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Fail, or try not. There is no do. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary sadly eyes the empty two liter bottle and says there is no Dew.

You may have a point there. Unfortunately, it's a point in favor of ditching BOTH Striking Appearance and COM. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary buys a level of Swinging and Missing Appearance

I don't know; I'd have to ask a lawyer. Lucius Alexander This palindromedary tagline is just right.

Still no law against it I know of. Lucius Alexander This palindromedary tagline is obviously much more extensive than it needs to be; in short, this palindromedary tagline is too long!

Goldilocks wasn't even a little girl until about 1912. That's when the first version depicting her as a child was published. Prior to that, the person who intruded on the house of the three bears was described as an old woman. The reason they changed it was that old women usually don't have to be warned against entering an unoccupied house belonging to strangers, but children might. Lucius Alexander This palindromedary tagline is too sho

Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says that's just one example....

I understand you to mean "Highly attractive to massey." If you say "she's a 10" I know you are attracted and that's literally ALL I know. I don't know anything about what she actually looks like and I certainly don't know how attractive I personally would find her. This is why Striking Appearance includes a PRE bonus. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary proposes something pretty and friable has Crumbliness

More Actions without SPD: (Total: 22 Active Cost, 22 Real Cost) Naked Advantage: Trigger (Activating the Trigger is an Action that takes no time, Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset, Trigger can expire (it has a time limit), Two activation conditions apply simultaneously; +1/4) for up to 90 Active Points (22 Active Points) (Real Cost: 22) Still More Actions without SPD: (Total: 22 Active Cost, 22 Real Cost) Naked Advantage: Autofire (3 shots; +1/4) for up to 90 Active Points (22 Active Points) (Real Cost: 22) Halving Defenses without Armor Piercing: (Total: 60 Active Cost, 40 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 2d6, Attack Versus Alternate Defense (Half normal ; +1) (60 Active Points); No STR Bonus (-1/2) (Real Cost: 40) One Way: (Total: 40 Active Cost, 16 Real Cost) Physical Damage Reduction, 50% (20 Active Points); Limited Power Only for calculating if character is stunned (-1 1/2) (Real Cost: 😎 <b>plus</b> Energy Damage Reduction, 50% (20 Active Points); Limited Power Only for calculating if character is stunned (-1 1/2) (Real Cost: 😎 Another Way: (Total: 15 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) Cannot Be Stunned (15 Active Points); Nonpersistent (-1/4) (Real Cost: 12) Can't Keep Me Down: (Total: 80 Active Cost, 23 Real Cost) Aid STUN 3d6+1 (standard effect: 10 points), Trigger (Activating the Trigger is an Action that takes no time, Trigger requires a Turn or more to reset, Character does not control activation of personal Trigger; Trigger: Unconsciousness; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Expanded Effect (x2 Characteristics or Powers simultaneously) (STUN and END; +1/2), Delayed Return Rate (points return at the rate of 5 per Hour; +1 3/4) (80 Active Points); One Use At A Time (-1), Only to Aid Self (-1), Only Restores To Starting Values (-1/2) (Real Cost: 23) Wall? What Wall?: (Total: 60 Active Cost, 24 Real Cost) +60 STR (60 Active Points); Limited Power Only for casual STR, only for breaking walls (-1 1/2) (Real Cost: 24) Lucius Alexander You, me, and the palindromedary

Hugh Neilson's argument here is that Striking Appearance is superior because there are things it can do that COM can't, and nothing COM can do that Striking Appearance can't. The flaw in this argument is that there is one thing COM does that Striking Appearance can't do. Make Certain People Happy. Some people are made happy by COM, and made unhappy by Striking Appearance. WHY this should be so is a mystery, but it cannot be denied THAT it is so. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary wonders if you look good departing would that be Goliness?

Psychological Complication: I feel pretty, oh so pretty..... (Common; Strong) 15 pts Lucius Alexander And a pretty palindromedary

I think we already have Striking Appearance. I also think it's easy to write up something like this: Striking Appearance - On Strike: (Total: 3 Active Cost, 1 Real Cost) +1/+1d6 Striking Appearance (vs. all characters) (3 Active Points); Limited Power No bonus to Skills (-1) (Real Cost: 1) Lucius Alexander Oh Wow, where'd it go? That beast just used a striking DISappearance to make an ABSENCE attack!

