New Talents?

[roguebfl]

Originally Posted by Ellie the Technomancer

Which is cinematic, and thus not usable in a realistic campaign. Hell, even in our 1,000 point character campaigns, we never used the Bang! skills.

the fact the skill might not be available in a non cinematic campaign doesn't mean the should not be a note that it cover by thr talent in a cinematic campaign

[Skullcrusher]

Flyboy/TL - innate knack to fly anything at your tech level- pick any six vehicles appropriate for your tech level.

[Brandy]

Originally Posted by Skullcrusher

Flyboy/TL - innate knack to fly anything at your tech level- pick any six vehicles appropriate for your tech level.

Actually, you don't have to pick six. All skills with multiple specialties are considered to be one skill for the purpose of calculating the cost of a talent. See p. 90 of Characters.

[jkelly]

Gourmet: Cooking, Connoisseur (Wine), and Merchant (Food). Reaction bonus: anyone you eat with or prepare food for. 5 points/level.

Literary Genius: Connoisseur (Literature), Poetry, Psychology (Applied), and Writing. Reaction bonus: anyone who reads your work. 5 points/level.

Sharp: Acting (Impersonation), Body Language, Detect Lies, Fortune Telling, Psychology (Applied), and Savoir-Faire. Reaction bonus: anyone who needs your opinion of people. 5 points/level.

Spatial Sense: Architecture/TL, Cartography, Driving/TL, Packing, Piloting/TL, and Professional Skill: Interior Design. Reaction bonus: anyone you arrange objects for. 5 points/level.

[DryaUnda]

Well, here's a compilation the best talents that I've found here, along with the contributers and specific posts.

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Arcady

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...0&postcount=13
Geek: Literature, Games, Mathematics, Speed-Reading, Computer-Operation and Reaction Bonus: other 'Geeks'. 5pts/level.


Charles Griswold

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...6&postcount=42
Cinematographer: You have the uncanny ability to get movies made, whether or not they really should be made. Accounting (to hide cost over-runs), Acting (to lie to investors and the higher-ups), Fast-Talk (ditto), Seduction (couch casting). Reaction Bonus: anyone you're trying to persuade, at least until they catch on to how much of a stinker your movie really is. 5pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...5&postcount=37
Trancer: You are good at putting yourself into altered states of mind. Autohypnosis, Body Control, Dreaming, Meditation, and Mental Strength. The Autotrance perk goes well with this talent. Reaction Bonus: anyone who's impressed by that sort of thing. :-) 5pts/level.


Elle the Technomancer

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...9&postcount=22
Impersonator: Acting, Disguise, Body Language, Steetwise, Mimicry, Savoir-Faire (Servant). Reaction Bonus: actors, impersonators and disguise artists. 5pts/level.

Computer Wizard: Computer Programming, Computer Operations, Electronics Operation(Computer), Mathematics(Computer Science), Computer Hacking. Reaction Bonus: programmers, hackers, and computer science researchers. 5pts/level.


Goatrider

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...6&postcount=17
Hobbyist: Artist, Boating (RC), Driving (RC), Engineer, Hobby Skills, Knot Tying, Machinist, Photography, Piloting (RC), Sewing. 5pts/level.



jkelly

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...3&postcount=74
Gourmet: Cooking, Connoisseur (Wine), and Merchant (Food). Reaction Bonus: anyone you eat with or prepare food for. 5pts/level.

Literary Genius: Connoisseur (Literature), Poetry, Psychology (Applied), and Writing. Reaction Bonus: anyone who reads your work. 5pts/level.

Sharp: Acting (Impersonation), Body Language, Detect Lies, Fortune Telling, Psychology (Applied), and Savoir-Faire. Reaction Bonus: anyone who needs your opinion of people. 5pts/level.

Spatial Sense: Architecture/TL, Cartography, Driving/TL, Packing, Piloting/TL, and Professional Skill: Interior Design. Reaction Bonus: anyone you arrange objects for. 5pts/level.

mlangsdorf

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...79&postcount=4
Military Genius: Strategy, Tactics, Leadership, and Soldier. Reaction Bonus: soldiers and military types. 5pts/level.

Born to Conquer: Strategy, Tactics, Leadership, Soldier, Public Speaking, Administration, Combat Engineering, Diplomacy, and Savoir-Faire (Military). Reaction Bonus: soldiers and military types. 10pts/level.


Perfect Organism

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...67&postcount=2
Memetic Engineer: Carousing, Connoisseur, Current Affairs, Intelligence Analysis, Market Analysis, Politics, Propaganda, Public Speaking, Sociology, Teaching and Writing. Reaction Bonus: any reaction roll made under the rules for Psychological Warfare (p. 359) or to influence a group in the long term. 10pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...1&postcount=16
Blagger: Acting, Fast Talk, Gambling, Intimidation, Panhandling, Merchant. Reaction Bonus: anyone who doesn't know you. 5pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...9&postcount=18
Natural Leader: Administration, Leadership, Politics, Public Speaking, Teaching. Reaction Bonus: anyone below you in a hierarchical social structure (members of your squad, your secretary, apprentices, etc). 5pts/level.


