[MH] Psionics and other questions

[Derago]

Okay, this all makes sense in that the Hunters are supposed to be very powerful. I guess I'm having problems adjusting to the stage my game has come to. So a Psi could do it, but he should make sure it is justified...

I've been letting him continuously wipe people for a while, but I told him that I think it's too powerful as we're using it and that it would get more difficult to wipe someone again in a short period (I didn't tell him specifics, but the vague warning has changed his use of it for the better).

Regarding the reading of animal minds, it makes sense that it would not be understandable to him, but is there a skill that represents coming to understand it through practice?

As for the claws and karate: My player hasn't discovered that he may be entitled to a damage bonus (since he's only 9) and I discovered it after updating his character. I think he'll be quite pleased when his 5d cut claws become 5d+10 cut claws...

Thank you all!

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Derago

I've been letting him continuously wipe people for a while, but I told him that I think it's too powerful as we're using it and that it would get more difficult to wipe someone again in a short period (I didn't tell him specifics, but the vague warning has changed his use of it for the better).

Keep in mind that keeping the secret is a good thing. So wiping mundane's memories is absolutely a "normal" thing to do in a MH game.

Originally Posted by Derago

Regarding the reading of animal minds, it makes sense that it would not be understandable to him, but is there a skill that represents coming to understand it through practice?

That's be Animal Handling I think. Or even let him buy Animal Empathy as a extension to Mind-Reading. He got so good at reading animal minds he developed a reactive use of his psi ability.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by Derago

Regarding the reading of animal minds, it makes sense that it would not be understandable to him, but is there a skill that represents coming to understand it through practice?

I've always understood it that the issue isn't that you can't understand it, its that there's not that much useful information to read:

Vulture: "That looks... Alive. That looks... Alive. That looks... Alive. Oh, Birds are circling over there. Looks like food. That looks... tasty"

Cow: "Food.... Food.... Food.... Movement--Thats just a farmer. No threat. Food..."

If you search a squirrels mind for creatures passing by you may not get images or even types, just sizes and numbers. If you read a dog's mind you may be able to find out whether or not his master is home, and whether or not the master reads the paper, but not which paper he reads.

[RogerBacon]

I thought that any use of tk like a grapple allowed the target a chance to brake free . For example if you tried to lift him into the air he could take any of the actions in the "after being grappled" box. I'm pretty sure I read that in one of the rule books but I don't remember which one. I'd love to be wrong on this, by the way.

[Nosforontu]

Originally Posted by Derago

As for the claws and karate: My player hasn't discovered that he may be entitled to a damage bonus (since he's only 9) and I discovered it after updating his character. I think he'll be quite pleased when his 5d cut claws become 5d+10 cut claws...
Thank you all!

Just how strong is the tiger is his strength closer to 30 or 50? The reason I am asking is that I think his strength is probably close to 30 and you are allowing him to use his Swing damage for his claw attacks rather than his Thrust Damage. That unfortuantly is not how it works. Unarmed attacks are pretty much always based off your Thrust Damage rather than your Swing Damage.

Essentially to get Swing Damage you need to use a weapon which allows you better leverage on your swings beyond what you can do with your unarmed attacks.

[ericthered]

Of course, 3d+6 is awfully close to 5d...

[Peter Knutsen]

Originally Posted by Derago

Regarding the reading of animal minds, it makes sense that it would not be understandable to him, but is there a skill that represents coming to understand it through practice?

Isn't there an Enhancement, that enables most psionics to affect non-Human minds?

[lexington]

Originally Posted by Peter Knutsen

Isn't there an Enhancement, that enables most psionics to affect non-Human minds?

Universal does that but also helps with other humans.

I'd call it a design switch to be able to read animal minds normally and have sentient minds be complex and confusing.