08-27-2017, 12:07 PM | #101 |
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Re: New Technique of the Week: an ongoing thread
I think those work, yeah. I think it makes it reasonably clear that the Savoir-Faire ones only apply to criminal activity within that subculture, while the Streetwise one is more general.
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08-27-2017, 01:32 PM | #102 |
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Re: New Technique of the Week: an ongoing thread
Thanks - you have the knack of spotting holes in my ideas.
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09-10-2017, 01:55 PM | #103 |
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How about these?
<Performer> (Musical Composition (Form)). A particular musical form, such as the verse-chorus form of modern rock songs, or the strophic form of many folk, pop and blues songs is a valid optional specialisation for Musical Composition. It's possible to buy a technique for that optional specialisation to make songs especially suited to a particular performer or group. Many singer-songwriters specialise in themselves. <Performer> (Poetry (Song)). Writing lyrics for songs is a valid optional specialisation for poetry. It's possible to buy a technique for that optional specialisation to make songs especially suited to a particular performer or group. Many singer-songwriters specialise in themselves.
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09-10-2017, 02:52 PM | #104 |
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Sounds good to me! I wouldn't restrict it to the optional speciality, though - there are enough performers out there that have multiple styles, and I think it's reasonable to buy a technique to work with that performer off the general Musical Composition or Poetry skill.
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09-12-2017, 02:54 PM | #105 | |
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I see these techniques as being something used by artists without lots of talent, but with plenty of craftsmanship. Highly talented people don't really need them. Does anyone have experience or sources to add?
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09-13-2017, 02:23 AM | #106 |
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Well, I've written quite a few lyrics and several tunes, mostly for myself. But even though I took no particular trouble to make them performable by other people, other people have had no problem doing just that.
Writing for a specific performer might be respecting their limitations and/or showing them to best advantage ("I'm writing a show piece for Ivan Rebroff so I'll use all of the four and a half octaves that he can sing in") but I don't find myself convinced that there's enough that's distinctive about a performer that writing specifically for them would be a whole point's worth of knowledge.
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09-16-2017, 03:28 PM | #108 |
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I think I've been trying too hard to try to invent Techniques, so I'm going to stop trying to post them weekly.
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For military vehicles, this technique should also default to Forward Observer or Tactics, with specialized versions of Tactics only giving rolls to ID weapons systems within a given class but allowing default rolls to recognize vehicles outside of it. (E.g., most non-ground attack pilots suck at identifying ground vehicles, most soldiers have no clue about different fixed-wing aircraft types, and non-navy pilots are generally bad at recognizing different ship types.) The usual modifiers for Vision (or whatever sense is applicable) apply to ID vehicles using your natural senses. But, in some cases, an observer might get bonuses if a particular vehicle is so large or fast that there aren't many other vehicles like it. (e.g., the IJN Yamato battleship or the Concorde SST). Bonuses apply to ID extremely distinctive vehicles (e.g., an experimental submersible painted bright orange, or a P-38 Lightning aircraft). Penalties might apply to distinguish between vehicles which are similar in appearance and Size (e.g., a P-51 Mustang and a Bf-109, or various makes of 21st century 4-door sedans). In some cases, Electronics Operations/TL (Sensors) can use this technique if the operator can ID specific weapons systems or vehicles by their electronic "signature." Finally, Vehicle Identification might default to certain specializations of Connoisseur, History, or Hobby Skill in order to recognize vehicles relevant to the specialization. E.g., Connoisseur (Luxury Goods) to ID a Lamborghini, or History skill to recognize the RMS Titanic or an Apollo rocket. Last edited by Pursuivant; 08-18-2019 at 12:13 AM. |
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