Lucius

What's the rule on real historical people?
 

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary says Lucius wants an adversary who's only been dead a couple of years...

8 hours ago, Cygnia said:

What am I looking at here?

Lucius Alexander

Inquiring palindromedaries want to know

4 hours ago, Pariah said:

A: She's not buying a stairway to Heaven; she's only leasing.

Q: When she gets there who knows, if the stores are all closed, with a word will she get what she came for?

A: The Piper's calling you to join Him

Lucius Alexander

In my thoughts I have seen a palindromedary

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

Hi Everyone,

 

I have a question about when a player should be made to purchase a credential as a Fringe Benefit and when it should just be a "free" item.

 

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A driver's license is of course free. All you have to do is pass the tests. Which means a blind character for example would not have one.

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

How do you differentiate the situations that govern the two costs (free vs CP)?

I charge for followers, for vehicles and bases, and sometimes for contacts, sometimes for anonymity or money or access. But mostly I don't charge for perks. I view them as an unnecessary point sink.

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

 

For international travel, do you make the character purchase the Passport fringe benefit if they want to fly to Europe from the US? 

No.

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

 

How about China?  If purchased with Character Points, does the Passport benefit include the Visa requirement, as well as having a passport?  If a super flies to Rio De Janeiro via commercial airline in their civilian ID, would they get a free passport, but if they flew into the city using Flight or Teleport,

would they need to buy the Passport perk?

No. Wouldn't be purchased for points. Heroic or mundane ID, no difference.

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

 

Does a character need to buy a Professional License (doctor, lawyer, stock broker, PI, etc) using character points if they have the Professional Skill(s) and a history in their background? 

No.

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

 

If they do purchase the license but not any professional or knowledge skills, does this allow them to make skill rolls in that profession?

If they purchase the license they get to take a refund of points.

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

If not, how could they pass the bar/medical board if they didn't have the skill/knowledge?

They couldn't, which highlights the absurdity of the whole premise of charging points for a freakin' license to do what your Skills and background already say you can do.  Or in this case, say you can't do.

On 1/27/2020 at 11:06 PM, greysword said:

 

In short, what does a character get when they spend 1 CP for a drivers license, passport, or license to practice a profession?  When do you give a credential fringe benefit for "free" (everyman) opposed to requiring the player to spend a CP?

 

Thanks for your help!

What they get from me is a refund. If you have the Professional Skill, you can practice the profession.

Lucius Alexaner

And an unlicensed palindromedary

On 1/25/2020 at 6:13 AM, Ninja-Bear said:

 

im just curious has anyone used these or any other fictional style?

More than I can count.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary still wants a martial art for quadrapeds.

 I don't think I've ever known anyone playing Hero to not round in the defender's favor.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary says if it's not in the rules explicitly, it's a common interpretation

Arrow impalement:  (Total: 57 Active Cost, 13 Real Cost) Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand 1d6-1, +3 Increased STUN Multiplier (+3/4), Damage Over Time, Target's defenses only apply once (9-12 damage increments, damage occurs every Turn, +4) (57 Active Points); OAF (-1), No STR Bonus (-1/2), Required Hands Two-Handed (-1/2), 12 Charges (-1/4), Inaccurate (1/2 OCV; -1/4), Linked (Killing Attack - Ranged; -1/4), Real Weapon (-1/4), Requires A Roll (Attack roll, -1 per 20 Active Points modifier; -1/4) (Real Cost: 13)

Lucius Alexander

Did the palindromedary eat

Stunning knockdown:  (Total: 54 Active Cost, 10 Real Cost) Change Environment (-1 to  CON Roll, -1 to STR Roll, Stunning), Reduced Endurance (0 END; +1/2) (54 Active Points); OAF (-1), Requires A Roll (Attack roll, -1 per 20 Active Points modifier; Must be made each Phase/use; -3/4), No Range (-1/2), Inaccurate (0 OCV; -1/2), Required Hands Two-Handed (-1/2), Linked (Killing Attack - Hand-To-Hand; -1/2), Can Be Deflected (-1/4), Real Weapon (-1/4) (Real Cost: 10)

To be linked to a large hammer. If the attack roll is made by half, roll another attack at -3; if that succeeds, target must roll CON to avoid being stunned and STR to avoid falling down.

Lucius Alexander

No roll to evade the palindromedary

Trigger Sense:  (Total: 44 Active Cost, 15 Real Cost) Clairsentience (Touch And Sight Groups), Perceive into a single other dimension (Immediate future: 1 phase ahead), Costs Endurance Only To Activate (+1/4) (44 Active Points); Precognition/Retrocognition Only (-1), Limited Power Only for Trigger (-1) (Real Cost: 15)

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary wants to buy Roy Rogers on a Trigger

Unstoppable:  (Total: 15 Active Cost, 8 Real Cost) Cannot Be Stunned (15 Active Points); Costs Endurance (Only Costs END to Activate; -1/4), Conditional Power Not vs Impairing or Disabling wounds (-1/4), 1 Recoverable Continuing Charge lasting 5 Minutes (-1/4) (Real Cost: 8  )

Lucius Alexander

A palindromedary at rest cannot be stopped

39 minutes ago, Cancer said:

A: Now legal in eleven states!

Q: Do you realize what you propose is so immoral it's banned in thirty nine states?

A: That's why all quarks are held in close confinement!

