04-06-2020, 04:25 PM | #41 | |
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Re: New Talents
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Of course a lot of people also think the entire 'default' magic system from 4e should have been done away with for something more generic and universal, but I imagine the boys preferred to copy-pasta 3e stuff instead of having to create a massive new spell grimoire following new (better, more logical, more consistent) rules as they probably should have. |
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04-06-2020, 07:51 PM | #42 | |
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Re: New Talents
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I realized I didn't add a talent. Well, I found a goofy one from back in the day; Koninja 5/level Skills: Karate, Kiai, Knife, Knot-Tying, Kusari Reaction Bonus: Ninja and anime enthusiasts (but not actual ninja or anime characters!) Alternate Benefit: +1/lvl on Escape rolls to get out of bindings (to help protect against Knot-Tying and Kusari) |
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04-06-2020, 09:45 PM | #43 | |
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Hobby Skill represents either personal interest or knowledge of their employer's hobbies. Diplomacy, Fast-Talk, or Intimidation could substitute for Acting. Carousing, Connoisseur, Computer Operation/TL, Current Affairs, Driving/TL, Games, Mechanic/TL, or Photography/TL could substitute for Hobby Skill. |
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04-06-2020, 09:53 PM | #44 | |
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Re: New Talents
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Administration, Combat Art/Sport, Hiking, Leadership, Naturalist, or Sports skill could substitute for some of the skills on the list. Again, not so silly for a 20th c. Matinee Movie Star if you swap Sport (Rodeo) for Riding (Horses). |
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04-06-2020, 09:56 PM | #45 |
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Re: New Talents
I do not know. A Gentleman's Gentleman would likely instead have Current Events, Games, Housekeeping, Riding, and Savior-Faire.
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04-07-2020, 02:17 AM | #46 | |
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Add Acting, Current Affairs (Crime), Driving, and Photography for a gentleman detective's valet (e.g., Bunter in the Lord Peter Wimsey books). Add Acting, Connoisseur (Fashion), Current Affairs (Popular Culture), and Sewing for a lady's maid to an aristocratic female detective. (e.g., Dot in the Miss Fisher stories). Add Administration, Connoisseur (Fashion), Current Affairs (High Society), and Diplomacy to get a Jeeves character. (Also add Common Sense, Higher Purpose, Indomitable, Serendipity, Wild Talent, and a ridiculously high IQ to get the real article.) Add Animal Handling (Equines), Games (Golf), Guns, and Tracking skill for a Scottish "Ghilly" in the service of a "sporting" gentleman who rides, shoots, and plays golf - using his man as a groom, caddy, and game tracker. The idea with all of these is to create a character who is well-adapted to a narrow dramatic role without giving them ridiculously high DX or IQ scores and keeping their overall point cost in skills down. That makes them good allies for medium point-cost PCs or allows for reasonably competent PCs in a low point-cost game. Talented NPC Servant (25 points) Attributes: HT +1 [10] Secondary Characteristics: Per: 12 [10]. Advantage: Talent 2 (Gentleman's Gentleman - Modified) [10]; and up to 5 points from increased attributes, increased skills, Languages, Cultural Familiarities, or other advantages. Disadvantages: Duty (Employer, 6-) [-5]; Sense of Duty (Employer and Friends) [-5]; and -10 points in other disadvantages or reduced attributes. Primary Skills: Savoir-Faire (Servant) (E) IQ [1] - 12*; Housekeeping (E) IQ [1] - 12* Secondary Skills: Skill A (A) IQ [2] - 12*; Skill B (A) IQ [2] - 12*; Skill C (H) IQ-1 [2] - 11*. Background Skills: 2 points from any suitable skill. *+2 for Talent. Last edited by Pursuivant; 04-07-2020 at 02:22 AM. |
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* Yes, I know it's a Power Talent in DF 12, but it showed up in PU 3 as a Skill Talent. Quote:
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Agreed, broadly. but I note that Power talents tend to work because Players will very often come up with new and novel uses of Powers that may require a new Power Skill during the campaign and suddenly your tightly crafted Talent doesn't fit it. If you're fine with increasing the Talent to cover it (and the cost by 1) I'm right there with you. |
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04-07-2020, 11:37 AM | #48 | |
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04-07-2020, 08:28 PM | #49 |
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Re: New Talents
Free Runner
Reaction Bonus: People enountered on rooftops or while climbing the side of buildings Skills: Acrobatics; Area Knowledge; Climbing; Jumping; Running Alternative Bonus: +1/level to HT rolls to recover from injuries acquired while free running. |
04-08-2020, 02:12 PM | #50 |
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Re: New Talents
Born Mom's-Basement-Dweller talent:
Games, Current Affairs, Computer Operation, Connoiseur (Junk Food), Expert Skill (Conspiracy Theories) Pedophile Pornographer talent: Acting, Shadowing, Photography, Computer Operation, Driving, Wrestling Born Phone-bank Scammer talent: Computer Operation, Electronics Operation (Telephony), Fast-talk, Acting, Body Control |
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