If what is measured by an IQ test correlated closely with what the INT Characteristic measures, you might have a point. Just because both are called "Intelligence" doesn't mean one is the same thing as the other. The trick is comparing that to points of END on a character sheet, and also teasing out the influence of REC (remember you get a RECovery every 12 seconds.) Lucius Alexander What measure is a palindromedary?

"Wars not make one great" - Yoda Lucius Alexander the palindromedary likes that quote

I'm not so sure SPD has an objective benchmark: I've seen claims that Bruce Lee had a SPD of 8, and claims that he had a SPD of4 and maybe a Naked Advantage: Autofire usable on his attacks. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary wants to see the marked bench

I note she never questioned that he was an idiot. Lucius Alexander Pulling over on a palindromedary

1. Yes, now that COM is gone 2. Only 1 pt. Unless there's a good justification such as also reducing EGO. 3. It's only 3 pts to sell off a pt of OMCV. I'm not going out of my way to make a player regret shaving 3 pts. Lucius Alexander I regret shaving a palindromedary. It keeps complaining about the itch as the fur grows back.

Q: Is it true your church got their own chapter in The Joy of Sects? A: It's like the behavior of herd animals Lucius Alexander Have you herd of palindromedaries?

Or a simple misprint. Lucius Alexander The palindromedary suspects that none of the answers are from "spinsters" and that the Victorian newsmen made them all up.

I don't understand why Bellenden Gardens and S. Harting are on this itinerary? Lucius Alexander Riding a palindromedary up and down the length of Great Britain

That's when a ferret puts an accelerator in a particle physicist Lucius Alexander The palindromedary puts a particle ferret in a physicist accelerator

Crossposted from something I posted long ago in another thread: My Minions!: (Total: 144 Active Cost, 30 Real Cost) Summon 16 25-point creatures, Expanded Class of Beings (Very Limited Group; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2), Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger resets automatically, immediately after it activates, Misfire; +1/2), Slavishly Devoted (x4 as many tasks; +1 1/2), Time Limit (1 Day; +2) (144 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Week, Only to Activate, -2 1/4), Summoned Being Must Inhabit Locale (-1/2), Arrives Under Own Power (-1/2), Physical Manifestation (-1/4), IIF Expendable (Easy to obtain new Focus; Money - have to pay them in advance; -1/4) (Real Cost: 30) You'll still have to write up each minion, or at least each minion type (Sneak, Grabber, Repairman, etc.) The Extra Time and Focus represents the recruiting process, but Trigger and Physical Manifestation represent the fact that they then stick around until given the first important order ("task") and can be attacked, restrained, etc. Time Limit: 1 Day is because even after expending all tasks they hang around and can be relatively effortlessly "re-summoned" if offered more money. "Misfire" is because minions can misunderstand orders or sometimes act prematurely. Another way A Minion: (Total: 8 Active Cost, 2 Real Cost) Some Given Skill , Persistent (+1/4), Uncontrolled (+1/2), Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger resets automatically, immediately after it activates, Misfire, Trigger can expire (it has a time limit), Two activation conditions apply simultaneously; +1/2), Ranged (+1/2) (8 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Week, Only to Activate, -2 1/4), Physical Manifestation (-1/4), Time Limit (1 Week; -0) (Real Cost: 2) Another Minion: (Total: 41 Active Cost, 12 Real Cost) Some Given Skill Set , Persistent (+1/4), Uncontrolled (+1/2), Trigger (Activating the Trigger requires a Zero Phase Action, Trigger resets automatically, immediately after it activates, Misfire, Trigger can expire (it has a time limit), Two activation conditions apply simultaneously; +1/2), Ranged (+1/2) (41 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Week, Only to Activate, -2 1/4), Physical Manifestation (-1/4), Time Limit (1 Week; -0) (Real Cost: 12) In the long run, this might be more expensive as each Skill or set of Skills would be bought seperately Lucius Alexander The boss told me to change the palindromedary tagline so I did

KS: Contact information for many helpful people 20- Lucius Alexander And a palindromedary in the rolodex

