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I'm good with it. Hell, I gave Echo approval for (yet another) revamp, so it'd be unfair to say you couldn't do it. And I am already planning to vote approve for the Edges.

Yeah, pretty much any race with Cannot Speak should probably have a short road to Telepathy, or otherwise have some sort of sign-language capacity (which a starfish would have trouble with). Also... 16 points is a VERY high race. Most unofficial discussions I've seen cap things out at 14 with a good...

I wouldn't sweat the cost too much. How many battles go over three (or maybe six) rounds? The flaming swords does have a few advantages such as counting as a magical attack and not strength minimum though the latter probably won't matter too much to a combat type character. Neat fact I learned the ...

Radecliffe wrote:Do you get credit for no AB Magic when your race is granted another AB? Usually the latter precludes the former anyway.

No--that's why I removed the credit from my write-up. The restriction is still there, it's just not got any points.

I like it, but curious why does a single edge (Chlorokinesis) become two edges when selecting an IF with psionics? I suspect he was looking at Simvan as a guide--but the Simvan racial ability also starts out with the same extra 5 ISP, so it's really a 3-point Racial Trait (2 for the Edge, one for t...

Just a note--her power armor punch damage should include the +2 from Brawler. d12+d6+6 MD. I assume Argent is one-handed for a PA suit, so she should really look at picking up Ambidextrous/Two-fisted at some point in the future. Also works well to deal with critters that try to run up on her while s...

Being broke sucks, and I don't think a young dragon would like it any more than I. Yep, at this point I think Kid is going to start working on getting some credits or starting a hoard. Looking at the prices reminded me of when I was homeless and could not afford anything. Lol, without a home I imag...

If a character with Rapid Recharge, rolls rapid recharge twice on the Magic table would you consider it balanced for the player to accept Exception Rapid Recharge, or would you make them reroll the second result? I was thinking ti would be really awesome to have exception Rapid Recharge on a charac...

Pender: Actually, a couple quick questions on the Range thing: Does that apply to all interactions, or just the ones against the enemy? For instance, is Libertas limited to actions he can perform at-range with Lucretia (note: GM's ruling is fine either way with me, here, as I can literally make the ...

Hooray! Welcome back, Kesslan! I think Lucretia will definitely be happy for the back-up!

I believe you're thinking of Reputation, which appears in both Deadlands: Reloaded and Solomon Kane.

Iconic Framework Bionic Augmentation Strength d12+2, Agility d10, Vigor d12. These traits have no attribute maximum. High-performance Legs: Fleet-Footed Edge. M.D.C. Armor (+8A, +3T); does not stack with worn armor More Machine: +2 recover from Shaken; immune to poison & disease; self-contained...

Cybernetics Cybernetics part of the Combat Cyborg are noted as "Cyborg" under Strain, as they are not actually tracked. Armor Plating I : +2 Armor Strain: Cyborg Audio Package : +2 Hearing-based Notice rolls Hyper-sonic and sub-sonic hearing Loudspeaker capable of projecting audio over a ...

Gear Total Weight: 254 lbs with Mini Rail Gun Load (Penalty): 100 lbs (-1 if carrying Mini Rail Gun) NG-56 Light Ion Pistol 10/20/40, 3d6/2d6/1d6, RoF 1, Shots 12 +2 to Shooting rolls 2 extra e-clips 2 lbs Mini Rail Gun 75/150/300, 2d8+4 MD, AP 6 RoF 4, 32 Shots 2 extra ammo belts 200 lbs Chain Gre...

Background: Sgt. Harlan Puck was recruited into one of the first Full Conversion programs following the establishment of the nascent Chi-Town government. His skills as a martial arts instructor were considered ideal for the program; the notion of a living weapon was enticing to the military. He spe...

Player Name : Soren Google Handle: Soren Character Name: Master Klangg Rank : Novice Experience : 5 Race : Cyborg Iconic Framework : Combat Cyborg Attributes : Agility d10, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d12+1, Vigor d10 Charisma : -2; Pace : 7/d10; Parry : 5; Toughness : 19 (+8); Strain : Special ...

Combat Cyborg: Narrative Hook: [dice]0[/dice]: Juicer Uprising HJ: Training: [dice]1[/dice]: Professional Edge HJ: Training: [dice]2[/dice]: Climbing Boost HJ: Training: [dice]3[/dice]: Pick: 4-5: Brawler + Imp. Martial Artist Starting Cash: [dice]4[/dice] Trade First two rolls for: HJ: Training: Pi...

