05-11-2023, 08:13 PM | #51 | |
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Re: Converting D&D/Other Adventures to DFRPG
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Re: Converting D&D/Other Adventures to DFRPG
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Sure, the book says to use Physiology... but in practice no group of PCs will learn all those separate Physiology specializations, they'll just start turning every fight into a slog of "target torso" if you try to go that route. Allowing a more diverse selection of skills means the Scouts, Druids, Barbarians can use Survival (appropriate area) or Naturalist (Druids can use Veterinary), Wizards will use Thaumatology for golems and constructs (Wizards might actually buy Physiology, they tend to have the high IQ for the skill), Clerics and Holy Warriors* have Theology and Hidden Lore for Undead and Demons, etc. Just tack a bit of penalty if you think something should be really unfamiliar. I actually removed Physiology and Psychology from my DF/RPG games, no one ever bothered buying if they didn't have to, it was a points sink to the one PCs profession forced to buy it (Holy Warrior) as they usually failed their rolls unless they dumped lots of points into. It really became the provenance of the occasionally hired sage. * And allow Holy Warriors to add their Higher Purpose to those rolls. In fact, just let them add Higher to any roll that gives information on or directly opposes their Higher Purpose foe - Stealth, Perception, Intimidation, etc. Your Holy Warriors will appreciate it. Also let Holy Might/Power Investiture add to Exorcism and Esoteric Medicine, just trust me on this (and then be careful to buff up certain things you don't want them to be able exorcise too easily). |
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05-11-2023, 08:54 PM | #53 | |
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