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Old 11-25-2009, 05:45 PM   #1
Christopher R. Rice
 
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Default Re: Better Damage Bonus for combat skills using Skill Adaptation perk

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Originally Posted by Kromm View Post
Yes, the Skill Adaptation perk is intended to add dynamic applications that you must roll to use, not to add static bonuses that stem from merely knowing a skill. You can add a limited grappling ability to Brawling – or for that matter a bat parry to Sports (Baseball) – because those are things that still call for success rolls. You can't add a flat bonus because that's something that adjusts a roll rather than being a roll in itself.
Cool. So if I wanted to add say, Judo's throw ability to Wrestling I could, but not Wrestling's ST bonus to Judo.

What about something like a Karate style parry to Brawling to avoid penalties vs. weapons and such?

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