01-29-2017, 05:23 PM | #1 |
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[TS] Lack of psychological pressure and shots at people
On page 9 in the Non-Combat Bonuses box, Tactical Shooting says "Lack of psychological pressure gives a bonus, but never for shots at people".
What is the rationale for this rule? Why would psychological pressure hinder shots against other targets that much, but make no difference for shots against people? It even seems to insist that there should be no exceptions to that rule. |
01-29-2017, 05:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: [TS] Lack of psychological pressure and shots at people
For most neurotypical humans lethal violence against other humans is psychologically traumatic.
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01-29-2017, 05:30 PM | #3 | |
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Also there are multiple traits in GURPS with which it would probably not be psychologically traumatic. Callous for example. Last edited by Andreas; 01-29-2017 at 05:36 PM. |
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01-29-2017, 05:35 PM | #4 | ||
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The plinking rules are there to mainly resolve arguments about how much harder combat shooting is than range shooting, they aren't likely to actually be useful in most games. Most shots in GURPS are in combat, and one of the design decisions in 4e was that normal uses of skills under adventuring conditions shouldn't get routine modifiers (unlike 3e's "buck fever" modifiers). |
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01-29-2017, 05:40 PM | #5 | |
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01-29-2017, 05:43 PM | #6 | |
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01-29-2017, 05:48 PM | #7 | |
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So, it seems to at least have the ambition to be applicable for realistically shooting at unrealistic targets. |
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01-29-2017, 05:51 PM | #8 | |
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But really the spirit of the rule is that you can't claim any free bonus for all shots in combat. Last edited by sir_pudding; 01-29-2017 at 05:54 PM. |
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01-29-2017, 05:55 PM | #9 | |
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01-29-2017, 06:01 PM | #10 | |
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If it is not about how psychologically traumatic it is to kill humans, it does however bring back the question of what the rationale for the rule is. You earlier mentioned 4e desiring to avoid normal uses of skills under adventuring conditions getting routine modifiers, but the psychological mentioned in that rule box does not seem like they would be applicable during most adventuring situations, so they would not be routine modifiers. |
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