Epic Talents

[timm meyers]

Many talents are already formatted with advanced versions such as "Boating-Seaman-Captain" or "Swimming-Diving". What "Epic" talent could be unlocked by a PC who possessed the above 5 talents?

Does "Acute Hearing-Bard-Poet-Writing" allow for "Superstar" talent? If so what would that be?

[phiwum]

Originally Posted by timm meyers

Many talents are already formatted with advanced versions such as "Boating-Seaman-Captain" or "Swimming-Diving". What "Epic" talent could be unlocked by a PC who possessed the above 5 talents?

Does "Acute Hearing-Bard-Poet-Writing" allow for "Superstar" talent? If so what would that be?

Superstar surely requires Charisma. And Sex Appeal. And as far as I can tell, at least in these days of autotune, not a damn talent otherwise.

There was once a time when a person who couldn't sing had two options: (1) Don't sing or (2) be Bob Dylan.

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by phiwum

There was once a time when a person who couldn't sing had two options: (1) Don't sing or (2) be Bob Dylan.

Aw c'mon; you're forgetting Nico.

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by timm meyers

Many talents are already formatted with advanced versions such as "Boating-Seaman-Captain" or "Swimming-Diving". What "Epic" talent could be unlocked by a PC who possessed the above 5 talents?

Does "Acute Hearing-Bard-Poet-Writing" allow for "Superstar" talent? If so what would that be?

Master Bard is already epic by itself, giving +2 to reactions and allowing one to sing, play all manner of instruments, and compose new material. Combined with Sex Appeal and/or Charisma, Carousing, and possibly Look Your Best, a character could be legendary superstar caliber.

[phiwum]

Originally Posted by Shostak

Aw c'mon; you're forgetting Nico.

I definitely was not forgetting this person, but I intend to now.

[David Bofinger]

Originally Posted by timm meyers

Many talents are already formatted with advanced versions such as "Boating-Seaman-Captain"

This maybe isn't the best example, as Seamanship doesn't depend on Boating. Captain does depend on Seamanship, and I'm not a big fan of it. I think the Captain talent should be split up by what it does, so that you can have captains who are great navigators but terrible at giving orders, or who can thread the path between rocks but can't keep track of ship's stores to save their life, or whatever.

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by phiwum

I definitely was not forgetting this person, but I intend to now.

Something tells me you might be hearing that song again sometime soon, rendered in a bad Russian accent.

[Bill_in_IN]

Originally Posted by Shostak

Master Bard is already epic by itself, giving +2 to reactions and allowing one to sing, play all manner of instruments, and compose new material. Combined with Sex Appeal and/or Charisma, Carousing, and possibly Look Your Best, a character could be legendary superstar caliber.

Cozmir. The tank that can, at least, attempt to dance, sing, and play an instrument while occasionally cutting foes in half with a 2-handed sword.

[timm meyers]

swimming+ Diving+ Area Knowledge = gives "Naturalist" for underwater flora and fauna only.

or maybe

Starting as or becoming a Queens guard that grants you (over time) a free talent like Courtly Graces or Expert Horsemanship is a great idea imho. This validates the cultural/political world build and gives PC's more goal choices or background adherence.

[TippetsTX]

Talent synergies is something I actively encourage in my games.

https://forums.sjgames.com/showthread.php?t=162323