Bruce Lee - Page 3

DouglasCole · 04-08-2010, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ciaran_skye

You don't buy Chuck Norris as an Ally, you use Clerical Investment.

That ROCKS.

aesir23 · 04-08-2010, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SimonAce

My take on Bruce (simplified) ...

This is close to how I'd do it.

The only thing I have to take issue with is counting "Uses anything that works" as a quirk. How is that disadvantageous, even 1 point worth?

Crakkerjakk · 04-08-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by aesir23

This is close to how I'd do it.

The only thing I have to take issue with is counting "Uses anything that works" as a quirk. How is that disadvantageous, even 1 point worth?

OPH to staunch traditionalists.

Icelander · 04-08-2010, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by aesir23

The only thing I have to take issue with is counting "Uses anything that works" as a quirk. How is that disadvantageous, even 1 point worth?

Quirks don't have to be disadvantageous. As long as they're roleplayed, it's fine if they're just a bit of colour.

See B163, it's either something that requires a specific action on the behalf of the character or something disadvantageous.

Lord Carnifex · 04-08-2010, 08:55 PM

I'd go further and make it a Reputation: Traditional Martial Artists. Early in his development of Jun Fan / Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee made a lot of waves in the martial arts community. His methods - until he proved they could work - weren't well recieved among the traditionalists.

aesir23 · 04-08-2010, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Icelander

Quirks don't have to be disadvantageous. As long as they're roleplayed, it's fine if they're just a bit of colour.

See B163, it's either something that requires a specific action on the behalf of the character or something disadvantageous.

Being pragmatic in a fight is hardly grounds for "color" either. Using whatever's effective is what most PCs do anyway. (Unless, of course, they have a quirk or disadvantage that limits their choices.)

It is an important part of Bruce's personal philosophy, but that doesn't make it a quirk. All quirks limit your choices somewhat at the very least.

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Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

OPH to staunch traditionalists.

This one I buy.

macphersonrants · 04-08-2010, 09:13 PM

I think you could make a case for Enemies, even with a realistic take on Bruce. Didn't he actually face a number of challenges from traditional practitioners and end up getting injured in a challenge match (this may be part of the legend rather than reality...)?

jeff_wilson · 04-08-2010, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by aesir23

This is close to how I'd do it.

The only thing I have to take issue with is counting "Uses anything that works" as a quirk. How is that disadvantageous, even 1 point worth?

"Constantly trying new techniques" - including ballet and training on in-car punching boards

Gold & Appel Inc · 04-09-2010, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aesir23

The only thing I have to take issue with is counting "Uses anything that works" as a quirk. How is that disadvantageous, even 1 point worth?

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Originally Posted by jeff_wilson

"Constantly trying new techniques" - including ballet and training on in-car punching boards

Imaginative [-1].

Inviso-Chimp · 04-09-2010, 05:53 AM

Dredging up from the recesses of the brain vault... didn't he have a near-crippling back injury, that still caused him problems throughout his life?

If so, could that qualify as "Bad Back", maybe modified?

Also, let's not forget that James Coburn trained with Master Lee, as well.

Yup. Our man Flint. ;)

Inviso-Chimp

04-08-2010, 08:55 PM	#25
Lord Carnifex Join Date: Oct 2005	Re: Bruce Lee I'd go further and make it a Reputation: Traditional Martial Artists. Early in his development of Jun Fan / Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee made a lot of waves in the martial arts community. His methods - until he proved they could work - weren't well recieved among the traditionalists. __________________ An ongoing narrative of philosophy, psychology, and semiotics: Et in Arcadia Ego "To an Irishman, a serious matter is a joke, and a joke is a serious matter."

04-08-2010, 09:13 PM	#27
macphersonrants Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Olympia, WA	Re: Bruce Lee I think you could make a case for Enemies, even with a realistic take on Bruce. Didn't he actually face a number of challenges from traditional practitioners and end up getting injured in a challenge match (this may be part of the legend rather than reality...)? __________________ During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. - George Orwell

04-09-2010, 05:53 AM	#30
Inviso-Chimp Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Somewhere Seacoast-y	Re: Bruce Lee Dredging up from the recesses of the brain vault... didn't he have a near-crippling back injury, that still caused him problems throughout his life? If so, could that qualify as "Bad Back", maybe modified? Also, let's not forget that James Coburn trained with Master Lee, as well. Yup. Our man Flint. ;) Inviso-Chimp