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Conditions [/b] It is late afternoon. The temperature hovers around 100 degrees fahrenheit, and the flames from your encounter are threatening to spread among the trees. Fortunately, the humidity in the air and the constant dampness of the swamp mean that the fire isn’t spreading too rapidly. No le...

Account/Character Name: Pursuit/Anon
What do you want done? -5 EP for roll on HJ gear table for Anon

DONE

Conditions: The trees near Tyraxas and those near Sierra are burning, but they’re still small fires at this point. The temperature is above 100 degrees fahrenheit and no ley line is nearby. Chaos! [/b] Tarlok hits the ground hard with a grunt. Salvation! The Mistress is down! He leaps to his feet, ...

HJ: Training

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For "Have I Got a Backstory for You", I'd also want a limit barring someone from rolling on their IF-Banned tables. (This came to mind as a result of Pender's suggestion.) You’re talking basically Cybernetics and non-applicable AB tables, right? Pretty much. Cyborgs are also barred from t...

Freemage wrote:For "Have I Got a Backstory for You", I'd also want a limit barring someone from rolling on their IF-Banned tables. (This came to mind as a result of Pender's suggestion.)

You’re talking basically Cybernetics and non-applicable AB tables, right?

I’d be fine with the “once per rank” thing. The adding +1 to the rank of the spell seems odd to me and targeted at a single IF (and it’s derivatives). Is there something else that’s treated similarly somewhere (i.e., is there a precedent for this)?

The above items are all from the Psionics table. I believe that they are meant to emulate specific abilities from Psyscape, which were only possible for psionic characters who had a mentor with training from a suitable mentor. As such, I'm strongly inclined to keep them Psionic-only, not something ...

Aspect Soak roll [dice]0[/dice] Wild [dice]1[/dice] -1 WC Benny Reroll [dice]2[/dice] + [dice]4[/dice](Ace!) Wild [dice]3[/dice] The Aspect shrieks with rage as Sierra’s fires lick her and Jareb runs her through. She slides off of Jareb’s blade and falls unceremoniously to the ground, freeing the p...

From the Hangout today: Expanded Understanding (5 EP): Your character adds a power to her power list that she would normally not have access to. This may only be selected once per Rank. Note: This does not give your character the power; it merely adds the power to her list. She must still learn the ...

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Conditions: It’s hot, and getting hotter with bursts of dragon fire and demon-wrought explosions! It’s around 100 degrees and no ley line is nearby. The Battle Rages Tarlok is proud of his warriors. Despite the mortals’ admittedly fierce counterattack, his troops are performing admirably, for the m...

F&G: [dice]6[/dice] Charming and Well-Traveled: Your hero begins with the Charismatic and I Know a Guy Edges. [dice]7[/dice] Vigorous and Tough: You hero adds one die type to Vigor and begins with the Nerves of Steel Edge. [dice]8[/dice] Strong and Powerful: Your hero adds one die type to Stren...

VV, it looks like Anon needs to be added to my ledger. Thanks!

The Mountaineer rocks with the impact of the Siege Breakers’ attacks, and the chassis and control systems bear the brunt of the assault. Three chassis hits (no mechanical effect) and a hit to the control system (which is moot, given that the whole thing will need repaired). Conrad gets a benny back ...

GM Mini Update Jareb lobs off the head of one of the attacking brodkil, leaving him engaged with only a single remaining foe. ------------------------------- The Aspect's eyes grow wide at the site of Kuikku, his armor shining in the light cast from his psi-sword, standing unscathed and surrounded ...

The Demons’ Trap Tarlok watches with anticipation as the party approaches. Humans make poor sport , he thinks, rolling his shoulder in its socket and limbering his neck, but the dragon and the general should at least make this interesting . He glances left and right at his troops and is pleased wit...

Okay, a couple of things: (1) Everyone in either the Mountaineer or the APC needs to let me know if they are strapped in. If you are in the APC and strapped in and Toshiro manages to hit something with his ramming maneuver, you will take half the amount of damage dice you would take if you were not...

