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[Varyon]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

Can you use Technique Mastery for even more awesome counterattack?

I'd allow it outright in a silly campaign. In a more serious-but-cinematic one, I'd allow it solely for the purpose of stacking DA onto counterattack - it's not "I can hit more easily when countering," it's "I can more readily exploit my foe's opening when countering."

Originally Posted by Peter V. Dell'Orto

Scaling damage bonuses in the Martial Arts Technique Design System

That's pretty much how I've thought of it from the beginning. I'd probably stick with +1 per two full dice, as otherwise for consistency you'd probably need to let the +1/die of the second level come into play a little earlier as well (probably at the nd+1 level).

[Kalzazz]

Per die damage makes for much technique love happiness for Kung Fu King Kong!

[Anders]

Do Weapon-Master clowns get +1 damage per pie?

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Originally Posted by Varyon

I'd allow it outright in a silly campaign. In a more serious-but-cinematic one, I'd allow it solely for the purpose of stacking DA onto counterattack - it's not "I can hit more easily when countering," it's "I can more readily exploit my foe's opening when countering."

That's not really Technique Mastery, though, that's just allowing a more effective version of Counterattack without paying the fair price for it. You're basically say that you can buy skill that's only for the purposes of removing the Deceptive Attack penalty at 2 points per -1 you ignore, which is more generous than buying a technique that gives -1 to Dodge, Parry, and Block (which would be -4, and thus at least 5 points.)

Originally Posted by Varyon

That's pretty much how I've thought of it from the beginning. I'd probably stick with +1 per two full dice, as otherwise for consistency you'd probably need to let the +1/die of the second level come into play a little earlier as well (probably at the nd+1 level).

I don't see why. Lots of stuff in GURPS is off of the number of dice, and even "round up the number of dice" isn't saying "fractional dice should count, too." If the "round up" bothers you, change it to "count whole dice, and then round up." That way 2d+2 doesn't get some rules lawyer jerk saying +2 is half of +4, and Dice + Adds conversion says +4 is a die, so +2 is half a die, and that's 0.5, and that rounds up. Generally, though, if someone pulls that crap on me I hit them with my AD&D DMG, and then change the rule back to the more restrictive RAW.

[simply Nathan]

Originally Posted by Anders

Do Weapon-Master clowns get +1 damage per pie?

Unless the pie does more than 1d of damage. And they get +2 damage per pie if their skill levels are DX+2 or better.

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

So how is my alternative method for determining if a pick gets stuck working out?

Picks getting stuck alternate mechanic, play report

[Kalzazz]

If anything about there deserves the Dwarven Modifier, I'd say it would be picks! I mean, mining tools!

Being able to swing for the vitals is awesome

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

If anything about there deserves the Dwarven Modifier, I'd say it would be picks! I mean, mining tools!

Sure! Used properly, though, they spend a lot of time in your opponents, and thus can't parry anyway. But it's handy just in case.

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

Being able to swing for the vitals is awesome

It's true.

[Peter V. Dell'Orto]

Here are the three Trademark Moves that have made steady and regular appearances in my DF game.

Trademark Moves in DF Felltower

[Kalzazz]

You allow people to modify the TM as they raise there skill by adding more deceptive to it?

I thought TM was 'this is set in stone'