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Figleaf23 06-18-2008 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Pip Boy
Those are slick, huh!? =)
But I didn't quite catch the last... the adjustment means a guy who fails by 25, frex, looks at the 23 at the table, yes?
Thanks! I meant that when the guy rolls on the fright check table (B360), if he rolled up a 25 he'd check the 23 outcome, yes, but a person who rolls a 9 would check the "6,7" category, because "8, 9" is a combined entry.

SCHIFTY 06-18-2008 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by tg_ambro
why don't perks have combat use? I know of some perks that have combat use, like Weapon Bond, it's in martial arts and the first DF book, it gives a +1 to a weapon skill for a particular weapon, sounds pretty useful in combat.
Only runs out of arrows when it's "dramatically appropriate."

SCHIFTY 06-18-2008 02:39 PM
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8) Fortune

Due to your incredible luck, you don't have to go job hunting. Instead your luck enables you to earn an average wage (at your level of Wealth), as long as you spend the same time hunting up lucky "opportunities" as you would spend in a "normal job". You gain your money from returning lost property to its owner (pets, jewellery, etc), pawning valuable items lost by others, recycling cans, from money lost on the street, from finding an unclaimed lottery ticket, etc, etc. This works no matter what type of world/universe you find yourself in, and enables you to survive even if you would otherwise be unable to find a job due to lack of identification and/or documentation of your employment history.
Cosmo Kramer!

HuManBing 06-18-2008 02:42 PM
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Is never without barrier contraceptives.

Although this may sound like just a benefit for social interactions, condoms can make versatile kit. A magnum will fit most microphones and allow for underwater recordings. (Especially useful as some espionage practices paint swimming pools as "safe" places to have a confidential conversation.)

Figleaf23 06-18-2008 03:42 PM
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Sound Effect: The character can make a noise that sounds just like one particular thing (e.g. the sound of a squeeky wheel, a baby crying, the wind whistling through branches, a gun being cocked, the hoot of an owl ... ) The character cannot mimic any particular examples of such things, only make the sound of his own single version of the thing.

Maw: the character can open her mouth wide and has strong jaws. She can grasp and lift objects up to her SM-1 and up to light encumbrance with her mouth.

vicky_molokh 06-18-2008 04:20 PM
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Maw: the character can open her mouth wide and has strong jaws. She can grasp and lift objects up to her SM-1 and up to light encumbrance with her mouth.
Born Biter is a Feature [0] modifying you jaw SM by up to +3.

Figleaf23 06-18-2008 05:26 PM
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Born Biter is a Feature [0] modifying you jaw SM by up to +3.
Hm. Why's it only 0 points?

PK 06-18-2008 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Figleaf23
Hm. Why's it only 0 points?
Because it also includes the drawback that your face is easier to hit by the same amount. So if you have Born Biter 2, you can bite as if you were SM +2, but your face is only -3 to hit instead of -5.

I'd call Born Biter without that drawback a 1 pt/lvl advantage. So a +1 SM adjustment to your effective bite would make a great perk.

vicky_molokh 06-19-2008 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty
Because it also includes the drawback that your face is easier to hit by the same amount. So if you have Born Biter 2, you can bite as if you were SM +2, but your face is only -3 to hit instead of -5.

I'd call Born Biter without that drawback a 1 pt/lvl advantage. So a +1 SM adjustment to your effective bite would make a great perk.
I'd rather treat this perk as a Switchable adjustment to jaw SM. Because while the jaw is 'extended' (e.g. when holding the target), it should be easier to hit.

Figleaf23 06-19-2008 07:00 AM
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Internal Alarm Clock: Unless suffering from major fatigue loss, or a severe disruption of sleep cycle, the character can choose the length of time he will remain asleep. (Effectively this may be Absolute Timing (Awakening from Sleep only)).

Line Luck: Whenever there are a choice of line-ups for something desireable, the character always gets in the fastest-moving line. (The opposite could be a Quirk.)

Cagey consumer: by luck or skill, the character times her purchases well or knows where to buy -- reduce cost of living by 5%.


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