Striking ST and Templates

InexplicableVic · 04-25-2019, 01:26 PM

NOTE: Not sure if this really should be in GURPS, because it's about Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Swashbucklers, which is really GURPS DF...but it seems appropriate here. My apologies if it should be elsewhere.

I was wondering why the Buccaneer class in DFD:S does not have Striking ST as an option, since all the other variant Swashbuckler templates do (as well as Barbarians, Holy Warriors, Knights in both DF and DFRPG, while Martial Artists have access to the functional equivalent Mantis Strike).

I assumed it was a design choice, but I wonder...without it, a Buccaneer could not get other Springing Attack, which seems thematically appropriate. Even the Rogue template gets it. Is this possibly an oversight, or is it something that I'm missing?

Perhaps Dr. Kromm can educate us here?

04-25-2019, 01:26 PM	#1
InexplicableVic Join Date: Aug 2013	Striking ST and Templates NOTE: Not sure if this really should be in GURPS, because it's about Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Swashbucklers, which is really GURPS DF...but it seems appropriate here. My apologies if it should be elsewhere. I was wondering why the Buccaneer class in DFD:S does not have Striking ST as an option, since all the other variant Swashbuckler templates do (as well as Barbarians, Holy Warriors, Knights in both DF and DFRPG, while Martial Artists have access to the functional equivalent Mantis Strike). I assumed it was a design choice, but I wonder...without it, a Buccaneer could not get other Springing Attack, which seems thematically appropriate. Even the Rogue template gets it. Is this possibly an oversight, or is it something that I'm missing? Perhaps Dr. Kromm can educate us here?