You see something off in the woods... A pack of approximately a dozen velociraptors prowls the woods just due east of Norona, watching the party intently. You see a thirteenth raptor, better hidden than the others, who appears to be wearing a necklace and bracelets of some sort. Odd... Survival at -...

Mini GM Reply Those armored demons look familiar.... These creatures are called "Siege Breakers," and they are elite warriors who wear the demonic equivalent of Triax T-31 Super Trooper armor. Siege Breakers specialize in closing with and taking down "hard targets" in close comb...

Conditions The temperature is around 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the late afternoon. The party leaves the ley line from the clearing behind, and no other line crosses their route between the clearing and town. Move It On Out! It takes a few hours, but the party gets camp packed up before the day is t...

I’m good with this. We’ll need to update the Tinkering build rules for Novices (Minor upgrades only), but that’s it.

Its in the rules. The edge doesn't need them. Also, don't just quote the whole thing, silly :P Oh yeah, Drink! Literally Super Tech Since they are not “magical” super-tech weapons are not powered by PPE or ISP. Instead they are considered device built using abilities found in the Super Powers Compa...

Proposed Change to Tinkerer [b][size=150]Tinkerer[/size][/b] [Professional] [u]Requirements[/u]: Novice, Smarts d8+, Repair d8+, Knowledge (Engineering) d8+, and at least one other Scientific Knowledge skill at d8+ Like any master operator, you are skilled at modifying machines, but for you it goes...

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Tribe of One wrote:Easy enough to handle, I guess. Just kill any TW in your group that tries.
See, a man who finds solutions. Can we get this done already?

I'm ready to vote on the edge as revised in my post above; I'll give that an "aye" vote right now.

By the bye, it still needs to be updated re: the skill requirements so as to fall in line with Tinkerer and the TW build rules. Changes in red. New Edge : Super Scientist [Professional Edge] Prerequisite : Novice, Gadgeteer or Tinkerer, Knowledge (Engineering) and at least one other scientific Knowl...

Born a Hero lets you ignore rank requirements for Edges. And, based on a Clint ruling/expansion of that rule, it lets you learn the Legendary version of Powers at character creation. Literally, that is all Born a Hero does. There is no language anywhere, in the book or in a Clint ruling, that says ...

Just read the words! I did. I even quoted them above. Your interpretation of the words is not the only possible one (and I would obviously argue not the correct one). I would be fine with Pender's idea of it behaving like Adept. I would also be fine with a Novice who had dumped the requisite points...

I really don't understand why you're continuing to argue that BaH affects anything other than Edge or Power selection . Per Clint's ruling, Shape Change taken at Legendary is a different power than Shape Change taken at Novice. BaH let's you take that different, better power. The Super-Tech Edge is...

I really don't understand why you're continuing to argue that BaH affects anything other than Edge or Power selection . Per Clint's ruling, Shape Change taken at Legendary is a different power than Shape Change taken at Novice. BaH let's you take that different, better power. The Super-Tech Edge is...

High Command wrote:Edited Above to reflect this.

Cool. We should also likely conform the Super Scientist edge regarding number of scientific skills required: Repair, Engineering AND some third scientific skill. This got added in at the end of Tinkerer to more closely match what TWs had to have.

Just edit it to look like this: Tinkerer [Iconic] Requirements : Seasoned, Smarts d8+, Repair d8+, Knowledge (Engineering) d8+, and at least one other Scientific Knowledge skill at d8+ Like any master operator, you are skilled at modifying machines, but for you it goes beyond simple repair. You may...

Does this mean we need to re-visit Tinkerer? Seems like a break in continuity for TWs to have the ability to create SuperTech but not to create Tinkerer items. Can we not. PLEASE? Oh I don't care, just remove the IF restrictions and call it done; Let TWs steal EVERYTHING. Why the heck not. Not like...