Lucius Alexander

As far as I know, my palindromedary is legal in all states

Death Tribble mutated inventions

Lucius Alexander

muted a palindromedary

4 hours ago, dsatow said:

 

 

As for what can be used or defined as a weapon, lets say anything that is covered that is covered either as a weapon familiarity or weapon element is covered as defined in RaW.  This would make a bomb a vehicular weapon and thus covered.

"club" is listed as a weapon familiarity. Almost any solid object can be a club. So that's not much of a limitation.

Lucius Alexander

Familiarity with palindromedary mounted weapons

What's an "unassigned multipower?"

Lucius Alexander

Assigning a palindromedary

I don't think you should try to box a tiger.

Trying to wrestle one doesn't strike me as wise either.

Lucius Alexander

I could box a palindromedary but where would I ship it to?

4 hours ago, Duke Bushido said:

 

 

 

 

 

Honesty, I have questioned the need for pretty much every new power since (and starting with) Gadget Pool in.... Was it Champs III?.... 

 

I did not question the validity of the _idea behind them_, mind you: I just sat down to see if it could be done in 2e.  In every case but Damage Negation, it can.  Further, very few need custom limitations to do it.   And as I noted, even damage negation _can_ be done, if you're willing to do a tiny bit of handwa--  you know, it's not even handwaving: it's the same sort of metagaming that is the "mechanic" of Damage Negation to begin with.  If you can accept that, then 2e remains as complete as anything that's been rolled out today.  1e probably does as well, but it was so.... Disjointed...  Particularly in Frameworks. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm going to say the introduction of the gadget pool did it. 

 

Once you create a special new power that could have been created using already-existing rules, you've opened the floodgates to stop using the rules creatively and start hammering in blocks of pre-made "what I want.". Suddenly there are 2 ways to do it, and now the new player has to wonder why and which is right and when does he do which?

 

 

 

 

 

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Okay, you have claimed to be able to reproduce a Gadget Pool using only rules from 2nd edition and excluding the Gadget Pool rules themselves.

I am skeptical. How did you do this?

Lucius Alexander

without using a palindromedary

On 12/16/2019 at 3:57 PM, wcw43921 said:

 

I say--honi soit qui mal y pense.

That's easy for YOU to say!

On 12/16/2019 at 7:30 PM, wcw43921 said:

 

Which is why I said--"Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense."

 

(Actually I wrote it--if I tried to say it, I'd likely mispronounce it completely.)

Okay, so maybe it's hard for you to say after all. Either way, it's impossible for me to understand.

Lucius Alexander

So I fed it to a palindromedary

8 hours ago, Tywyll said:

 

I guess what I mean is that a skill that only produces 'fluff' effects =/= a skill necessary for using your powers. Those two things should not cost the same points, but they do. 

First, why shouldn't they cost the same?

But if you really think cantrips should be cheap, attach  them not to the Power Skill, but to the Professional Skill.
 

Lucius Alexander

PS: Palindromedary Rider

4 hours ago, Pariah said:

 

 

 

A: He has the mind of someone half his age.

Q: How did your interview go with that man claiming to be two hundred years old?

A: Once again I am writing exotic poetry for the Succubus!

Lucius Alexander

Unquestionably a palindromedary

On 12/4/2019 at 8:57 AM, Tywyll said:

So, usually cantrip like effects are handled via a power skill roll.

 

But what if your magic form doesn't have a power skill?

 

In my current game, there are three main forms of magic: Arcane, Divine, and Tryshallan (elven-which is an innate sort of mix of the two). Arcane and Divine require skill rolls but Elf magic, being innate, does not. However, thematically, of the three forms the elven magic ought to have them. However, there is little use in a Power skill when that form of magic is expressly forbidden from taking RSR.

 

Any thoughts on how to handle this pickle?

Yes. Look at the two parts I have highlighted. come to the realization that you have contradicted yourself. Understand that if a Power Skill allows cantrips, there IS indeed a use to taking it even if none of your spells require a Skill Roll to work.

Lucius Alexander

Summon Palindromedary

On 12/7/2019 at 7:09 PM, Christopher R Taylor said:

 

 

Int he meantime maybe you could go over and ask yourself why it is only you and Gnome seem to think its perfectly fine as is.

Or perhaps you can ask yourself why you assume that only these two disagree with you. There may be people reading and forming opinions and not expressing them.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary has two mouths and sometimes keeps both shut

On 11/25/2018 at 3:24 AM, Lucius said:

I feel like I should update this but I can't figure out what I want to change.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

The palindromedary says hello to spice

Perhaps it has reached its final form?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary suspects otherwise

On 11/27/2019 at 12:03 AM, steriaca said:

Prehaps this is an attack with a Trigger advantage. The trigger may be "when your character wishes it to happen". Trigger, of course, needs not roll to attack, only a target to activate the trigger.

Since when???
 

What makes you think a Triggered attack does not require an attack roll?

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary says you just triggered Lucius

2 minutes ago, Pariah said:

 

A: You can ride the Spice Train.

Q: Hi, I'm Ginger! How do I get to Flavortown?

A: With a large grain of salt and at least half an Elf.

Lucius Alexander

The palindromedary takes the Herb Ferry

2 hours ago, Asperion said:

 

A: That is a battle for the ants.

Q: Who will stop my feuding uncles from ruining another Thanksgiving?

A: All that is under the moon is under the moon.

Lucius Alexander

Did the palindromedary eat my tagline?