Weapon Master as part of a power

Anders · 04-12-2020, 07:10 AM

If Weapon Master is part of a power, does power Talent help you with your attack rolls using those weapons?

AlexanderHowl · 04-12-2020, 09:00 AM

No, though I would have it reduce defensive penalties by one per level. If I were to make such a power talent, I would have it include only Heroic Archer, Gunslinger, Trained by a Master, and Weapon Master.

Anders · 04-12-2020, 09:02 AM

Nah, this is part of a Chivalry talent, so Heroic Archer and Gunslinger would be really out of place.

johndallman · 04-12-2020, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Anders

Nah, this is part of a Chivalry talent, so Heroic Archer and Gunslinger would be really out of place.

A suggestion: don't make Weapon Master part of the talent. Instead, make possession of the talent (or an Evil Knight talent) an enabler for buying Weapon Master.

kirbwarrior · 04-12-2020, 04:53 PM

No, but if you use a (say) Weapons/Martial Talent (which is technically overpriced at 15pts/level) as your Power Talent, then thematically you technically do and it does line up nicely. Powers talks about using mundane talents as power talents.

BoneWolf17 · 04-14-2020, 01:44 AM

What's the power? Normally I wouldn't use Weapon Master in a power. It makes more sense as a result of training than something granted by magic for example.

An example I could think of where having Weapon Master as part of a power would be a monk who let's his god fight through him. So Weapon Master would have a divine modifier (-10%) and only work as long as he has access to divine magic.

In this case I'd say that the power talent would affect the defense aspects of Weapon Master and maybe the effective skill level for the purpose of getting the damage bonus but not actual weapon skill. This has the potential to be very unbalanced though, I would still lean on not including Weapon Master as part of a power.

04-12-2020, 07:10 AM	#1
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Weapon Master as part of a power If Weapon Master is part of a power, does power Talent help you with your attack rolls using those weapons? __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius Author of Winged Folk. The GURPS Discord. Drop by and say hi!

04-12-2020, 09:00 AM	#2
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Weapon Master as part of a power No, though I would have it reduce defensive penalties by one per level. If I were to make such a power talent, I would have it include only Heroic Archer, Gunslinger, Trained by a Master, and Weapon Master.

04-12-2020, 09:02 AM	#3
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Re: Weapon Master as part of a power Nah, this is part of a Chivalry talent, so Heroic Archer and Gunslinger would be really out of place. __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius Author of Winged Folk. The GURPS Discord. Drop by and say hi!

04-14-2020, 01:44 AM	#6
BoneWolf17 Join Date: Jun 2014	Re: Weapon Master as part of a power What's the power? Normally I wouldn't use Weapon Master in a power. It makes more sense as a result of training than something granted by magic for example. An example I could think of where having Weapon Master as part of a power would be a monk who let's his god fight through him. So Weapon Master would have a divine modifier (-10%) and only work as long as he has access to divine magic. In this case I'd say that the power talent would affect the defense aspects of Weapon Master and maybe the effective skill level for the purpose of getting the damage bonus but not actual weapon skill. This has the potential to be very unbalanced though, I would still lean on not including Weapon Master as part of a power.