Gotta love true starting locations.

FriendoftheDork · 2018-09-22T10:40:26+00:00

I'd just start in the medieval area, worked wonders for my Spain game

FriendoftheDork · 4 days

I remember one NPC that didn't translate well at all to 4th ed when I ran it - a "tribal" kind with a magic spear and powerbolt spells. He died extremely fast to concentrated automatic fire from the PCs. Scene became like a joke with a paper tiger instead of a potentially dramatic one.

Hmm maybe the fact that my PCs had an underground lair to hide them actually made it worse. Lair was really fun though!

FriendoftheDork · 4 days

Intended or not, it made it better for me! I mean he could have said "dry-mouthed" but it wouldn't be as good.

FriendoftheDork · 4 days

Pun is on Malefica, which means Witch. Malnourished...

FriendoftheDork · 9 days

Not agreeing with either statement, but I can respect the lack of hypocrisy.

FriendoftheDork · 9 days

The Japanese economy isn't reliant of whaling now, so not a good comparison. It is a tradition; like Spanish bullfighting, Chinese rhino-horn eating and American prisoner slave labor.

FriendoftheDork · 9 days

Last I had was not fatty at all, and most precipices I found suggested fatter sauces due to the lean meat.

Of course don't eat blubber....

FriendoftheDork · 9 days

Mass producing cattle meat isn't sustainable for the environment.

FriendoftheDork · 9 days

not

Wow, that's about the same numbers Norway do for commercial whaling of Minke Whales.

FriendoftheDork · 9 days

It's a Thing.

FriendoftheDork · 12 days

They did, but not always. In most of the early republic and up to about the time of Caesar the conquered/allied territories were mostly left to their own as long as they paid their tribute/taxes/levies for war. After the Gallic Revolts the Romans started more systematically repressing Celtic culture and Romanize the area. Greek culture was not only left intact, but adopted and appropriated.

Of course Carthage was just the good ol' normal genocide. Also much easier since most of the people governed by Carthage were not really Phoenician to begin with.

FriendoftheDork · 12 days

I've heard dumber things, so yeah.

FriendoftheDork · 12 days

There are of course, genocides too. But some are considered "cultural genocides" where a culture is being systematically repressed and eliminated even if the people are left intact.

FriendoftheDork · 12 days

You are just joking right? Or do you not know there is a Zealand?

FriendoftheDork · 15 days

I think even further back Killing Hands actually increased the Power of the attack, which is similar to AP now, or even higher damage considering Power actually made it harder to soak when you were unarmored too.

Giving the unarmed adept some much needed AP damage would be a nice touch - would even AP-3 be too much?

FriendoftheDork · 16 days

Ah, Run & Gun.

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

Not exactly what you were asking, but Killing Hands is made redundant by Astral Perception power and weapon foci. It could even be a fist iron or some glove that has been enchanted, if you want to stay unarmed, and the former power allows you to hit astral creatures.

The power used to be, you know, more effective at taking down or killing enemies with unarmed, but now it's more of a PP tax.

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

Yup, -4. All factored in.

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

All set then. Don't forget your fake SIN!

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

What manner of munchkinery is this? Where is the last-2 from? Tiny gun = hold out pistol

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

If you can get away with E resources it may be worth it, as there are limits to how much nuyen you will need. But yeah a force 2 or 3 health focus helps a lot.

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

You can, but it is a debuff. Its like a street sam without the smartlink. If you are going to use Manabolt you need every dice you can get. Also, you may have a utility spell on without staggering penalties. The reflex spell is however something you want to cast first thing in the morning so you can rest away any drain long before you meet Mr. Johnson

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

Then you need drugs man.

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

Get Increased Reflexes first, you want to be able to do more in combat and not twiddle thumbs while the Sammie shoots for 20 minutes. Also, acting first means you won't get geeked first automatically. If your average security guard on Cram gets to shoot before you, you're gonna have a bad time.

Of course this assumes you have Focused Concentration or a Focus to sustain the spell. At least force 2, preferably higher.

FriendoftheDork · 17 days

You want Increased Reflexes spell and one defensive one (Combat Sense?). The Improve Attribute spells are also very good, but more of a support caster spell. Still, if you can handle the foci for sustaining a Improved Charisma spell will allow you to laugh at drain and be a good social character as well, while Improved Intuition is good for defense, initiative and Perception.

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