Enough with the Born a Hero silliness. BaH affects which Edges and Powers you can select, NOT how they operate once selected. With Shapeshift, for example, it just lets you pick the Legendary version of the spell as a Novice. It does not change how an Edge works once selected, though. Taking Adept ...

1) I do not want it a stand alone framework. 2) Add wording it is not affected by born a hero. 3) Yes a TW should be able to access it. Unrelated but are we locked in at such a high rank? Why not make it Seasoned in line with other edges? I suggested Veteran at one point as part of my “make it part...

Trapping : Ketra focuses on a spot of ground and imbues it with psychic energy, setting a trap for the next being to step on it. She must be in physical contact with the ground to set a trap (touching it through her boots is fine), and she spends the power points for it immediately upon casting. Th...

Actually as an edge taken with born a hero it counts as if you are legendary. One reason why it should exist without being an edge. Good point about the rank. You’re 100% correct: a Novice taking this via Born a Hero would get it at the Legendary level. All the more reason to drop Novice and Season...

By the bye, we should remove the "Novice" and "Seasoned" options from the list, shouldn't we (it being a Veteran edge)? Born a Hero means it has to stay. I missed this last time around. This is not how Born a Hero works. You take an edge, you get the full benefit of the edge, no...

A Novice character takes the shape change power via Born a Hero and he gets the Legendary version of the power. Same thing with warrior’s gift. Same with summon ally. All of those are powers that give increases as the hero levels up, but you get to skip right to the end via Born a Hero. I don’t see ...

Again, novice and seasoned don’t make sense on the list, as it’s a veteran edge. Edit: I thought I had made that comment previously on this thread, but I’m having trouble finding it. It’s possible that I just made it in the Hangout. The point stands, though: only Veteran level devices and up can exi...

Advances Please list all Edges and Advances taken for your character here Attributes Agility: d8 Smarts: d10 Spirit: d8 Strength: d8 (d6 out of armor) Vigor: d8 Skills : Shooting d10 (5) Fighting d6 (2) Stealth d8 (3) Piloting or Driving d4 (1) Swimming d4 (1) Notice d8 (1) Psionics d8 (3) K/Arcana...

Gear Combat Mage Armor (F&G) Considered by many the pinnacle of Techno-Wizard armor design, this suit implements magically forged metals, mystic crystal energy cells, and rune-patterned conduits and circuits to provide the arcane version of power armor. The wearer gains +7 Armor, as well as a S...

Background Ketra is from the Great White North, and for a number of years worked with the Stormguard Mercenary Company. Stormguard is one of the premier merc companies in Canada, and they operate essentially as a special operations unit for hire. She and her partner had a falling out with the head ...

Powers Arcane Background : Psionics ISP : 40 - Recovery : 1/hour Combat Focus [ quickness ] (4 ISP Cost) [Seasoned] Range : Touch Duration : 3 (2/round) Trapping : When things get hectic, Ketra is at her best. She focuses her power and (from her perspective) time slows down, allowing her to move fa...

Character Sheet Kestrel - Winter War.jpg Player Name : Timmy Google Handle: MyDogIsAnEquestrian Ketra Rank : Seasoned Experience : 25xp Advances Left : 0 Race : Psi-Ghost Iconic Framework : M.A.R.S. Wilderness Scout Attributes : Agility d8 (1), Smarts d10 (3), Spirit d8 (2), Strength d6 (d8 in armo...

F&G: [dice]0[/dice] Fortune Favors the Bold: Your hero begins with the Brave Edge. He also begins each session with one additional Benny [dice]1[/dice] Duplicate [dice]6[/dice] A Strong Suit of Armor: Your hero may choose any one suit of Body Armor and add two of the modifiers listed under Body...

Update for Sierra, Toshiro and anyone else with Danger Sense: When you do your notice roll for this post, please include the -2 modifier for Danger Sense and an Agility roll if you succeed on your Notice roll. You may use bennies on the rolls as normal. Do not worry about narrating the Danger Sense...

