Utech Posted January 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills Tthe CoC approach is very cute and humorous. It's a sort of wry way of mentioning behaviors by stating that the character is' date=' "very good at," acting a certain way, implying they do it a LOT. (Conversely, I suppose you could put some down with really low chances, implying the character is very deficient in a certain area. Like, "Following Orders: 7%"). But there are other ways to state those things without confusing people about the skill system.[/quote'] This is exactly what I was getting at and what this thread was intended to address. I don't know how this could possibly confuse people about the skill system, though. At any rate, thanks to those who have actually listed some skills that are to the point. The Tank Girl list is fun. I wonder if there might be more examples of HERO-appropriate skills that follow the CoC pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills This is exactly what I was getting at and what this thread was intended to address. I don't know how this could possibly confuse people about the skill system, though. At any rate, thanks to those who have actually listed some skills that are to the point. The Tank Girl list is fun. I wonder if there might be more examples of HERO-appropriate skills that follow the CoC pattern. I also like the sub-headers that come with each character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Holck Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills Defensive Maneuvers 4 moves about in such a way as appears to be considering unseen creatures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karmakaze Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills This is exactly what I was getting at and what this thread was intended to address. I don't know how this could possibly confuse people about the skill system, though. At any rate, thanks to those who have actually listed some skills that are to the point. The Tank Girl list is fun. I wonder if there might be more examples of HERO-appropriate skills that follow the CoC pattern. I've been known to use "Detect Bad Idea". It's never been completely clear, though, whether a success means that I have successfully had a bad idea (and will then act on it) or successfully identified what I am thinking as a bad idea (and will then choose not to act on it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills Defensive Maneuvers 4 moves about in such a way as appears to be considering unseen creatures? What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Holck Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills sorry Defense Maneuvers 3 5th edition Eliminates multiple attacker bonus, even those which the character cannot perceive +3 points (This does not allow the character to perceive the attackers; instead, it simply means that the way the character moves in combat, no one can get a clear shot at his(its) back regardless of whether the character knows they're there) Defense Maneuver 4 5th edition Acts as a sense ie. the charcter need not spend a Half Phase to use his (its) Defense Maneuver. (using it takes no time) any Combat Skill Levels which improve the character's DCV are considered Persistent for that purpose +3 points Persistent suggests the DCV combat levels apply in non-combat which means character must not allow a clear shot at its back when having a cup of Tea. This is just the sort a thing a paranoid Cthulhu character might do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills From the OP: Aside from HERO' date=' I am a big Call of Cthulhu fan. One of the things CoC does very well is to[b'] include apparently silly skills[/b] in the quick write-ups for NPCs. These skills seem silly because they do not seem to have any utility in the game. Often I find myself scanning through the NPC numbers and stumble upon such a skill. Over the years I've become convinced that they serve a very important purpose: they act as shorthand for understanding the character and how it is to be used. I'd like to see this used in HERO as well. Players can be encouraged to add one or more skills to their character purely for the purpose of understanding that character. The skills cost no points and will almost certainly have no in-game utility. I don't see how any of the Defense Maneuvers could be considered "apparently silly" with no utility other than helping define the character, nor can I see someone trying to get them for free under that premise... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Holck Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 Re: Free Character Defining Skills sorry, you are correct silly walks 13- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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