06-04-2012, 10:54 AM | #1 |
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Need help converting DtD to GURPS
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My major problem right now is finding what some appropriate limitations and enhancements are. What is fair pricing for "X times a scene"? Or would it be better to go with recharge, and if so, what should the recharge be? For ER, what bonus should "not tied to a power source" be? I know that I can't get all the mechanics of the game converted, but I'd like to try for most of them |
06-04-2012, 12:03 PM | #2 |
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Re: Need help converting DtD to GURPS
First tell us what the power is.
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06-04-2012, 12:15 PM | #3 |
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Re: Need help converting DtD to GURPS
Glanced at the file but too long for a full read as it doesn't look worthwhile as a game system.
X times a scene, look at luck and Serendipity for your base line. It may vary from campaign to campaign as it can depend on the definitions of a scene and how long you play one out. I do not like powers without a special effect. Normally you could build ER as biological for example and call it physical endurance and be done. If it can power other things well then are the other things able to use regular FP as well? If not maybe it should be described as a special power source. This may or may not warrant a limitation like a power modifier. If it can power many things and is a Wild power that can not be neutralized I would possibly go with Cosmic +50% but I would be hard pressed to come up with a justification for that in most settings. |
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06-04-2012, 12:52 PM | #5 | |
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As for timing 'per scene', the game time enhancement in Powers at least suggests 'uses per day' is roughly similar to 'uses per real-life hour'. You can use that to tune 'uses per scene', based on how long you think a scene should be on average. |
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06-04-2012, 01:00 PM | #6 | ||
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06-04-2012, 01:20 PM | #7 |
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Re: Need help converting DtD to GURPS
The reason why I wanted a good baseline for conversion of X times a scene is that many powers in this game (Dark Burst, Fire Breath, Warp Step to name a few) have this limitation. This keeps the players from being able to spam their abilities. Upon further consideration, I think that 15 second recharge might work, but I want to know what the hivemind thinks the discount for Recharge: ~5 minutes should be.
The ER that I'm trying to work with is for the Kobolds. I'm trying to set it up so they have a pool of extra FP, but need to pay HP to gain access. ER sounds like it would work the best. Yes, the 7th edition is part of the joke (though I maintain that the real joke is that this is a decent and playable game) He's actually on revision 1.5 for the core book, last time anyone heard from him. One of the main reasons I'm converting to GURPS is so that I won't need to spend a ton of time converting stuff to DtD. Also because the ship-building and wealth/signature gear is pretty screwed up. If you guy's want, I can post what little conversion I have right now. |
06-04-2012, 01:29 PM | #8 | |||
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06-04-2012, 01:41 PM | #9 |
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Re: Need help converting DtD to GURPS
This board is fantastic for getting help with just this sort of project. There are a good many dedicated geeks ready to flex their gaming muscles and help you work out what you need.
The trick is, asking the right questions! The details are immensely important for this. As for a 5 minute recharge, (p. B115) "15 seconds (or 5 times the time required to use the ability, if longer) is -20%, and one hour (or 10 times the time required to use the ability, if longer) is -30%." So -25% seems fair enough. |
06-04-2012, 01:51 PM | #10 |
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Re: Need help converting DtD to GURPS
D&D 4e uses the word "Encounter" but when hard pressed, the game defines it as "and/or 5 game minutes, whichever". Which our group promptly converted over to using as the actual meaning of "Encounter", just like a Turn is a fancy word for 6 seconds (or whatever it is these days in D&D).
I'm pretty sure Vampire and co. had a rough guideline for a "scene" lurking in the rules somewhere on the order of 5-10 minutes. There might be one in DtD somewhere, if not, I'd treat it as either 5 or 10 minutes as that seems in the right ballpark.
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