07-28-2015, 11:55 AM | #1 |
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daredevil advantage.
Why does this thing cost 15 points?
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07-28-2015, 12:46 PM | #2 |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
...Why not?
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07-28-2015, 12:55 PM | #3 |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
The +1 is minor. It's unlimited critical failure rerolls that are the real boon.
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07-28-2015, 01:01 PM | #4 | |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
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1. Its hard to use, what's an unreasonable risk for a dark fantasy character? Melee? Or 3 to 1 odds? What if they are goblins? 2. It has a built in drawback. You need to be taking over and above risks to use it. 3. Crit failures are hard to roll. 4. No way does this compare to other 15 pointers like combat reflexes or high pain threshold. Figured I am missing something because it sounds like it should be much cheaper.
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07-28-2015, 01:13 PM | #5 | |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
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Melee combat for an accountant in a modern setting with no combat skills? Unreasonable risk. Melee combat for a dark fantasy Fighter? part of the job. It doesn't seem hard to use. It seems to be the same level of adjudication as deciding what sort of situational modifiers to use on a roll. 2. I think this Advantage is best used for those characters who are going to be taking those risks anyway. There are characters who always charge into battle without planning, who always try to taunt the dragon, etc. Those character have no drawback in taking this advantage because it is already part of their character...but the positive aspect to Daredevil is that it isn't a Disadvantage. If it were a disadvantage, they would *have* to act recklessly even if they didn't want to. As an Advantage, they can act as recklessly as they like with an added bonus, but not when they don't want to. 3. If you are taking extra risks, you are probably also racking up extra penalties...which makes critical failures more likely. So that part is extra nice. 4. It is a different sort of Advantage. It also applies to non-combat rolls in ways that Combat Reflexes does't. Daredevil can apply to *any* skill roll that involves an unreasonable risk. So...combat? Okay. But also Driving Rolls, Fast-Talk Rolls, Chemistry Rolls, ...anything! |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
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07-28-2015, 01:23 PM | #7 |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
It's not unreasonable risk, it's unnecessary risk. Even if your enemy has a low chance of hurting you, it's still an unnecessary risk if you are exposing yourself to danger you don't need to. In any fight where you would actually care about getting the +1, you can get it if you put yourself in the way of more harm than you need to. It doesn't necessarily mean you have to be facing an enemy who is stronger than you. It doesn't even mean that your tactics have to be bad; you can act as the 'tank' of the party, deliberately putting yourself in front of the most dangerous enemies and drawing as much fire as possible to protect other members of your group.
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07-28-2015, 01:27 PM | #8 | |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
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3. Daredevils are very likely to take actions where crit fails mean death, and death only needs to happen once to axe the PC in many settings. 4. Combat Reflexes is a deliberate point crock, and HPT is very situational. I'd say this is quite reasonable compared to "average" 15 point ads. The general idea in GURPS is to make modeling most fictional hero archetypes easy. Daredevil makes it easier to model heroes who are gratuitous risk takers without requiring the player to be on "Raphael IV" by the sixth session of the game. |
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07-28-2015, 01:28 PM | #9 |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
Thanks,the luck comparison cleared it up for me. :)
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07-28-2015, 01:31 PM | #10 |
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Re: daredevil advantage.
This is just a GM judgment call. I make those all the time. If you look at reaction rolls, they're full of modifiers that require GM judgment, for example.
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