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Old 09-12-2017, 04:47 AM   #1
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Default Holy Warrior's Heroic Might alternative

Just finished character generation, and one of the PCs is a Holy Warrior with Heroic Might 2.

It looks to me that this will involve too much on the fly maths in play for my tastes - particularly the varying encumbrance levels (which is important for the character in question).

I was thinking of using the following flat bonuses instead:

Heroic Might 1 - Thrust +2, Swing +(1d-1), -1 Encumbrance Level, HP +3
Heroic Might 2 - Thrust +(1d-1), Swing +(1d+3), -2 Encumbrance Levels, HP +7


(If for some reason the base Strength stat is required, assume +3 for Heroic Might 1 and +7 for Heroic Might 2)

Does this seem reasonable ?
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Old 09-12-2017, 04:50 AM   #2
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Just finished character generation, and one of the PCs is a Holy Warrior with Heroic Might 2.

It looks to me that this will involve too much on the fly maths in play for my tastes - particularly the varying encumbrance levels (which is important for the character in question).

I was thinking of using the following flat bonuses instead:

Heroic Might 1 - Thrust +2, Swing +(1d-1), -1 Encumbrance Level, HP +3
Heroic Might 2 - Thrust +(1d-1), Swing +(1d+3), -2 Encumbrance Levels, HP +7


(If for some reason the base Strength stat is required, assume +3 for Heroic Might 1 and +7 for Heroic Might 2)

Does this seem reasonable ?
Yup. I've done this in both GURPS and DF and it works just fine. :-)
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Old 09-12-2017, 07:03 AM   #3
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Yup. I've done this in both GURPS and DF and it works just fine. :-)
Thanks.

Might change the Heroic Might 2 Thrust damage bonus to +1d - fits the table a bit better for sane values of Strength and otherwise +0.5 average damage over Heroic Might 1 seems a bit low.
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Thanks.

Might change the Heroic Might 2 Thrust damage bonus to +1d - fits the table a bit better for sane values of Strength and otherwise +0.5 average damage over Heroic Might 1 seems a bit low.
Neat. I'd be interested in hearing how this goes in game.
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Old 09-25-2017, 09:45 PM   #5
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Does this seem reasonable ?
Ooooh.... stolen....


I might have to whip up something similiar for DX and HT Heroic Mights... I too hate the 'swingy' nature of the 1d roll.

I also hate the 3d roll, so I'll be looking hard at that as well.
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Old 09-27-2017, 02:47 PM   #6
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I also hate the 3d roll, so I'll be looking hard at that as well.
Easy, just call it a flat 10 seconds.
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Old 09-27-2017, 10:44 PM   #7
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How about this for the whole ability then?

Heroic Feats - 9 points/level
Once per game session, lasts for 10 seconds, can buy level 2 in all three varieties.

Heroic Grace: Raises DX for skill rolls pertaining to combat and athletic abilities, e.g. climbing, balancing, etc. Does affect Basic Speed.
Heroic Grace 1 - effective DX+3, Basic Speed+0.25
Heroic Grace 2 - effective DX+7, Basic Speed+0.50

Heroic Might: Raises ST for added HP, melee damage and bonuses to feats of strength, e.g. lifting or moving heavy objects. (As listed and modified by OP).
Heroic Might 1 - effective ST+3, HP+3, thr+2, sw+(1d-1), -1 Encumbrance
Heroic Might 2 - effective ST+7, HP+7, thr+1d, sw+(1d+3), -2 Encumbrance

Heroic Vitality: Raises HT for added FP and resistance to malodorous conditions, e.g. moving through high or low ambient temperature areas or poison clouds, or resisting the contraction of really nasty diseases.
Heroic Vitality 1 - effective HT+3, FP+3
Heroic Vitality 2 - effective HT+7, FP+7

In the case of added HP or FP, check totals after the effects wear off.

EDIT: Thinking a precalculated Basic Lift might be useful for Heroic Might as well. How does +15 lbs for level 1 and +40 lbs for level 2 sound?

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Old 09-27-2017, 11:47 PM   #8
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Heroic Grace: Raises DX for skill rolls pertaining to combat and athletic abilities, e.g. climbing, balancing, etc. Does affect Basic Speed.
Heroic Grace 1 - effective DX+3, Basic Speed+0.25
Heroic Grace 2 - effective DX+7, Basic Speed+0.50
Going by the RAW Heroic Grace doesn't add to Basic Speed. If you're going to give a bonus based on DX then it should be adding +0.75 and +1.75 to Basic Speed. However, if the goal is to simplify I'd go with +1.00 and +2.00 to Basic Speed, which also gives +1 and +2 to Basic Move. Honestly though, I'd probably just go by the RAW and have it not give a bonus to Basic Speed.

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Heroic Vitality: Raises HT for added FP and resistance to malodorous conditions, e.g. moving through high or low ambient temperature areas or poison clouds, or resisting the contraction of really nasty diseases.
Heroic Vitality 1 - effective HT+3, FP+3
Heroic Vitality 2 - effective HT+7, FP+7
By RAW Heroic Vitality does add to Basic Speed, so should get the +1/+2 Basic Speed and Basic Move bonus I mentioned above.

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EDIT: Thinking a precalculated Basic Lift might be useful for Heroic Might as well. How does +15 lbs for level 1 and +40 lbs for level 2 sound?
That's essentially the effects on Basic Lift for ST 11 getting a +3/+7 ST bonus. The Holy Warrior starts with ST 13, which would have Basic Lift +17 lbs and +46 lbs with the +3/+7 ST. I'd probably round those to +20 lbs and +50 lbs in a simplified system.
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Old 09-28-2017, 06:48 AM   #9
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That's fair, Eric - those simplifications are not RAW, and they should be. That was me thinking about the feats and what they should do, and making a personal decision to move Basic Speed to Heroic Grace as to me that makes more sense. Here, then, is an updated concept based on RAW and your suggestions (which are good!):

Heroic Feats - 9 points/level
Once per game session, lasts for 10 seconds, can buy level 2 in all three varieties.

Heroic Grace: Raises DX for skill rolls pertaining to combat and athletic abilities, e.g. climbing, balancing, etc.
Heroic Grace 1 - effective DX+3
Heroic Grace 2 - effective DX+7

Heroic Might: Raises ST for added HP, melee damage and bonuses to feats of strength, e.g. lifting or moving heavy objects. (As listed and modified by OP).
Heroic Might 1 - effective ST+3, HP+3, Basic Lift +20 lbs, thr+2, sw+(1d-1), -1 Encumbrance
Heroic Might 2 - effective ST+7, HP+7, Basic Lift +50 lbs, thr+1d, sw+(1d+3), -2 Encumbrance

Heroic Vitality: Raises HT for added FP, speed and mobility, and resistance to malodorous conditions, e.g. sprinting, moving through areas of extreme temperature or poison clouds, or resisting the contraction of really nasty diseases!
Heroic Vitality 1 - effective HT+3, FP+3, Basic Speed+1.00 (Basic Move+1)
Heroic Vitality 2 - effective HT+7, FP+7, Basic Speed+2.00 (Basic Move+2)

In the case of added HP or FP, check totals after the effects wear off.

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Old 09-28-2017, 10:30 PM   #10
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Easy, just call it a flat 10 seconds.
My thoughts exactly.

And consider those write ups yoinked mljluk and shadedmagus.
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