List Of your favorite Custom Perks

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by The Benj

I don't think so. The ability to use Sex Appeal (an Average skill) to potentially get a Very Good reaction, with the worst result being that it does nothing, rather than making the reaction worse? That's way better than Diplomacy itself (Hard, only gives a Good reaction) and a little better than Honest Face (+1 for "acting innocent").

The worst result would be that the GM would roll a regular reaction roll and use the better of the two reactions. Note that you can substitute Sex Appeal for a reaction roll only in suitable circumstances (usually less often than Diplomacy), and only for those who are attracted to members of your sex. Then there are the mundane uses of Diplomacy (predicting outcome of negotiations), and the +2 to reaction rolls at SL20, and the fact that SA can usually only be used once per target. The Perk only brings SA closer to level with Diplomacy (but still falls short), IMO. For just 'getting along, or away with', Honest Face seems more broadly useful than Charming Rogue.

[vicky_molokh]

Isn't Charming Rogue supposed to add one's Charisma to one's Attack, Damage or thieving skill roll once per adventure? ;)

[Figleaf23]

Originally Posted by Molokh

Isn't Charming Rogue supposed to add one's Charisma to one's Attack, Damage or thieving skill roll once per adventure? ;)

Did I appropriate a name that was already in use? My idea for a perk of that name only protects a person from the negative consequences of a failed Sex Appeal attempt.

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Figleaf23

Did I appropriate a name that was already in use?

By another game system. If we let that stop us we wouldn't be able to name practically anything. Molohk, you do realize that "Initiative" for example has a very different meaning in GURPS than in that other game.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

By another game system. If we let that stop us we wouldn't be able to name practically anything. Molohk, you do realize that "Initiative" for example has a very different meaning in GURPS than in that other game for example.

Hey, you should watch for the smileys. ;) Otherwise people might think you're new around here. ;)

[Harald387]

Armor Suit Familiarity

This perk allows you to ignore the -1 to DX for layering one particular piece of armor with another. For example, 'Armor Suit Familiarity: Steel Corselet and Mail Hauberk'. You still suffer full encumbrance (and associated penalties) for both pieces, and a separate Perk is required for each piece you want to layer - the above familiarity would not apply if, for instance, you layered plate arms over mail sleeves, or even if you layered two mail hauberks.

(This is similar to the existing perk in Martial Arts that allows you to ignore encumbrance penalties for Fencing skills, Karate, or Judo - where that perk removes penalties for attacks and defenses only, this removes the entire armor layering penalty; where that perk works for encumbrance from any source, this works only for layering two specific pieces.)

[Pericles]

How about that:
Puzzle Freak- You can solve a Rubik's cube or an equivelant puzzle in less than 5 minutes.

[Figleaf23]

Originally Posted by Son of Dave

You could say that Charming Rogue allowed you to optionally use Sex Appeal in a casual and inoffencive manner, the result being treated as if it were a diplomacy attempt (no better than Good, but not worse than the standard reaction roll).

How is that different than what I said though?

[Harald387]

Originally Posted by Figleaf23

How is that different than what I said though?

Sex Appeal can normally produce better reactions than 'Good', which is diplomacy's cap. This makes it, effectively, 'Skill Adaptation: Sex Appeal can be used as Diplomacy', which is balanced.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Harald387

Sex Appeal can normally produce better reactions than 'Good', which is diplomacy's cap. This makes it, effectively, 'Skill Adaptation: Sex Appeal can be used as Diplomacy', which is balanced.

Not exactly. I assume SA still suffers the gender-based Accessibility, so it's Diplomacy with an Accessibility.