47 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.