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11-07-2017, 05:37 PM | #1 |
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Looking for an odd rule
I need to know how long a person can perform an action. The reason why is I have various rituals that use instruments and it says "for as long as you can play" does the effect last for. Well how long is that? How long can you drum? or play the flute? etc. thank you
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11-07-2017, 05:46 PM | #2 |
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Re: Looking for an odd rule
Not an exhaustively explored subject in any GURPS sources that come to mind. Practically speaking in adventuring contexts that would usually mean 'until you need to stop playing so you can do something else'.
But barring interruptions, as far as GURPS rules go it's down to fatigue. Fatigue costs for most activities are not detailed, because it's not really expected to come up - but you definitely want to look at Basic p426 for some points of reference. I'd say playing an instrument might be around the same exertion level as hiking if you're not doing anything too challenging, and potentially as hard as paced running in more intense cases. I've only got a little musical experience, though.
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11-07-2017, 05:53 PM | #3 |
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Re: Looking for an odd rule
My initial thought would be to assess encumbrance based fatigue penalties every ten minutes for most instruments.
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11-07-2017, 06:16 PM | #4 |
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Re: Looking for an odd rule
The American Federation of Musicians requires a thirty minute break after each three hour session of playing. That suggests that under normal circumstances, three hours is not particularly difficult to do, and that thirty minutes should recover most of the fatigue.
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11-07-2017, 06:21 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Looking for an odd rule
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(Though on the other hand, I doubt you're supposed to have more than maybe three such sessions in a day, so some fatigue accumulation could be tolerated.)
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11-07-2017, 07:07 PM | #6 | |
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11-07-2017, 07:21 PM | #7 |
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Re: Looking for an odd rule
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11-07-2017, 08:22 PM | #8 |
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Re: Looking for an odd rule
Since you do not see many musicians collapse on stage from fatigue at rock concerts that can last late into the night, that sounds about right.
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11-08-2017, 05:52 AM | #9 | |
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11-09-2017, 10:50 AM | #10 |
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Re: Looking for an odd rule
That lines up with the general rule in Powers on page 159, boxed text on "Abilities and Exertion" paragraph about long-term use, which is where my mind went instead of hiking when I read the original post. Marching band on a hot day in a stuffy uniform with a tuba would be a different story, though.
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