04-10-2017, 12:55 PM | #21 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Ah I was imagining that the Enhanced Block was only applied when the power was active, thus adding the Link to make it 'off' until the user activated the power. I also had Arms Only because I imagined that the user literally had to block with their arms, and as such they would take damage from the attack, but would be reduced by the arm DR.
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04-10-2017, 01:05 PM | #22 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Thanks for that Kelly (fellow Canadian!), that it really detailed, and I will have to go over that a few times before I can say I got a handle on what you are saying. I have BS, Martial Arts and Powers, but I do not have the Power-ups 8: limitations. I'm thinking I will need that as a lot of the work I am doing is based off limitations on the powers...
To get a correction on what I really want, both of you are almost hitting the mark. To give an example, InLaNoche is fighting Lee. the fight is going back and forth. Lee decides to go for a powered up fireball attack. he has gained some distance and is able to perform a concentration/gesture/genjitsu/whatever to boost the power of his fireball attack. InLanoche sees this coming and is in no condition to dodge or close the gap. Instead he decides to use Sutōndifensu (Stone Defense), possible also using a concentration turn to beef it up. On Lee's turn, he uses his fireball and it is on target. InLaNoche crosses his arms in front of him focusing his chi. At that instant, his forarms become like stone and absorb X of the damage. He screams out at the effort, and is pushed back several feet, his feet cutting a line through the earth, the wrappings of his forearms fall to the ground torn to shreds, the earth charred around him, but he still stands... So it would be a reflex action, and should not have a duration for more than the action/turn (so I would still take the multiple attempts a -4 to each succession). I also agree that is should be a skill test of some type, but that would be to make sure he focused and got his arms up in time. Also, this would not protect from behind, to it is limited to just his arms. A more powerful (higher rank) version will encompass the whole body, and may persist for a minute or 2, but that will be later. As for damage, I don't want powers to be too over the top, and I want to try and keep HP at about normal. Also having Roll with Blow as a must for all PCs and major NPCs. I am dropping death from the game (remember, kids at the age of 9), and instead going for KOs, and possible comas, crippling and such for things that are extreme, but for the most part, I want it to be like a cartoon to them. Flashy, people being thrown around, and some humor. So with the PCs having maybe a slight boost the the 10 HP (again, newish to this system so room for change is still here) most attacks at 2d will have the chance to hit hard. Again, may scale this, once I have some characters done up and play test it a bit. Last edited by InLaNoche; 04-10-2017 at 01:13 PM. Reason: incomplete response |
04-10-2017, 01:15 PM | #23 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Thank you for that description! I think Kelly's build is closer to what you want for that, actually.
See, I had envisioned Reflexive so that you wouldn't need to roll to Activate it, just roll Block (likely Karate-based) to interpose your arms. |
04-10-2017, 01:15 PM | #24 | |
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04-10-2017, 01:17 PM | #25 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Still a work in progress, so I'm not totally sure what the final will be, but you're info got the ball rolling for me on other ideas as well. But if it is based on it's own skill roll, it would show training in that area (different players of the same school may focus more in one area than others), which can give a good diversity to the various students (and future players).
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04-10-2017, 06:23 PM | #27 |
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Re: Naruto like campaign, beginner needs help
Awesome Kelly (and the others as well). I was glancing at that section on powers abilities and talents for the power modifiers. It talks about psionics but I am guessing from what you played out about the earth chi power thing, it can go for any power grouping. I will try and read through that section tonight, and try to finish off drafts of the first 4 skills for the earth school. I will post that and appreciate any feedback. Also, if you have ideas for any of the schools powers (offence, defence, other) I would welcome any ideas. Thanks again all. I am pretty excited about this. When done, I'll post my school templates, story line, and the customized automated character sheets for whom ever would like it
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04-10-2017, 09:50 PM | #28 | |
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Magic -10% Psionic -10% Chi -10% Divine -10% Super -10% Cosmic +50% (only opposable by other cosmic) So, just place a -10% limitation for ANY abilities that you create. But, instead of calling all of it as just a boring "Chi" source, call them as that: Earth -10% Air -10% Water -10% Fire -10% That also has the effect that, Earth powers can only be disabled by other Earth (or Air, if you'd prefer to go with the elemental opposition), and so foward for all others (Air-Air or Air-Earth, Water-Water or Water-Fire and so on), or mundane ways to disable the powers (drugs, maybe even supersticious "charms" akin to throwing salt over the shoulders - maybe some Buddha icons could cancel some abilities, prayers, incense, etc, but also pressure points too) |
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04-10-2017, 10:10 PM | #29 | ||
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A cycle like that might be a good thing to work out - cancelling others' chi powers is also very in-genre, I'd say, and having a "destructive cycle" gives an interesting tactical dimension to fights, rather than having them just be logical pairs of opposites who end up neutralizing each other. |
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04-10-2017, 10:23 PM | #30 | |
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Water: With knowledge, understanding, and compassion all listed as associations, Empathy definitely sounds like a good fit here. Full-blown Mind Reading or Mind Probe might also work. For combat abilities, consider Enhanced Defenses (that is, a package of Enhanced Block, Dodge, and Parry), limited with "only against someone you have made a successful Empathy roll against". Air: For the "playfulness" association you have, you could use Rapier Wit - literally weaponized jokes! For an even more potent power, you could use Confusion (a version of Terror with slightly tweaked effects, from Powers) for even more extreme effects of super-wit. Fire: The "passion" and "strength" associations here make me think of Charisma. Put Cosmic, "applies universally", +50% on it to make it apply to literally everything that can see or hear the person. And Awe, another Terror variant from Powers, is worth looking at here. Earth: The "order" association makes me think of the Visualization advantage. It encapsulates the "perfect planner" sort of character well. Put several levels of Reduced Time on it so that it only takes a second or two, rather than a minute, to use, and it becomes useful in combat. |
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