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RobKamm 02-25-2012 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Benj (Post 1328007)
Yeah, Mantra's definitely undercosted, as-written.
Now, if it were once a day, that sounds more like a Perk.

RAW once per day is only -40%, not the -80% required to get it down to one point. You'd need RPK's Audible (-10%) and something like Emergencies Only for -30% to get the classic "oh God, oh God, oh God!" emergency-mantra; the modern secular version would be "oh sh**, oh sh**, OH SH**!"

Oh, and in case that last line draws down a ban, I apologize in advance.

cybermancer2k1 02-27-2012 10:53 PM

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Sorry not to have commented on Mantra until now...

Adopting Rob's and RPK's suggestions:

Mantra: You have a Higher Purpose (Basic, p. 59), but only while chanting a word or short phrase (for example, repeatedly reciting the first line of a prayer, or a common expletive.) The chant must be clearly audible, limited to one specific non-combat Purpose/situation once per day. You must choose the Mantra when paying for the perk.

Sunrunners_Fire 06-23-2012 05:57 AM

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Rapid Consumption 1/2/+ [1/1/+]
A leveled perk that allows the character to eat faster than you'd expect. Each level taken doubles the amount of food and drink the character can consume in the same amount of time without suffering any negative consequences for doing so. Rapid Consumption 1 lets the character eat two meals in the time it normally takes for one meal or to eat one meal in half the time. Rapid Consumption 2 lets the character eat four meals in the time it normally takes for one meal or to eat one meal in a quarter of the time. And so on and so forth. (This perk should always and only costs 1 point regardless of the level taken. Its' not that big of a deal!)
Realistic campaigns should restrict this perk to a maximum of two levels for normal humans. (... some people really do eat that fast!)

Huyderman 06-23-2012 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Sunrunners_Fire (Post 1397557)
Rapid Consumption 1/2/+ [1/1/+]

I don't think I would qualify this as a perk. The advantage is pretty trivial. Also, The person would probably receive an occasional reaction penalty (for "wolfing down"), and be less likely to notice poisons or if the food has gone bad. I would probably rule it as an quirk for humans, or a 0-point feature for races with increased consumption.

Sunrunners_Fire 06-23-2012 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Huyderman (Post 1397560)
I don't think I would qualify this as a perk. The advantage is pretty trivial.

Perks are trivial advantages. :grins:

Example: "You have scales! This protects you from sunburn and acts as an unusual background justifying your ability to purchase up to DR 5." [1] (Scales, Power-Ups 2, pg 12)

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Also, The person would probably receive an occasional reaction penalty (for "wolfing down"),
Culturally specific while being limited to only certain status bands even with those cultures, and it wouldn't be a penalty in military contexts. I'd make the character buy the reaction penalty separately as a negative reputation in those contexts and for those people that it would give a reaction penalty with.

I'm not comfortable assuming those contexts are relevant to any given campaign and so they should be accounted for separately.

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and be less likely to notice poisons or if the food has gone bad.
That implies a reduced sense of taste or perception. Either/both of those would be separate traits with their own point values.

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I would probably rule it as an quirk for humans,
So the ability to eat at least twice as much and/or at least twice as fast as a generic human gives you a point back for the enhanced capability? Erm ...

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or a 0-point feature for races with increased consumption.
If limited to the level of the racial Increased Consumption? I agree. If above that? Nah. It should cost something.

Dwarf99 06-26-2012 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Hemlock (Post 1291308)
Never 'Falls Out' -- (Female Characters only) ... No matter how revealing her outfit, she never suffers a 'wardrobe malfunction'.

I call that one Double Sided Tape.

vicky_molokh 06-26-2012 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dwarf99 (Post 1399040)
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Originally Posted by Hemlock (Post 1291308)
Never 'Falls Out' -- (Female Characters only) ... No matter how revealing her outfit, she never suffers a 'wardrobe malfunction'.

I call that one Double Sided Tape.

Might also apply to male barbarians in loincloths and Scottish warriors, with minor mechanical differences.

Figleaf23 06-26-2012 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh (Post 1399047)
Might also apply to male barbarians in loincloths and Scottish warriors, with minor mechanical differences.

I'd nae be tryin' tape fer tha' job.

thulben 06-26-2012 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Figleaf23 (Post 1399106)
I'd nae be tryin' tape fer tha' job.

And yet some people pay someone to do it to them!

Dwarf99 06-27-2012 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Figleaf23 (Post 1399106)
I'd nae be tryin' tape fer tha' job.

Nah, ye jest make sure ye shave first!


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