09-06-2014, 04:29 PM | #11 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Ambidexterity
My brother still writes like a 5 year old despite having both hands. Then again he actually decided to be left handed to be different. My right handed brother and I had a weird childhood tug of war with his handedness.
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09-06-2014, 07:59 PM | #12 | |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Ambidexterity
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09-06-2014, 08:02 PM | #13 |
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09-06-2014, 08:32 PM | #14 |
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09-06-2014, 10:14 PM | #15 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Ambidexterity
That works for games, but I don't think it's realistic. Multiple limbs of hand level coordination takes an enormous amount of brain power. Even octopuses have a single preferred arm.
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09-07-2014, 04:35 AM | #16 | |
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Absent actual therapy, I think some analog of the rule for absorbing languages by immersion works well - some number of hours per day (probably lots, you use your hands a lot) counts as on the job study time toward buying Ambidexterity, or whatever other reasonable compensatory advantage the GM thinks you might reasonably acquire to offset a loss.
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09-07-2014, 03:24 PM | #17 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Ambidexterity
The fact is that the OHW technique is priced fairly compared to other techniques to buy off situational penalties. That it's not a good deal compared to Ambidexterity probably means that Ambidexterity isn't priced correctly since its basically a wildcard technique to buy off all off-hand penalties. 15 points might be a better choice.
At 5 points it is a too-obvious pick for anyone who wants to do any double-handing. There's no question whether to take it or not. At 15 points it's more of a character-defining trait, and more appropriate for its actual rarity in real life. |
09-07-2014, 03:31 PM | #18 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Ambidexterity
It's only truly useful in niche occasions where you can't use your primary. I don't see 15 points of utility on par with Combat Reflexes or Empathy.
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09-07-2014, 03:34 PM | #19 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Ambidexterity
Yeah, assuming a combatant, switch to Rapid Strikes and/or Combinations. Ambidexterity is a dubious deal with TbaM as-is, it's gonna be near-useless at [15].
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09-07-2014, 04:08 PM | #20 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Ambidexterity
In essence it turns your mediocre back up into a really good one. I would demand added primary function for 15 points.
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