I would also argue while the edges give extra money, you would still have the 2d6*100 credits from your IF also. What is your ruling Game Masters? That's always been my understanding, especially since different IFs get different starting funds. For the curious: 2d4*1000 for TWs, Mystics 1d4*1000 fo...

HJ: Yes, please do so. Thanks!

I believe the cash does not stack, based on the wording, but Pender could be correct.

And yes, I'd go with a full load plus two reloads' worth of grenades.

Hassun's working on his background. I told him not to sweat it, so long as we're ready to roll by the 1st.

I'm wondering how many of the players on the site are college students--that would account for a summertime slowdown pretty effectively. (I've noticed it happening in the 3rd, as well.)

This seems to come up a fair bit, given the effectiveness of water against Vamps. So, I'm proposing some stats for a Robot-Armor mounted firehose with water tank. The idea is that this would be a Vehicular Weapon. Water Cannon : Range: 15/30/60 or Cone Template, Damage: Special, RoF: 1, AP: 0, Shots...

So I am trying to understand why we are doing this? As stated before there are two edges that let you accomplish exactly this (and EP). maybe it's unfair, maybe it's not, those are the established rules. I really am having difficulty understanding why we are altering them. Essentially, many folks w...

Gorgeous George will be joining the 4th (I did the Patron thing to get another slot). He's not exactly a squishy, what with being a Grackletooth with the most tricked-out suit of Triax T-12 on the site. But his buddy, Big Al, is kinda squishy--if you can get him out of the Behemoth, of course. ;) Oh...

I'd say there's two equally good options: 1: Make sure tech mods are included in the cost of TW mods (my suggestion above), even if the tech mod comes after the TW mod. 2: Have Tech Mods burn TW slots. Either sets up a balance, and I'd be comfortable either way. I disagree with all of option 1. The...

Waiting to hear from Hassan's player; if we fill up slots, I might actually be willing to start early.

I'd say there's two equally good options:

1: Make sure tech mods are included in the cost of TW mods (my suggestion above), even if the tech mod comes after the TW mod.

2: Have Tech Mods burn TW slots.

Either sets up a balance, and I'd be comfortable either way.

So far, I am liking this--I made a few Apples to Apples comparisons, where they seemed pretty clear, and those all met my prior concerns nicely. Simple example--the toolkit set (18K) is slightly more than the price difference between the Triax T-10 and the T-13 (15K). This makes sense, since the lat...

Lars: I'm liking that concept, yes.

To note : I was referring to using the already existing cybernetics rules (with greatly reduced capacity and obvious ability restrictions and a few price tweaks - note already priced well with TW items) as a means of modifying body armor. Reinforced Frame would only offer +1 Toughness, not +2 (you ...

I'm just worried about outright inflation. If these stack with TW gear, then the TW advantage doesn't really go away--it just gets bumped up another notch, as you tack on that many more bonuses. Also, there's a limit proposed for the total number of armor mods (I didn't see any for the weapon mods)....

To extend Pender's comment--by the mechanics of the game, and with the GM's permission (let's assume some story-justification is involved), you can take Rich/Filthy Rich after creation, to give a mechanism for making additional rolls. You can also do the two-for-one swap if you don't like the rolls ...

Got it; works for me. One other note, on cost: Base cost of the Flaming Sword is 90K. Minor Mod: 5k Powers: Teleport (Seasoned) 40K, Burrow (Novice) 20K, Quickness (Seasoned) 40K 10 internal PPE: 30K Total Mod cost: 135K Final Sword cost: 215K Obviously, since this is a Patron Special, that only bec...

Note that the Flaming Blade already has a Minor Modification (Trapping: Fire). So you'd need to scale back the AP by 2. Aside from that, it's looking interesting (curious about the power-set; why was it given Burrow and Teleport, specifically [ie, why was it built that way--they're obviously useful ...

Fair enough, and thanks for the heads up, HC.

So, I just did the Patron thing, because 2 characters and a GM slot are not enough. :shock: Now, folks make use of the Supporting Cast forum for test characters. I've got, like, 4 concepts in my head I'd like to work the kinks out for, including the rolls. And therein lies the rub. How kosher is it ...