GM Mini Update: In answer to Kuikku's questions, Ma'arlys says: 1) "What it's proper name is, I don't know. We call it the athen plant, and it's a weed that looks like a cross between scrub grass and baby wildflowers. Here, lemme show you." She grabs a handful of the plant and holds it ou...

Additional House Rules: After a few months of play, we're refining the house rules a bit more, as detailed below. Hindrance: GM (Major) You guys do a good job playing up your Hindrances, but I can't always keep track of all the Hindrances for all of your charters. If you feel you have really played...

Conditions: It averages between 90 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside of the clearing, but in the mid-to-high 70s within it. While in the clearing, a ley line runs through the party's camp. Mapping the Swamp: The SET takes a few days to explore the area around the clearing, and you get a good idea ...

Account/Character Name: Pursuit
What do you want done? The following is for after the quarterly EP rewards are tallied:

Transfer 10 EP to VV to pay back loan
+1 EP for participation in the Showdown
Retire Jackson from Deadlands
Activate Signal for Nightbane

DONE

By the bye, we should remove the "Novice" and "Seasoned" options from the list, shouldn't we (it being a Veteran edge)?

Venatus Vinco wrote:Banned SPC Powers List
Undead
Stackable (Attack Melee)
Super Sorcery

I would add "Invent" to this list.

Freemage wrote:Can you link the Tinkerer Edge, so we have it available for the discussion?

Sure thing! Here's Tinkerer.

Just as a note, TWs were banned from taking Tinkerer, so an "Improved Tinkerer" version of this edge could avoid that fight. Food for thought.

Could we make this part of the Tinkerer edge tree? Make Tinkerer a prerequisite for Supertech, keep the same build rules, and just open things up to allow more than what can be done with the base Tinkerer edge. We could avoid re-inventing anything that we've done before and maybe build on the compro...

VV, remember that Norona gets an extra card until his foe is vanquished (or vanquishes him)!

Just in response to a player question, per RAW Adventure Cards must be redrawn each session (so you cannot carry them over from last time).

Thanks to Jon for looking up the rule!

32nd SET Jareb - 6 XP | 2.10 PPW | 3 EP Kuikku - 6 XP | 2.10 PPW | 3 EP Sierra - 6 XP | 2.80 PPW | 3 EP Tyraxas - 6 XP | 2.80 PPW | 3 EP Norona - 6 XP | 1.60 PPW | 2 EP Toshiro - 4 XP | 1.10 PPW | 1 EP Deezy - 6 XP | 2.20 PPW | 3 EP Conrad - 6 XP | 2.10 PPW | 3 EP Group Post Rate (Weekly): 2.10 GM ...

As before, please post a reply to this topic and roll 1d54 for each adventure card your character can carry and check the results on this spreadhseet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OI1sctA1nxcUixgm7_dJcvJaQB1Sw-H9JpRp3LUph2I/edit?usp=sharing Be careful to use the number in the second column...

Voted. Well done, as always. I am a particularly big fan of the way you mix in down time that still manages to make the story progress.

I have to say, I’ve enjoyed pretty much every aspect of the game so far. I always look forward to your GM posts each week, and it’s been good to have a fight that pushes the party a little (or a lot). I said it on Hangouts but I think it bears repeating: it was nice to get to use my character’s prim...

Thanks, guys! For the sake of full disclosure, I stole “The Endless” from Freemage.

GM Poll Second Quarter 2018 Pursuit, Game Master (GM) How to “rate” the GM, their Duties: • Post Rate • Notify Players via Hangouts of new posts. • Be available to Players ☞ Maintain a GM post rate at a minimum of one adventure post per week. ☞ Have the IM contact info of each player in their group...

Alrighty, folks. I'm thinking this image will represent my character's Morphus: Lightning Mask.jpg For reference, this is what got me started on the idea of a lightning guy, and I thought they were cool so I'm sharing: Lightning Tomahawk.jpg And Lightning Chain.jpg For his facade, I'm thinking somet...

