01-15-2022, 11:02 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jan 2022
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Slight of hand
I'm still using the original rules so am unaware of what's in the new. So, slight of hand, talent of spell? I was thinking talent so any low IQ county faire charlatan could fool people. Someting along the lines of 3d vs dex to make small items "disappear" and a 3d vs IQ for the observer to catch the move. Thanks in advance for any input and by the way I hate spell correct
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01-16-2022, 08:18 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: Slight of hand
I can't see any evidence 'slight of hand' exists as a talent or a spell. But Pickpocket talent works as you describe and, while it isn't quite the same thing as a 'close magic' trick, it seems like an obvious extrapolation.
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01-16-2022, 09:14 AM | #4 | |
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Boston area
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Re: Slight of hand
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Moreover, ain't no way I'd let someone use image to displace an object from another hex into his own. That seems utterly abusive. If you allow that, then why not displace a locked door from the current hex to an adjacent empty hex? Or displace an enemy to the adjacent fire hex? Image isn't a cheap one-hex telekinesis. Lars's suggestion that Pickpocket could be used for sleight of hand tricks seems reasonable. You could also just add a mundane talent for the purpose, restricted just to the sorts of stage magic you want to include. |
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01-16-2022, 02:40 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: North Texas
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Re: Slight of hand
Space Gamer #65 (reprinted in the TFT Companion) presented a stand-alone talent for SLEIGHT OF HAND (IQ 10, 2 points) designed for use in a more modern setting. As written, it is somewhat duplicative of the new PICKPOCKET talent, however.
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01-16-2022, 09:03 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: Slight of hand
Ah; I forgot to check the Companion!
I can see a place in the game for such a talent separate from Pickpocket, but the cost and prereq are too high to justify it. I'd say it should be some sort of IQ 8 or 9, 1 talent point talent. Faced with that cost, any sensible player would just argue that their Pickpocket talent covers the same ground. And they should probably win that argument. |
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