Things did get confusing there for a bit--there were a few times I know I failed to make a 'moving' post to make it clear where I was headed next, and I probably wasn't the only one. Here's the run-down once the fight at the bar ended and Kesslan gave his 'all clear' with that CritFail Notice roll: ...

Especially since the default move becomes to take two rolls on the Training table. Ideal results: 4-5 (for Brawler) and 15-16 (Combat Edge: Choose Two-Fisted). Then use your free Edge to take Ambidextrous. You are now doing d6 + d12 + 10 MD on two bare-handed attacks per round. If you don't get thos...

Welcome aboard, SnackHappy, and Echo is now officially in the group as well.

As stated, we'll be starting up fully on July 1st. We're at 6 out of a maximum of 8 players.

Savant nods in earnestness. "Good, it is very important that you do so." A smile. "I should return to my comrades; we may be able to use that information to rescue the townsfolk. Will you and your mother be okay here?" Her... well, not her gaze, but her face... gestures to the do...

Also can you please add profile "Echo" to this group? PS: Would be super extra great if you made Leben and Kidemónas read only at the same time and then I could not accidentally post as Kidemónas (which I have seen others do on accident). Will do this Sunday. Got a lot of bookkeeping to w...

Leben wrote:I believe Echo is ready for joining.
Can I pay a fresh past here, the other one has a lot of clutter in it.

I will take care of clean up when I move echo over

Yeah, that goes from changing a single IF to changing a fairly Major general rule.

I just did a little test-run. Here's my conclusion on MM vs. MARS PCO: If the MARS PCO is even slightly lucky in their dice rolls, they win, hands-down. MM: Major/Master, d8 Psionics, 20 ISP, 5 Powers, 5 HJ Rolls, Awareness/Resistance. The PCO can get all of this except for the extra 2 powers and th...

Starting Saturday, until next Saturday, I will be on vacation. I will be able to get online at points, but it will be erratic.

Wild Card NPCs should definitely be immune, being a Wild Card is really the reason players aren't affected. I don't think a break out roll is required. It's only their attitude, so to keep a small town "in thrall" you're still going to have to do something to maintain that. Another thing,...

Quick note on 'can it be noticed': The Mind Reading Power has specific rules on this--Mind-Reading is noticed, unless the caster scores a Raise. I would say this is true of most powers--by default, Rifts is a showy, over-the-top setting. And yes, the Subtle Influence needs hella playtesting; sadly, ...

As for the Huntsman Armor, I can't think of a reasonable GM who would say you couldn't trade DOWN for lighter armor if you wanted. The Huntsman is 24k; I'd see no reason not to allow a player to swap in a suit of TW Adventure, LLW Light, Maverick or Cannonball Ride Armor, as they prefer (all cost fr...

Yeah, it's not a bad race as far as it goes, but I don't think werejaguars can have the traits they 'should' have and still be balanced as a race. This may be because my expectations are unrealistic...but perhaps to guide the discussion, I'll share my core goals for the werejaguars: - The use of te...

Cannot speak is only a -1 racial trait. Lemme have a crack, using the SPC, for a baseline racial build: Werejaguar Werejaguars are natural shapeshifters who enjoy hunting supernatural creatures. They have the following racial traits: Uses SPC in build: +2 Alternate Forms: The Werejaguar has two alte...

Hooray! Of course, that just means we've got a guy with access to a Boom Gun pissed at us... Hm. Maybe Bane and Lib should've thought that healing through...

I figure "Survival d4+2" means, "Can at least make a decent pot of soup if the ingredients are there."

That's a nice gun Hans! For a totally non PPE (non-Magic) gun: Ref: https://db4sgowjqfwig.cloudfront.net/campaigns/138068/assets/739579/IMG_6656.JPG?1495576138 https://db4sgowjqfwig.cloudfront.net/campaigns/138068/assets/739580/IMG_6657.JPG?1495576212 PATRON WEAPON - THUNDERBOLT PISTOL Base Weapon ...

I saw a bit of that, actually. So yeah, 7/1/17 for First!, the first mission for the Seventh.

I swear, that was not intentional.

Just a heads-up, folks: As the Atlantean/Tattoo rules are getting some serious revisions, and as Leben's player has requested to swap him out for another character instead, I'm going to be pushing back our start-date to July 1st, which is the start of the next Quarter, anyway. I hope folks don't min...

