I'd say it's pretty great. What other game allows you to be a cyborg octopus?
[QUOTE=draugur;47938470]I'd say it's pretty great. What other game allows you to be a cyborg octopus?[/QUOTE]
Or a regular one. Or two octopi in the same body.
[QUOTE=draugur;47938470]I'd say it's pretty great. What other game allows you to be a cyborg octopus?[/QUOTE]
GURPS
Fuck GURPS.
[QUOTE=Rents;47938604]Fuck GURPS.[/QUOTE]
it ain't [i]that[/i] bad
kinda lacks personality tho, I prefer Savage Worlds personally
[QUOTE=Rents;47938604]Fuck GURPS.[/QUOTE]
wow
fuck you
You can also do it in Trav, if you can ever make the eight million odd bucks you need to buy a tentacle array
Apply to hivers for even more tentacle
Serious question. What do you guys think would be cool purchases for a feat/talent equivelant for One Handed Melee fighting weapons like Axes, Swords, Maces and Hammers. I'm in the process of Crunching out Homebrew still and I'm building the Talent Trees one at a time, I have Unarmed combatant done right now and it's a mix of Wrestling and Flying Kicks and Roundhouse Kicks. But I personally don't get the appeal of one-handed weapons (when you could have a BIG Axe/Sword/etc, so I'd like to draw on your guys inspirations. High Fantasy by the way, but not actively magical effects (you buy magic talents for those).
Using a shield, or alternatively by being the skilled or swift-attacking option to the heavy's powerful single strikes. Stuff like more accuracy/chances to hit, or the ability to more effectively defend since you're not entirely committed to the big, heavy weapons
Also reach, if you have a spear, or having the speed and agility to slip under the reach of a longer weapon and ruin their ability to swing or stab at you
and if you're not dual-wielding, having a hand free to engage in all manner of tomfoolery like grabbing the enemy, firing a crossbow, throwing dirt in his face, etc
[QUOTE=cyclocius;47940892]Serious question. What do you guys think would be cool purchases for a feat/talent equivelant for One Handed Melee fighting weapons like Axes, Swords, Maces and Hammers. I'm in the process of Crunching out Homebrew still and I'm building the Talent Trees one at a time, I have Unarmed combatant done right now and it's a mix of Wrestling and Flying Kicks and Roundhouse Kicks. But I personally don't get the appeal of one-handed weapons (when you could have a BIG Axe/Sword/etc, so I'd like to draw on your guys inspirations. High Fantasy by the way, but not actively magical effects (you buy magic talents for those).[/QUOTE]
The whole point is having something in your other hand. Buckler, shield, parrying dagger, another weapon, you name it.
I should have said, there is another tree called Defensive that features a shield as well as stuff to tank up the Character. Currently we have:
Martial Artist
Single weapon fighter
Two Handed Weapon
Stealth attacks
Defensive
Mobility
Spellsword
Archer
Destruction
Enchanter
Alchemist
Sorceror
Warlock
Engineering Prodigy
Bard
For the Talent Trees. Pick and choose what you like to build your character, the 'purer' stuff is higher level but everything at the lower level is a base form of what you'd expect from said Talent tree. Spears and Polearms are covered under two-handed weapons. I'll take into account off-hand stuff like Crossbows and underdog tactics for sure though.
What kind of system is this, even? Just knowing the names of the talent trees doesn't really give much to go off of, if you have no idea how the rest of the system works at all.
[editline]12th June 2015[/editline]
Also, yeah, like Sib said, the appeal of using a single-handed weapon is having the option to either carry a shield and be defensive, or carry a second weapon and swing more. Alternatively, depending on how magic and other things work, keeping that second hand empty to use for magic and/or interacting with other stuff can be useful.
[QUOTE=Rats808;47941220]What kind of system is this, even? Just knowing the names of the talent trees doesn't really give much to go off of, if you have no idea how the rest of the system works at all.[/QUOTE]
Currently it's a D6-Die Pool system. All Stats are a representation of how good a character is at their Concept, not a generic measure of strength or how smart they are. A Ranger style character with high Physical stats is well suited to the Rangers life-style, he's fast and toned and his body can brave the Elements and go without food for a time. A berzerker with the same stats is a mountain of muscle and testosterone. There're only two Stats like this, Martial and Mental. They encompass everything physical and everything mental about the character, but both adhere to the "how good at the concept are they". These are augmented by two further stats, Focus and Wits which are respectively "Flashy, loud and showy" and "Subtle, driven and unnoticed". For every 2 points in a characteristic, the player adds 1 die to their pool and rolls, 5+ is a success, no explosions just yet. Right now, these Talents are a way to unlock 'special abilities' so to speak to help a player perform as their Concept dictates they would.