Important GM Update: This is a hybrid between a quick combat and a traditional cooperative dramatic task. Anyone with survival may roll it and each success and raise counts as one of your 8 successes. Anyone without survival may roll another skill to add +1 for each success and raise to the surviva...

Conditions: [/u] It is a constant, pleasantly cool temperature in the clearing, but it is already above 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside the protection of the clearing's magic. It is morning the day after your arrival. A ley line runs through camp. Not All Who Wander Are Lost... But You Guys Sure Are!...

Conditions: It is early evening and around 70 degrees Fahrenheit in the clearing (closer to 90 outside of it). A ley line runs through the center of the clearing, where a spring of pure water bubbles up. Knowledge History [dice]36922:0[/dice] [dice]36922:1[/dice] ace [dice]36922:7[/dice] Conrad is ...

Third proposal: you go with them. Hardin, Brison and Rob (in L.C.'s now not-being-used flying power armor) circle back ahead of the CS and set an ambush. Rob can bring some of his Super Trooper's awesome Maysies and we can use the charges to cause a distraction and to bust up the APC and take you ba...

Conditions : It is early evening. The clearing is a pleasant temperature (high 70s Fahrenheit) and a ley line runs through the middle of it. Like all lines in the Dinosaur Swamp, the ley line seems to be behaving oddly and is harder to draw on. As we are out of combat, you will not be required to r...

So essentially each OC would have to take out at least either a SAMAS or a UAR-1 and that isn't even accounting for the Mind Melters and skelebots. If we fight it's possible we could win but the odds of us doing so without any if the PC's (and probably a good chunk of the hostages) are pretty slim....

I have to say, I think Hardin would be down for a scrape. He doesn’t trust the CS in the slightest, and in tense situations he’d default to what he knows best. I wouldn’t be mad if it came down to him blazing; the scene is cool enough to warrant it. That’s not my goal, mind you (especially because f...

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Not that you need it at this point, but approved anyway. I like the concept.

The APC takes a nasty hit from the exploding shadows and skids several feet to the side through the muck. The engine whines and clanks, and when Jameson or Toshiro pushes the gas, they notice it is far less responsive than it was. Out of Control: [dice]0[/dice]. Skid: Move the vehicle 1d4” left or r...

Conditions: [/u] It is late afternoon and approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit. No ley line is nearby. Incoming! [/u] As the party flies, pilots and drives to escape, basketball-sized hunks of shadow trailing long, inky tails begin raining down around you and blasting massive craters in the muck of...

Awesome. Thanks for your input, gents!

GM Mini Update Swirling around the massive limb, countless other of the smaller shadows still rush toward the party, seeking to overtake you. Anyone who already posted but would like to add a +2 to their attack for Matter of Size may do so. Going forward, if you’d like to target the mass of shadows...

GM Mini Update: [/u] As the party continues its escape, anyone who succeeds in their Notice roll will see that the shadows seem to be forming into something huge . At first, it looks just like the outline of a building: a skyscraper, maybe, from one of the megacities. Then the tower of shadow moves...

OP updated and poll added. Thanks!

Solid ideas so far. I also like the Bandito Big Bore weapon conversions quite a bit.

Looks good to me. For the extra AP, the base rules already allow it as a Minor Mod by doing it as a Trapping. Yes, the +2 AP is generally better than +1 damage, but that’s balanced out by increasing the activation/reload cost by +1 PP, as well as the potential complication of a trapping. EDIT: I th...

GM Mini Interjection: Great job, all of you, taking advantage of the open role play. I'm loving what you guys have written so far, and hope you all keep at it. A reminder that none of this is required, but it is a fun way to get your post rate up. As a friendly reminder, please try to engage with e...

