What else can we define as a 'style'?

[Polydamas]

Some fields may not be interesting enough for the full rigamorole of styles though. As I see it, styles are designed for a field where there are several competing approaches, whereas the License perk works better for more unified or less interesting fields.

Take schools of historian for example: "Ahah! Like you I'm a 'North American theory-agnostic', but I trained for a year in Nancy and have the Humanistic Style Familiarity (French Post-Modernist). Unless you have that perk, that gives you an extra -1, so you fail to resist my Write Slandrous Review attack. Now I try to use the hit to your reputation to get your request to visit the Bibliotheque Nationale rejected." Probably not a good focus for a campaign!

[aesir23]

Circus Strongman 4

Skills: Hobby Skill (Feats of Strength), Lifting, Performance
Techniques: None.
Cinematic Skills: Breaking Blow, Power Blow, Immovable Stance
Cinematic Techniques: None.
Perks: Special Exercises (Arm ST +1), Special Exercise (Lifting ST +1)*, Special Exercises (ST may exceed 20)

Optional: Public Speaking

*May be purchased multiple times up to Lifting ST +3.

[Genesis]

Originally Posted by Polydamas

Some fields may not be interesting enough for the full rigamorole of styles though. As I see it, styles are designed for a field where there are several competing approaches, whereas the License perk works better for more unified or less interesting fields.

Take schools of historian for example: "Ahah! Like you I'm a 'North American theory-agnostic', but I trained for a year in Nancy and have the Humanistic Style Familiarity (French Post-Modernist). Unless you have that perk, that gives you an extra -1, so you fail to resist my Write Slandrous Review attack. Now I try to use the hit to your reputation to get your request to visit the Bibliotheque Nationale rejected." Probably not a good focus for a campaign!

I entirely disagree. It's a longstanding dream of mine to play in a campaign detailing the infighting and politics of a Comparative Literature department at a perfectly mundane university.

[Figleaf23]

Originally Posted by Genesis

I entirely disagree. It's a longstanding dream of mine to play in a campaign detailing the infighting and politics of a Comparative Literature department at a perfectly mundane university.

Luckily you applied the 'mundane' qualifier to the university rather than the department. Otherwise I fear the campaign might sound a little dull.

[PK]

Originally Posted by Trachmyr

Secret Farming Knowledge: This allows you to use Gardening Skill at -3 as if it were Farming/TL3 for one specific crop. Examples include Coconut Farming, Papaya Farming, Banana Farming, Mango Farming.

Just a note: Farming always defaults to Gardening-3. So this perk doesn't really do anything. Maybe let Farming default to Gardening at no penalty for the one crop?

[Genesis]

Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty

Just a note: Farming always defaults to Gardening-3. So this perk doesn't really do anything. Maybe let Farming default to Gardening at no penalty for the one crop?

I think he means so you can buy up the technique for cheaper than the Farming skill. Maybe.

[Dwarf99]

Originally Posted by Kromm

Classic Pin-Up; Sexy Pose.

Where these at?

[Celestial Goblin]

Any kind of gizmo building thing or gadgeteering. Traps included, maybe overally mad science.

It would be a cool to have a book of such styles with pre-made gadgets for each. For example 'Hollywood Mad Science','Superspy','McImprovisation','Masked Vigilante','Guerrilla booby traps','Whiz Kid','Civilization from scratch','Fake supernatural','Rope genius','Psycho clown','Crude, loud and awesome like NASCAR' and so on.

[mlangsdorf]

Originally Posted by Dwarf99

Where [are Classic Pin-Up; Sexy Pose] at?

Powerups 2: Perks, page 4 and page 15 respectively. Classic Pin-Up is a variant of Classic Features and Sexy Pose is an example Influence Shtick.

[Dwarf99]

Thanks I'm gonna use that for my GURPS Sex supplement.