Rules you ignore/alter. - Page 8

rpd · 08-02-2020, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by benz72

My group collapses Filch, Pickpocket, and Sleight of Hand into a single skill. I can easily see these being techniques of a master skill as an alternative.

Yeah that definitely makes sense.

kirbwarrior · 08-02-2020, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Raekai

I would go with 35 points cheaper. According to the GURPS Wiki, 1 HP per 10 minutes is semi-canonically worth 35 points (and there's a handy post that extrapolates Regeneration rates in case it's useful for anyone). Since FP recover at 1 FP per 10 minutes, I'd cut that price out.

Neat thing there is that means that 'restless' FP gain is likely really cheap (so as to turn FP healing into 1/10min without rest).

Anders · 08-03-2020, 03:20 AM

I remodel the weapon skills rather extensively, collapsing the one-handed and two-handed skills into one (so instead of Axe/Mace and Two-Handed Axe/Mace there's just Axe/Mace), Shortsword/Broadsword/Two-Handed Sword into Sword skill, and Rapier/Smallsword/Saber into Fencing.

CeeDub · 08-05-2020, 08:52 AM

In my Supers campaigns, all Damage Resistance has No Signature at no cost. Obvious DR either has Signature as a Limitation (same value, with the sign flipped), or a Gadget limitation for suits of armour.

Donny Brook · 08-05-2020, 09:15 AM

I'm pretty sure regular DR has no signature to begin with.

Harald387 · 08-05-2020, 09:44 AM

Force Field DR with No Signature has been used to represent "the attack just missed, bad luck" in Sorcery and other supplements; my usual take is that while stock DR may or may not be visible on initial inspection, once someone has been hit, it's clear they're absorbing the blow. DR with No Signature means that the reduced damage is easily interpreted as a glancing hit or a miss result instead, and it might not be clear the target is protected.

zoncxs · 08-05-2020, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Donny Brook

I'm pretty sure regular DR has no signature to begin with.

It does not, it is plainly visible to anyone looking that your skin/body is tougher (has DR) than normal.

ericthered · 08-05-2020, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Donny Brook

I'm pretty sure regular DR has no signature to begin with.

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Originally Posted by zoncxs

It does not, it is plainly visible to anyone looking that your skin/body is tougher (has DR) than normal.

I think that depends on Genre... it certainly does for me.

AlexanderHowl · 08-05-2020, 12:05 PM

DR does not automatically have No Signature. It is pretty obvious when you shoot people dead on and do not go down, or when you punch them and end up breaking your hand. It is the same way with Injury Tolerance, it is pretty obvious when someone is Diffuse because the bullet or punch passes through them.

CeeDub · 08-05-2020, 12:46 PM

Oh dear, I seem to have derailed the thread into yet another discussion about DR and Signature.

Quick, a change of topic: I also like Kromm's suggested alternative cost for Affliction, which is 7 points for the base ability plus 3 for each level, including the first.

08-03-2020, 03:20 AM	#73
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Re: Rules you ignore/alter. I remodel the weapon skills rather extensively, collapsing the one-handed and two-handed skills into one (so instead of Axe/Mace and Two-Handed Axe/Mace there's just Axe/Mace), Shortsword/Broadsword/Two-Handed Sword into Sword skill, and Rapier/Smallsword/Saber into Fencing. __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius

08-05-2020, 08:52 AM	#74
CeeDub Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: UK	Re: Rules you ignore/alter. In my Supers campaigns, all Damage Resistance has No Signature at no cost. Obvious DR either has Signature as a Limitation (same value, with the sign flipped), or a Gadget limitation for suits of armour.

08-05-2020, 09:15 AM	#75
Donny Brook Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Snoopy's basement	Re: Rules you ignore/alter. I'm pretty sure regular DR has no signature to begin with.

08-05-2020, 09:44 AM	#76
Harald387 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ottawa, ON, CA	Re: Rules you ignore/alter. Force Field DR with No Signature has been used to represent "the attack just missed, bad luck" in Sorcery and other supplements; my usual take is that while stock DR may or may not be visible on initial inspection, once someone has been hit, it's clear they're absorbing the blow. DR with No Signature means that the reduced damage is easily interpreted as a glancing hit or a miss result instead, and it might not be clear the target is protected. __________________ 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.

08-05-2020, 12:05 PM	#79
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Rules you ignore/alter. DR does not automatically have No Signature. It is pretty obvious when you shoot people dead on and do not go down, or when you punch them and end up breaking your hand. It is the same way with Injury Tolerance, it is pretty obvious when someone is Diffuse because the bullet or punch passes through them.

08-05-2020, 12:46 PM	#80
CeeDub Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: UK	Re: Rules you ignore/alter. Oh dear, I seem to have derailed the thread into yet another discussion about DR and Signature. Quick, a change of topic: I also like Kromm's suggested alternative cost for Affliction, which is 7 points for the base ability plus 3 for each level, including the first.