NPCs will be less of an issue--remember, a core conceit of Savage Worlds is that NPCs have the stats you want/need them to have. In my home game, I'm having a Vampire do something highly unusual (turning a Mutant Rat), with some very unanticipated consequences. (The Rat's selfish, greedy nature give...

Just a quick bit about life in a 'military-ish' organization. Until otherwise noted, you're all Specialist, 2nd Class--basically, new Legionnaires assigned to a SET. Ossana will be appointing a field commander who gets bumped up to 1st Class. Novice Specialist 2nd Class gets you 330 credits/in-game ...

Pender, did you really mean to say that the telepathic quartz is good for 100,000 miles per success/raise? A success for anywhere on the planet, two raises for the Moon?

thing with Vampires is they get to gang up on you generally And they'd still be at -2 to attack, even at maximum 'pack advantage'. It's mainly the top-tier Edge that's giving me cause for concern, really. And once you have 5 XP, you buy Sweep. The swarm comes at you, flails about miserably for a bi...

Okay, so Scyleia has joined us (thanks, High Command!), and it looks like we'll probably be getting a Burster in short order. Shaping up into a fairly potent group here.

I am running a Vampire Kingdoms campaign soon and wanted to add a few items from Rifts: Vampire Kingdoms and Rifts: South America. Here are my ideas for an edge and a MARS package for Vampire Hunters: Edge and Iconic Framework First thing to jump out at me is that the Edges would stack with Champio...

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Savant restrains herself from answering the Coalition soldier's offer of 'security'.

Note that the Strength-enhancements also require the suit to be charged up; otherwise, they go offline same as the sensor suite and environmental protection.

Woohoo!

BTW, before you guys lock down too much... we may be getting another PC--specifically, an escaped Altara Warrior Woman. So you may want to also incorporate her into the great escape.

For those not familiar with it: Quick Combat System

So once Leban is moved over here, we'll have the four characters needed, and it looks like almost all the bases are covered (Spider, amusingly enough, is as close as you've got to a face, since no one actually has a Charisma bonus). Odds are, right now, if you get a diplomatic mission, it'll involve...

As I wait to see how Tat Magic works. FYI. I have no idea what team will use as vehicles but I am starting with a Hover cycle. I'm no Ace and it's one person. Just mentioning it. :) I saw that. That's fine. I think it'll probably be a Big Boy ATV assigned to the group, with your character and other...

Herra wrote:Hello sir,

Will my driving skill suffer the -2 Low Tech penalty?

It's no problem if it does...in fact it could be fun.

Herra

Yes, yes it would. So she's good for operating the vehicle in non-stressful situations, but if she needs to push it somehow, she'll need to break out the bennies.

Hello, Some trappings require +1 power point to cast (e.g. Jazz and Armor Piercing) My reading is "the power costs an additional power point to cast". Mega powers are not the same power at a double cost (in fact sometimes mega powers have more or less than double (i.e. Armor (3) and Great...

Ah, whoops! Okay, if you can move it, that would be fine.

Why the two +10 ppe? Seems like you will never need the other. Armors take 1 ppe per hour to function. With the major 10 you have enough to keep it going indefinitely. Its not like the powers in the armor can use this ppe, so it seems like a waste. The ppe is only used to charge the device. Just ke...

Spider is approved for the 7th. Two! Two wonderful characters! Mwahahahah!

Spider looks interesting; would be happy to have him. One thing--Teleport is not on the list of Adept-able powers. Also, just to give you a heads-up; the way I run Wanted and Enemy Hindrances, I flip cards for each such Hindrance in the party after I'm done writing up mods. For Minor Hindrances, on ...

As it says on the label, Out of Character chatter goes here.

Conceptually, I like. But... :twisted: (You knew there was a but coming, didn't you?) Note: When using powers from the SPC as a Racial Ability, you have to pay 2 points above and beyond the Power value (essentially, you're buying a pseudo-AB [Superpowers]). So the Changeling trait has a final cost o...

Okay, I'm open for submissions, here, folks! The 7th SET is under the command of Osanna "Joker" Wilde, and is commonly known as Joker's Jokers. There's no theme for the campaign, as such--save, perhaps, for the LACK of a theme. Osanna is good at the "PPush 'em out the door and let 'em...

Thanks to all for the warm welcome and encouraging words! Some of you also know me as Libertas and Savant. I'm looking to start June 1st if at all possible, so folks have a little while to get their character submissions done. The 7th Set is under the command of Chief 1st Class Ossana "Joker&qu...

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