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Old 06-08-2011, 07:02 PM   #11
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Default Re: Double-dipping - Can't wear Armor and Vow

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cannot wear armor, -40%; or anything else, -5%;
CWA already prevents you from wearing anything else; unless you have the Non-Protective clothing perk.
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Old 06-08-2011, 09:59 PM   #12
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Here's a thought - Cannot Wear Armor, -40%, Switchable, +10%. You've got the regular Cannot Wear Armor, in that you simply cannot or will not wear anything, but only when the DR is switched on. When it's switched off, you have no DR, and can wear whatever you want. Net -30%.
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Old 06-09-2011, 12:22 AM   #13
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I'd use forcefield, +20% instead of the heavily overpriced nictitating membrane.
But just a vow & pact saves so much brainpain maths

Okay, I'me wrong LOL
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Old 06-09-2011, 12:33 AM   #14
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Default Re: Double-dipping - Can't wear Armor and Vow

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And use forcefield, +20% instead of the heavily overpriced nictitating membrane.
But just a vow & pact saves so much brainpain maths
At DR 6 niated membrane is Balances out.

DR 6 (Cannot Wear Armor, -40%, Switchable, +10%) [21]
DR 6 (Cannot Wear Armor, -40%, Switchable, +10%, Force Field +20%) [27]

Nictitating Membrane 6 (Only While DR On, -10%) [6]
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Old 06-09-2011, 07:44 AM   #15
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And use forcefield, +20% instead of the heavily overpriced nictitating membrane.
Isn't 20% of 5 = 1?
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Old 06-09-2011, 07:46 AM   #16
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Isn't 20% of 5 = 1?
Yes, and the cost of Nicitating Membrane can be discounted with the same limitations as the DR, meaning that unless you're using multiplicative modifiers, it's likely to be cheaper.
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Old 06-09-2011, 07:56 AM   #17
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True, so I'm not sure why someone would say that Nictitating Membrane is overpriced. It seems to me that it's actually cheaper and that Force Field costs more because it also protects the "owner's" equipment. Force Field neither seems to fit what the OP is looking for, nor does it provide terribly much benefit if the owner is stark naked and holding a spear.
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Old 06-09-2011, 08:15 AM   #18
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+10% is the Kromm-approved enhancement for 'Oh, and my DR applies to eyes too'.
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Old 06-09-2011, 10:18 AM   #19
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Here's the version that I'm using in my Bronze/Early Iron-Age Campaign.

Spearman's Invulnerability (Requires Sidhe Blood Advantage):

You believe that you are protected in battle, as long as you do not wear any clothing. Before you begin to fight, you must remove all clothing, although you may wear torcs and (small) arm-rings. As soon as the battle starts, you make a Will roll to see whether you believe in your own invulnerability. If you succeed, you gain DR 6 to all hit locations. You must re-roll to maintain after taking any injury or after a failed Fright Check.

Damage Resistance 6 (Cannot Wear Armor -40%, Force Field +20%, Hardened 1 +20%, Requires Will Roll (To activate, when injured or after Fright Check) -0% [30]

Notes: I wrote the Sidhe Blood Advantage as a levelled "Unusual Background" at 10/level and just followed the guidelines in GURPS: Celtic Myth and required at least one level to take the above.

I considered it to be an "Aura" - so I gave it force field. Hardened, since there're no "chinks", and of course, CWA, since you can't wear clothing. :)
Requires (Attribute) says that you're supposed to roll every time it would act as a defense, so I decided to reduce it to a feature, and require the rolls only after damage penetrates or after Fright Check.
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Old 06-09-2011, 01:40 PM   #20
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Here's a thought - Cannot Wear Armor, -40%, Switchable, +10%. You've got the regular Cannot Wear Armor, in that you simply cannot or will not wear anything, but only when the DR is switched on. When it's switched off, you have no DR, and can wear whatever you want. Net -30%.
No, you don't need Switchable for a power which isn't always on, that's just silly.
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