10-20-2014, 04:52 PM | #1 |
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[MA] Hobby Skill: Feats of Strength
Greetings, all!
Martial Arts (p. 57) lists Hobby Skill (Feats of Strength) as a way to show off - not just in terms of raw strength, but stuff like fire walking, nail-bedding etc. My question is, what other sorts of examples are there that would fit under the skill's umbrella. I'm particularly interested in which ones would go with which attributes. Thanks in advance! |
10-20-2014, 05:10 PM | #2 |
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Re: [MA] Hobby Skill: Feats of Strength
I'm not sure if fire-walking requires any rolls at all. It's a trick based on the low thermal conductivity of ash. Anybody can do it without any training or practice whatsoever.
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10-20-2014, 06:45 PM | #3 |
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Re: [MA] Hobby Skill: Feats of Strength
Will to actually dare to try it? With a generous bonus from the massive spectacle and ritualism performed by the people surrounding the character?
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10-20-2014, 07:29 PM | #4 |
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Re: [MA] Hobby Skill: Feats of Strength
Yes, maybe Will+4 roll or something. I've done it several times, once you know it's a trick it really isn't very difficult. It certainly doesn't require any rolls to perform the feat itself (which is walking moderately quickly). There's normally no roll to walk in GURPS (which is good).
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10-20-2014, 08:53 PM | #5 |
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Re: [MA] Hobby Skill: Feats of Strength
Arm wrestling
Muscle flexing "Realistic" Breaking Blow
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10-20-2014, 09:16 PM | #6 |
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10-20-2014, 09:18 PM | #7 |
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Re: [MA] Hobby Skill: Feats of Strength
Ripping a Phone Book in half...presuming you could find one.
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10-20-2014, 09:25 PM | #8 |
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Re: [MA] Hobby Skill: Feats of Strength
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Actually though I think once you have practiced them enough not to suffer a familiarity penalty (a couple hours at most, usually just performing them a couple times will do) most Feats of Strength rolls are effectively Performance rolls. It's not that a (non-critical) failure means the trick didn't work at all, but that you didn't do it well enough for your audience to be *impressed*.
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bed of nails, feats of strength, fire eating, fire walking, hobby skill, martial arts |
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