07-26-2020, 10:16 PM | #21 |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Ki Slash; or, ranged sword strikes
Unless, of course, you dislike the imbuements rules. Yes, they can do what you want, it's just clunky.
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07-26-2020, 10:25 PM | #22 | |
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Re: Ki Slash; or, ranged sword strikes
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Meanwhile, Imbuements is basically a list of skills, and could stand to be more than that; which is why I like the idea of hacking it more than I like it, itself. |
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07-27-2020, 09:15 AM | #23 | |
Join Date: May 2012
Location: New Hampshire, USA
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Re: Ki Slash; or, ranged sword strikes
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You could also include imbuements into the magic colleges... or construct imbuement colleges with a handful of imbuements in each college and pre-requisite trees (potentially including some "combo" imbuements as some of the higher level ones!) Personally I prefer to do the magic as powers route. And for that a ranged ki slash that functions like a broadsword at range is a ranged cutting attack. It probably has the melee: ST-based +100% modifier, even though it's ranged. And it's probably got reduced damage so it only does +1 (that's a broadswords damage right? I didn't look it up.) It's also probably got gadget limitations and a power modifier (for a Ki slash it would be the chi power modifier). If you wanted it to be "anything you could wield with a broadsword skill" then buy that but add additional damage based on what the highest damage modifier is with a modifier to make it variable by your equipment, and then copy that as a crushing attack and throw an alternate ability modifier on it (or not if you want to duel wield a stick and a sword). Also, the whole thing is based on the broadsword skill. Broadsword DX/A (Ranged, +40%) is going to end up being overly expensive for what you're doing with it once you've put more then a few points into it. The advantages I described above is probably only a handful of points. 5-10. If you ever want to spend more then 12 points in the skill that modifier is going to start hurting you. Plus, it's kinda clunky. You can certainly apply modifiers to skills but they weren't really designed for it, I'd recommend not for the most part. |
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07-27-2020, 09:54 AM | #24 | |
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: earth....I think.
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Re: Ki Slash; or, ranged sword strikes
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I use them when ever I can. For my martial arts game that I am still working on, imbuements are a core concept. Being able to imbue your attacks with your chi to create different effects is a staple of that genre. I also like it because it separates ST from the effects, so the more powerful the player is - higher ST - the more damage they can do. |
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07-27-2020, 10:28 AM | #25 |
Join Date: May 2012
Location: New Hampshire, USA
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Re: Ki Slash; or, ranged sword strikes
Which supplements include all those expansions? I think I only have the base one.
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07-27-2020, 10:30 AM | #26 |
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
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Re: Ki Slash; or, ranged sword strikes
Unfortunately, there's not a single supplement. It's spread out over a number of Pyramid articles.
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07-27-2020, 11:50 AM | #27 | |
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: earth....I think.
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3/04 defense imbuements 3/13 Mystic Knight template 3/36 imbuement power-ups 3/60 Mystic knight power-ups 3/71 vehicle imbuements 3/102 Crafting imbuements |
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07-27-2020, 12:32 PM | #28 | |
Join Date: Sep 2004
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In the above example that would let you use your regular Broadsword skill at a range for 11 points and without a fatigue cost for 21 points. My only concern is how much more effective this is than Project Blow. |
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07-27-2020, 12:33 PM | #29 |
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
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Re: Ki Slash; or, ranged sword strikes
*takes notes for the Kickstarter Backerkit*
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07-27-2020, 04:16 PM | #30 | |
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