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11-01-2010, 08:55 AM | #32 | |
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But Empathy isn't a particularly odd ability for secret agents. Of course, you have to accept that it's "realistic" – and the rules say it is, so if I allow a 5'2", 90-lb. twig-girl to have ST 12, then I should allow Empathy. After that, it fits. It has nothing to do with being empathetic or even giving a darn about others. It's very specifically the trait of being a living, breathing lie detector and knowing how to second-guess others . . . incredibly useful to interrogators and intimidators of all stripes. What we tend to call "empathy" in the real world is some combination of Charitable, Pacifism, Selfless, and Sense of Duty, I suppose.
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11-01-2010, 09:18 AM | #34 |
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There is one further advantage that Empathy grants - not listed thus far in this discussion...
People with Empathy can learn healing spells despite not having Magery.
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11-01-2010, 09:44 AM | #35 |
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And, despite Kromm's notes on Empathy in 4e, can't immediately shoot kiddie monsters in 3e's Flight 13. :)
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11-01-2010, 10:07 AM | #36 |
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Maybe this is a hold-over from GURPS 3e, but doesn't one with EMPATHY also get to roll versus IQ to determine if a person is possessed?
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11-01-2010, 11:32 AM | #37 |
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(Actually, IIRC they weren't possessed - they were just monsters which vaguely resembled children in the dark.) |
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