Resentful Djinn: Variable Power Pool (Djinn), 90 base + 90 control cost, Powers Can Be Changed As A Half-Phase Action (+1/2), No Skill Roll Required (+1) (202 Active Points); 3 Charges (-1 1/4); all slots Side Effects, Side Effect occurs automatically whenever Power is used (Side Effect affects both character and recipient of Power's benefits, Side Effect always occurs whenever the character does some specific act; Djinn will twist the wording maliciously whenever possible.; -2), Conditional Power Power does not work in Uncommon Circumstances (Limited to exact wording of wish; -1/4), Incantations ("I Wish...."; -1/4) 113 Real Points The "some specific act" referenced in Side Effects is "Make a wish that can be misinterpreted or twisted." So saying "I wish I were in Philadelphia" could put you right in the middle of the city's busiest intersection (or if there's one going on that moment, into a gun battle.) Saying "I wish my Uncle Al didn't have cancer" could give YOU the cancer instead. Saying "I wish my djinn would like and respect me" could get your djinn exchanged with a junior djinn who would be thrilled to help you, but doesn't have much power. Lucius Alexander I wish my palindromedary would like and respect me.

Contact (Contact has access to major institutions, Contact has significant Contacts of his own, Good relationship with Contact), Variable Special Effects (Any SFX; +1/2) (7 Active Points) 11- Lucius Alexander Variable Special Effects. It's a palindromedary right now; next time it can be a black marketeer or a police detective.

From a well travelled player character in My Turakian Age Game: List: I've been Everywhere, Man I've been here, or Heard of it: (Total: 36 Active Cost, 10 Real Cost) Detect Geography and Surroundings 13- (Mental Group), Discriminatory, Increased Arc Of Perception (360 Degrees), Penetrative (30 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Turn (Post-Segment 12), -1 1/4), No Conscious Control (Only Effects cannot be controlled; -1), Requires A Roll (14- roll; Jammed; -1/4) (Real Cost: 8 ) b>plus</b> Access (Hidden (-3 to Skill Rolls)) (6 Active Points); Requires A Roll (11- roll; Jammed, Must be made each Phase/use; -1 1/2) (Real Cost: 2) Always knows his way around Fit in anywhere: (Total: 31 Active Cost, 9 Real Cost) Shape Shift (Sight and Hearing Groups, limited group of shapes), Variable Special Effects (Limited Group of SFX; +1/4), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (31 Active Points); No Conscious Control (Only Effects cannot be controlled; Only to look like he "belongs" there; -1), Affects Body Only (-1/2), Requires A Roll (Skill roll, -1 per 20 Active Points modifier: Acting or Disguise; Can choose which of two rolls to make from use to use, Jammed; -1/2), Limited Power Won't work if there is just no plausible way he could belong there! (-1/2) (Real Cost: 9) Blends in At home anywhere: (Total: 15 Active Cost, 3 Real Cost) Cramming (5 Active Points); Limited Power Only for Languages, or Cultural or City or Area Knowledge (-1), Requires A Roll (Skill roll, -1 per 5 Active Points modifier; Conversation; -1), Limited Power Learns by immersion, not from books or instructors (-1/2) (Real Cost: 1) <b>plus</b> Cramming (5 Active Points); Limited Power Only for Languages, or Cultural or City or Area Knowledge (-1), Requires A Roll (Skill roll, -1 per 5 Active Points modifier; Conversation; -1), Limited Power Learns by immersion, not from books or instructors (-1/2) (Real Cost: 1) <b>plus</b> Cramming (5 Active Points); Limited Power Only for Languages, or Cultural or City or Area Knowledge (-1), Requires A Roll (Skill roll, -1 per 5 Active Points modifier; Conversation; -1), Limited Power Learns by immersion, not from books or instructors (-1/2) (Real Cost: 1) Cramming, the "Floating Skill." Gift of Tongues: (Total: 25 Active Cost, 10 Real Cost) Universal Translator 18- (25 Active Points); Increased Endurance Cost (x3 END; -1), Costs Endurance (Only Costs END to Activate; -1/4), Extra Time (Full Phase, Only to Activate, -1/4) (Real Cost: 10) Lucius Alexander The palindromedary says there's more where that came from