Conditions: It is late afternoon and approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the Swamp. No ley line is nearby. Initiative Results from Last Round: [/u] Conrad: 5 of hearts, queen of hearts Jameson: 2 of hearts, 3 of diamonds, 5 of clubs, queen of diamonds Tyraxas: jack of hearts Jareb: 8 of hearts,...

Anyone else have views on this? Should I post a poll? I’d like to get it in play. I know Freemage has misgivings about the minor mod. Anyone else share his concerns, or are others confortable with the +2 AP? Thanks!

I think what you have are options to appeal to different preferences. I like the “punching through armor” idea for this one (not unlike the +2 AP for 1 PPE with certain trappings), but I could see someone choosing the (marginally) more reliable option of +1 damage. And some minor mods are more powe...

AP increases are an ongoing point of debate. In baseline SW, going beyond AP 2 is usually seen as gilding the lily, because most folks rarely have more than 3 points of armor, anyway. In SR, though, adding AP is pretty much straight-up adding Damage to a weapon--I went through Savage Foes to do a b...

Adding to ranged weapons seems to cheap...not sure how to negate that. Overall it works okay...maybe the points per Rank need to scale a little (i.e. only increase by 1 after Seasoned). I basically valued it at Minor = 1 point, Major = 2 points and used our old super tech scale. I would generally b...

AP increases are an ongoing point of debate. In baseline SW, going beyond AP 2 is usually seen as gilding the lily, because most folks rarely have more than 3 points of armor, anyway. In SR, though, adding AP is pretty much straight-up adding Damage to a weapon--I went through Savage Foes to do a b...

Account/Character Name: Pursuit/Anon
What do you want done? Purchase a Signature Item for Anon of the 1st Set (10 EP).

DONE

RFT wrote:
Venatus Vinco wrote:Does the +2 AP from trappings make total AP of 4?

VV
It should be +2 total the way I read it.

Total AP of 4. 2 from the base weapon, +2 from the minor trapping.

I used the SPC as a guide for that one, where +1 damage was worth the same as +2 AP.

Anyone else have comments, or does this look good? Character has been introduced in game and I'd like to finalize his gear sheet. Thanks!

Account/Character Name: Pursuit
What do you want done?

Activate Anon for 1st SET (10 EP).
Swap Anon’s starting gear with that of another framework (1 EP).

DONE

Conditions: [/u] It is late afternoon and approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the swamp. No ley lines are nearby. Ruh Roh! [/u] The shadows are getting closer, and fast! They seem to be moving almost of one accord, flowing across the ground and even among the tree branches like water. You can m...

Can you please edit your submission to include the stats for the weapon in the submission as it is not from the main book. CP-50 “Dragonfire” Laser Rifle Range: 30/60/120 Damage: 3d6+2 ROF: 3 Armor Piercing: 2 Shots: 60 Weight: 10 lbs Cost: 50,000 Notes: Min Str d6, 3RB. Integrated grenade launcher...

This is for a Techno-Wizard character whose backstory includes several years at a TW guild workshop in Stormspire. Multi-Assault TK Automatic Rifle One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and Techno-Wizards are famous for making the latter from the former. Type of Item : CP-50 “Dragonfire” Laser ...

GM Mini Update for Sierra:

Sierra doesn't have a lot of experience in the wild, but she knows that whatever these shadow things are, they are not native to earth. She's sure of that much, if not anything else about them.

GM Mini Update Anyone who made their Notice roll can see unnatural shadows gathering from direction opposite the one in which the light is headed (i.e., the light is moving away from the shadows). The shadows are a ways off yet, but getting closer, and darkening the swamp as they go as if absorbing...

Conditions: It is 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the late afternoon. No ley line is near the Tyrannosaur nest. Is a ley line nearby? [dice]0[/dice] Nope. The Aftermath: The last Rex falls and an eerie silence falls with it, the swamp holding its breath. The apex predators are down (for the moment), and ...

The Equalizer could work with just a nerf to it’s damage, ghost rock infused ammo instead of NG custom rounds, and “superior balance” or something similar for the bonus to Shooting.

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