Ornate gloves: do they give full reaction roll bonus?

eggdropsoap · 05-02-2018, 08:00 PM

I’m just getting my first DFRPG campaign started by facilitating PC creation. One of my players (the system-mastery one, not surprising) asked if buying ornate cloth armour gloves gives the full bonus to reaction rolls. It seems like it would, the way the Ornate modifier is described, and I can’t imagine any reason you couldn’t add Ornate to just one piece of armour. A +4 CF doesn’t seem like much when the base cost is $5!

My response to the player was sure, you can do that, but it could be contextual, with bonuses on small worn items possibly not applying if the item is obscured. Not that I’d arrange that on purpose, but that I can imagine events making that happen. (“Remember the mud you had to rescue your bag from? You’re talking to the merchant and suddenly notice the state of your ornate gloves is a disgrace…”)

I’m comfortable… enough… letting the imaginary reality lead how things work, but I’m hoping y’all can either confirm or correct my take on this use of Ornate. It’s a learning opportunity. :)

Harald387 · 05-02-2018, 08:06 PM

It works, but note that it isn't a blanket reaction bonus 'all the time'; the reaction bonus applies to buyers (for when he tries to sell the gloves) and to gullible hirelings. I might extend it to anyone who is the sort to be impressed by displays of wealth, but it's still significantly less broad than (say) the bonus from Appearance or Charisma and (I suspect) less useful than your player expects.

eggdropsoap · 05-02-2018, 08:28 PM

OHHHH.

I misread it as well! Thank you very much for the lightbulb moment. :)

~~evileeyore~~ · 05-02-2018, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by eggdropsoap

A +4 CF doesn’t seem like much when the base cost is $5!

I put an end to such shenanigans by totally the 'reaction bonus' for all pieces of armor/clothing individually and then dividing by the number of pieces of armor... unless they were selling that individual piece of armor/clothing.

05-02-2018, 08:00 PM	#1
eggdropsoap Join Date: Mar 2018	Ornate gloves: do they give full reaction roll bonus? I’m just getting my first DFRPG campaign started by facilitating PC creation. One of my players (the system-mastery one, not surprising) asked if buying ornate cloth armour gloves gives the full bonus to reaction rolls. It seems like it would, the way the Ornate modifier is described, and I can’t imagine any reason you couldn’t add Ornate to just one piece of armour. A +4 CF doesn’t seem like much when the base cost is $5! My response to the player was sure, you can do that, but it could be contextual, with bonuses on small worn items possibly not applying if the item is obscured. Not that I’d arrange that on purpose, but that I can imagine events making that happen. (“Remember the mud you had to rescue your bag from? You’re talking to the merchant and suddenly notice the state of your ornate gloves is a disgrace…”) I’m comfortable… enough… letting the imaginary reality lead how things work, but I’m hoping y’all can either confirm or correct my take on this use of Ornate. It’s a learning opportunity. :)

05-02-2018, 08:06 PM	#2
Harald387 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON, CA	Re: Ornate gloves: do they give full reaction roll bonus? It works, but note that it isn't a blanket reaction bonus 'all the time'; the reaction bonus applies to buyers (for when he tries to sell the gloves) and to gullible hirelings. I might extend it to anyone who is the sort to be impressed by displays of wealth, but it's still significantly less broad than (say) the bonus from Appearance or Charisma and (I suspect) less useful than your player expects. __________________ M2: Everything is true. GP: Even false things? M2: Even false things are true. GP: How can that be? M2: I don't know man, I didn't do it.

05-02-2018, 08:28 PM	#3
eggdropsoap Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: Ornate gloves: do they give full reaction roll bonus? OHHHH. I misread it as well! Thank you very much for the lightbulb moment. :)