New Talents?

[warmachine]

Originally Posted by nyu2

Maybe 'Memetic engineer' would be better?

That's a Transhuman term whilst those with Opinion Former could even start at TL4. 'Media Star' would be an alternate name.

[warmachine]

I am so glad the mods don't ban thread necromancy.

Like a lot of my previous suggestions, this uses a house rule where skills listed with conditions only count half for talent cost and no learning bonus applies.

Fault Finder: You look for the subtle glitches whose pattern reveals the root cause. Skills: Administration (fixing procedures only), Armoury (complex and ultra-tech only), Beam Weapons (clearing malfunctions only), Computer Operation (fault finding only), Computer Programming (debugging only), Electrician, Electronics Repair, Guns (clearing malfunctions only) and Mechanic. Reaction Bonus: technicians and owners of decrepit machines. 5 points/level.

[jason taylor]

galley oarmaster
This is the most hated figure in a Meditteranean Navy in "Swashbucklers". His job is to preside over the poor souls who are condemned to his care. He has absolutely no compassion and his only interest in his charges well being is the necessity of keeping their efficiency up to the captain's satisfaction. He is obsequious toward the captain and the captain gives him a contemptuous patronage. Both know that without that protection he would fall overboard and none would miss him

He is The Oarmaster

Quote: "This is Hell, O sinners and I am Satan's emisary. Abandon hope all ye who enter here."

Social Stigma(disagreeable job)
Reputation: distasteful but useful(to officers), Satan's Emisary(to rowers)

OPH: sadistic to rowers, obsequious to officers

Quirk: Fond of quoting Dante to new recruits, "abandon hope all ye who enter here", sings love songs to his whip

Advan

patron(ship's captain)
Legal Enforcement Powers
Carrouseing
Allies: Ship's marines

Disad
Callous
Bully
Intolerance(human beings)
alchoholism
lechary
gambling

Skills:

profanity
shiphandling
sailor
intimidation
whip
belaying pin(as club)
brawling

[jason taylor]

And for a bigger version of the last:

This is a stereotyped twentieth century tyrant.

Tyrant

Social Status, High

Filthy Rich

ODH(Gives blood-curdling boasts, complains of how Dark Forces are conspiring to get him, thinks he possesses military talent,attends torture chamber for entertainment, wears elaborate uniform)

Advan:

Ally Group(palace guard, secret police)
Danger Sense
Single-minded
Language Talent
Luck

Disad
Bad Temper
Bloodlust
Bully
Compulsive Behavior(preening for press)
Fanaticism(ideology, religion, or patriotism)
Greed
Gullibility
Intolerance(mere mortals)

Overconfidant
Phobia(rebellion)

Skills

Administration
Diplomacy
Savoir-faire
Leadership
Strategy(covert)

[roguebfl]

Jason would that not bet better in the Characters thread, not the Talent thread?

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by roguebfl

Jason would that not bet better in the Characters thread, not the Talent thread?

perhaps it would.

[warmachine]

Why won't you die, thread? Why?

Resourceful: You squeeze more out of less. Skills: Administration, Electronics Repair, Engineer, Mechanic, Scrounging, Tactics. Reaction Bonus: underfunded administrators, grunts and technicians. 5 points/level

[Lord Carnifex]

Negotiator: you have an intuitive understanding of decisionmaking from both an abstract and a human viewpoint. Skills: Mathematics (Game theory), Merchant, Diplomacy, Economics, Market Analysis, Psychology, Games, Gambling, Strategy, Intelligence Analysis. Reaction bonus: Diplomats, investors, traders. 10pts/lvl

[MacGregor]

Not sure what to call this one, but I think I got the idea right. Soooo.

Body Knowledge: Someone who's good with moving their entire body (probably stating this badly.)
Acrobatics, Aquabatics, Aerobatics, Body Sense, Climbing, Dancing, Freefall, Jumping, Sports, Stealth. 10 pts per level

Suggestions are welcome

[Dalillama]

Originally Posted by MacGregor

Not sure what to call this one, but I think I got the idea right. Soooo.

Body Knowledge: Someone who's good with moving their entire body (probably stating this badly.)
Acrobatics, Aquabatics, Aerobatics, Body Sense, Climbing, Dancing, Freefall, Jumping, Sports, Stealth. 10 pts per level

Suggestions are welcome

The only problem I can see with that is that it should logically include Karate, Judo, and Boxing for sure, and probably wrestling and the rest of the melee combat skills.