Rev Pee Kitty

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...6&postcount=65
Red Tape Dispenser: Your greatest love is the three Rs -- rules, regulations, and research -- the grease that truly keeps the world turning. Accounting, Administration, Heraldry, Law, Research, Savoir-Faire. Reaction Bonus: bureaucrats, rules lawyers, and compulsively anal types. 5pts/level.


Thastygliax

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...72&postcount=3
Computer Wizard: Computer Hacking, Computer Operation, Computer Programming, Engineer (Electronics), Research. Reaction Bonus: computer programmers and hackers. 5pts/level.


Warmachine

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...82&postcount=5
Perverted Mind: Your obsession with criminals, terrorists and the unhinged provides strange insught but it probably isn't healthy; Criminology, Detect Lies, Interrogation, Psychology, Search and Streetwise. Reaction Bonus: detectives and psychologists. 5pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...5&postcount=19
Devious Thinker: Your sly and underhanded perspective of machines is too bizarre for other engineers to second-guess; Armoury (sabotague only), Computer Operations (hacking only), Electronics Repair (sabotague only), Electrician (sabotague only), Electronic Operations (Security), Electronic Operations (Electronic Warfare), Explosives (traps and anti-tamper circuits only), Mechanic (sabotague only) and Traps. Reaction Bonus: sabouteurs, burglars and Luddites. 5pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...2&postcount=35
Master Planner: You have an uncanny knack for seeing which slow plans will succeed and making sure they pay off at the right time. Administration, Diplomacy, Finance, Games, Politics, Strategy. Reaction Bonus: Generals, senior civil servants and elder statesmen. 5pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...5&postcount=52
Encyclopaedic: You absorb huge amounts of trivia and, more importantly, can spot relationships between facts. Skills: Area Knowledge, Conoisseur, Current Affairs, Expert Skill, Geography, History, Intelligence Analysis, Research and Theology. Reaction Bonus: trivia fans. 10pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...1&postcount=68
Glib Tongue: The timing of a joke, retort or profound phrase cannot be explained, yet you know it. Skills: Carousing, Intimidation, Performance, Public Speaking, Saviour-Faire, Sex Appeal. Reaction Bonus: actors, comedians, orators, presenters and other stage artists. 5pts/level.

Scientist: No matter the temptation to jump to conclusions, you follow the scientific process of observe, theorise, experiment and explain. Skills: Anthropology, Bioengineering, Biology, Chemistry, Criminology,Forensics, Geology, Metallurgy, Meteorology, Paleontology, Pharmacy, Physician, Physics, Physiology, Psychology, Sociology and Veterinary. Reaction Bonus: scientists. 15pts/level.

http://forums.sjgames.com/showpost.p...3&postcount=27
Speed Freak: Your perception seems to be wired for scenery moving at 100mph. Driving, Parachuting, Pilot, Riding, Skiing, Teamster. Reaction Bonus: drivers and pilots. 5pts/level.

[warmachine]

All of my suggestions made it on that list. Woot! Woot!

I renamed Devious Thinker to Devious Wrecker 'cos 'thinker' is too vague and misleading.

[warmachine]

Again, this talent makes use of conditions.

Chaotic: Nobody can counter your style or techniques because you're too chaotic to have one, you nutter! Skills: Brawling, Driving (offensive and evasive only), Fast-Talk, Guns (unaimed only), Knife, Piloting (offensive and evasive only) and Wrestling. Reaction bonus: rebels without a cause, violent sociopaths and Tank Girl fans. 5 points/level.

[warmachine]

From a long, forgotten grave, this thread rises to terrorise again.

3D: Most people envisage direction in relation to a surface but your perception is free. Skills: Aerobatics, Aquabatics, Free Fall, Navigation (Air, Space or Hyperspace), Piloting, Tactics (Air, Space or Hyperspace). Reaction Bonus: spaceship captains and zero-g athletes. 5 points/level.

Basic Set does not mention specialisations for Tactics but it strikes me as obvious.

[Ze'Manel Cunha]

Originally Posted by warmachine

From a long, forgotten grave, this thread rises to terrorise again.

3D: Most people envisage direction in relation to a surface but your perception is free. Skills: Aerobatics, Aquabatics, Free Fall, Navigation (Air, Space or Hyperspace), Piloting, Tactics (Air, Space or Hyperspace). Reaction Bonus: spaceship captains and zero-g athletes. 5 points/level.

Basic Set does not mention specialisations for Tactics but it strikes me as obvious.

I can see all of those except for Tactics.
Could you explain your justification for including Tactics in there?
Thanks.

[Stephane_Theriault]

Originally Posted by Ze'Manel Cunha

I can see all of those except for Tactics.
Could you explain your justification for including Tactics in there?
Thanks.

Probably to simulate Kirk's fight with Khan in Star Trek II. Spock about Khan: "he is intelligent, but he only thinks in 2 dimensions". In that sense, I'm not against the principle.