[DF] Faun Barbarian - Bessarion

Tymathee · 07-27-2021, 08:35 PM

Some loose thoughts for GMs to read.

Beefcake Protection (... like I said, from DF's Barbarians book. I find the homoeroticism baked into the material to be funny. This is coming from a genderfluid biromantic/bisexual biological male of 75% Caucasian racial identity [I know, so very acutely ambiguous. I blame the years of narcissistic abuse from a more likely than not NPD mother and sociopathic abuse from a sociopath brother... and "winning" the genetic lottery... ANYWAYS...) is more or less as much as [95] points of Advantages, after taking into account the obvious -10% for "Only when not wearing armor" that makes you strip down for the benefits, for the dirt cheap price of [1]. Sweet heavenly munchkinism! In that custom modifier for his Appearance (Handsome), the maintenance cost ensures that he'll need to work to maintain his appearance and consequently his access to Beefcake Protection.

The rules text for Bulletproof Nudity (/Beefcake Protection) is... uh, a bit dated in my opinion. Topless males should absolutely get a extra +1 to active defenses. I'm sure many women, men, and other-gendered peoples can attest to the fact that exquisitely built and defined male pectorals can be quite scintillating. I'd say maybe at least require ST 13 (GURPS defines this as the minimum for "bulging muscles") or better to benefit from this extra +1 to active defenses.

07-27-2021, 08:35 PM	#9
Tymathee Join Date: May 2021 Location: I'd rather be alone than be with people who make me feel alone.	Re: [DF] Faun Barbarian - Bessarion Some loose thoughts for GMs to read. Beefcake Protection (... like I said, from DF's *Barbarians* book. I find the homoeroticism baked into the material to be funny. This is coming from a genderfluid biromantic/bisexual biological male of 75% Caucasian racial identity [I know, so very acutely ambiguous. I blame the years of narcissistic abuse from a more likely than not NPD mother and sociopathic abuse from a sociopath brother... and "winning" the genetic lottery... ANYWAYS...) is more or less as much as [95] points of Advantages, after taking into account the obvious -10% for "Only when not wearing armor" that makes you strip down for the benefits, for the dirt cheap price of [1]. Sweet heavenly munchkinism! In that custom modifier for his Appearance (Handsome), the maintenance cost ensures that he'll need to work to maintain his appearance and consequently his access to Beefcake Protection. The rules text for Bulletproof Nudity (/Beefcake Protection) is... uh, a bit dated in my opinion. Topless males should absolutely get a extra +1 to active defenses. I'm sure many women, men, and other-gendered peoples can attest to the fact that exquisitely built and defined male pectorals can be quite scintillating. I'd say maybe at least require ST 13 (*GURPS* defines this as the minimum for "bulging muscles") or better to benefit from this extra +1 to active defenses. __________________ "Mom's resentful that she has to work so hard, which obscures her guilt about actually wanting to work so hard. Dad's guilty about being less driven than mom, but thinks it's wrong to feel that way, so he hides behind a smokescreen of cluelessness. Quinn wears superficiality like a suit of armor, because she's afraid of looking inside and finding absolutely nothing. And I'm so defendant that I actively work to make people dislike me so I won't feel bad when they do. Can I go now?" - Daria Morgendorffer