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Not another shrubbery 03-28-2009 11:51 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Pip Boy
Pirate Penache

Panache, or Penzance? Or maybe both? :)

There was some talk about the eyepatches having a practical purpose (allowing quicker adaptation to changing light conditions, as in above or below deck), as shown in one of the Mythbusters Pirate Specials.

Lord Carnifex 03-29-2009 01:34 PM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
"It's you, isn't it?" Basically a one point version of Eidetic memory, this gives the character perfect memory for the names of people they've met, and allows them automatically associate the name with the face. This is often [GM's discretion] good for a +1 to social rolls where a feeling of prior aquaintance is important. This perk is good for bartenders, salsepeople, and others who interact with large segments of the public.

Hrothgar 03-29-2009 05:46 PM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
Useless, Unimpressive Talent: You are able to perform one trick that isn't very common, but isn't talented or rare enough to be impressive. Examples include: Getting a spoon to hang on your nose, turn your eyelids inside out, and belch the entire alphabet.

Gory Finesse: (A possible Flourish Shtick) Whenever you put the final killing strike on a foe, his body will rupture spurting streams of ketchup red blood. +4 for intimidation rolls. +6 for awesome rolls.

Cool as Jack Nicholson: You can wear sunglasses at night without vision penalties. +8 to awesome roll.

Roflcopter: You have fluency in the language of internet lingo. -2 to awesome roll.

Claim to Ho Ability: It's kind of like the one point claim to hospitality, but you get Ho instead of a home.

Porno 'Stache: +1 to job search when looking for a position in the Porn Industry. +1 to awesome roll, +2 to potential pedophile roll.

Phantasm 03-30-2009 03:30 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hrothgar
Cool as Jack Nicholson: You can wear sunglasses at night without vision penalties. +8 to awesome roll.

I'd call this one Blues Brothers instead. After all, it's 106 miles to Chicago. We have a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses. ;)

weby 03-30-2009 04:21 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
That blues brothers reminds me:

Impressive chase bystander accidents: Whenever you are in a chase situation anyone not directly involved in the chase who fail their control rolls will have impressive accidents causing much mayheim. Pileups of a dozen cars are normal.. chickencoops are everywhere.. any tank cars WILL go up in flames..

and the nonperk version that bluesbrothers had that also affected the ones following:
Super impressive chase accidents:Whenever you are in a chase situation anyone in the chase who fail their control rolls will have extremly impressive accidents.

the_matrix_walker 03-30-2009 04:39 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
Synergistic Luck: The GM may hose you, giving a one time occurrence of Bad Luck or Cursed. Once this occurs, you may have one instance of Luck or Serendipity to balance the scales. (The GM can overrule the timing to make sure that the benefit is proportional to the previous misfortune, but will usually not do so in preference of being able to once again hose you. Players who push their luck however, will find that it pushes back)

Sam Baughn 03-30-2009 05:12 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
Red Ones Go Faster: any vehicle you are controlling has it's top speed increased by 10%, so long as it is painted bright red.

tanniynim 03-30-2009 11:32 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
Now You Can Pick Up Anything!: You can utilize your chopsticks as dexterously as your bare hands. While holding chopsticks, you suffer no penalties (for the chopsticks) while firing guns, driving cars, grappling opponents, fighting, etc.

I have a custom munchkin card based off of the same concept, but it allows you to pick up any number of Big Items as long as you have enough equipment slots free. (The chopsticks take One Hand, however, and offer no other bonuses.)

Anders 04-02-2009 10:10 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
Inconspicuous Clothing: Regardless of how flashy your clothes are, you never get a penalty to Stealth rolls. This is how, for instance, Elektra can get away with wearing a bright red costume even though she's supposedly a ninja...

Harald387 04-02-2009 11:10 AM

Re: List Of your favorite Custom Perks
 
This perk needs a name!

(Name goes here)
Prerequisite: Throwing Art

You may treat a single type of mundane object (not normally a weapon) as if it were a real thrown weapon for the purposes of Throwing Art; this grants it that skill's per-die damage bonus if relative skill is high enough. Good choices would be "Playing Cards", "Coins", or "Kitchen Implements".


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