Unique mechanic (he hopes) is Favour. A third stat (also used for magic), players can elect a number of Die within a pool to be Favour Die (no more die than they have as their Favour stat). These die are all rolled at the same time and successes tallied. If regular die and Favour die succeed it's a critical success, magical effects and superhuman effects. If only regular succeed, it's a mortal success and that's all. If Favour succeed and Regular fail it's a Favoured result, the will of the Gods and Lords is channeled into the Action but the Character has no control over it. Smiths crafting weapons will imbue it with the wrath of the Fire Lord and it burns all who touch it, even its wielder, as an example.
[QUOTE=cyclocius;47940892]Serious question. What do you guys think would be cool purchases for a feat/talent equivelant for One Handed Melee fighting weapons like Axes, Swords, Maces and Hammers. I'm in the process of Crunching out Homebrew still and I'm building the Talent Trees one at a time, I have Unarmed combatant done right now and it's a mix of Wrestling and Flying Kicks and Roundhouse Kicks. But I personally don't get the appeal of one-handed weapons (when you could have a BIG Axe/Sword/etc, so I'd like to draw on your guys inspirations. High Fantasy by the way, but not actively magical effects (you buy magic talents for those).[/QUOTE]
I guess faster attack speed, better accuracy, better defense. It depends on how you style the other trees. If fighting with a shield gives you the most defense, fighting with a two-handed weapon gives you the most accuracy and fighting with two-weapons gives you the most speed, then fighting with one weapon could give you less of each of those. A more rounded fighting style.
What's this I got in the mail?
[img]https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t34.0-12/11358605_10203867044389400_1504900085_n.jpg?oh=33b59f8e4b1a9104d6c6ed87fc33c505&oe=557CCE29[/img]
I'M READY FOR THE CYBER-ELECTROFUTURE IN 2020 AMERICA
[QUOTE=elowin;47941673]wow you guys are chumps
The purpose of wielding a one handed weapon is coolness, plain and simple.
You're the duelist, the dashing rogue, or the honorable and wise master swordsman.
While the two handed swordsman smashes things like the dumb brute he most likely is, the dual wielder swings around with reckless abandon, and the rest hide behind their shields like cowards, you rely not on any of these things, only your speed, skill and sheer wit. You use flashy feats of agility, subtle and clever tricks, and of course, witty, humorous quips to pull your enemies off guard, before striking with great speed and precision.
Princess Bride, The Count of Monte Cristo, Pirates of the Carribean, Zorro, most adaptions of Robin Hood, and just about any movie involving Samurai are all very good sources.[/QUOTE]
Woooow.
Using one-handed weapons on their own just means you're too poor to buy anything else.
Westley -> Farm boy who's poor, became a pirate whose fortunes rise and fall with the tides
The Count -> Imprisoned, finds treasure but gives it all away/uses it
Jack Sparrow -> A pirate, just fucking lucky and would die if he was any other man
Robin Hood -> Outlaw in the woods, uses a piece of wood and string to fight
Samurai -> Shitty nobles who played pretend fighting for kicks and then took it too far
Now that looks like time well spent. Home of the Brave, that is.
When you say high fantasy, do you mean you want big impractical weapons and armours, or do most things seem normal if they don't have magic slapped to em?
A one handed weapon would give you a free hand. You could take a hand away from a two handed weapon, but it'd be more awkward. If you're not using a shield, this'd mean it'd be a ton easier to grab potions, talismans, the enemy, a ladder and so on. I'd say you could take a small item out of your inventory as a free action if you're skilled enough. (surprise acid flasks are super effective). Plus you could use your weapon whilst climbing with less penalty.
With a one handed weapon only, you could adopt a side facing stance that would both give you more arm reach than a two handed weapon whilst also making you harder to hit. You'd get a defensive bonus.
Also, Samurai use their swords two handed far more often than not.
[QUOTE=Alxnotorious;47943343]Woooow.
Using one-handed weapons on their own just means you're too poor to buy anything else.
Westley -> Farm boy who's poor, became a pirate whose fortunes rise and fall with the tides
The Count -> Imprisoned, finds treasure but gives it all away/uses it
Jack Sparrow -> A pirate, just fucking lucky and would die if he was any other man
Robin Hood -> Outlaw in the woods, uses a piece of wood and string to fight
Samurai -> Shitty nobles who played pretend fighting for kicks and then took it too far[/QUOTE]
Using a one-handed weapon and nothing else is basically the essence behind dirty fighting, it allows you to throw pocket sand/acid vials, grab enemies mid swing and use their momentum against them, quickly swap weapon hands to confuse a defender.
Not to mention you gain the ability to use that hand for literally anything, including popping a potion whilst fighting or pulling a lever to activate a trap.
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;47941759]What's this I got in the mail?
[img]https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t34.0-12/11358605_10203867044389400_1504900085_n.jpg?oh=33b59f8e4b1a9104d6c6ed87fc33c505&oe=557CCE29[/img]
I'M READY FOR THE CYBER-ELECTROFUTURE IN 2020 AMERICA[/QUOTE]
you motherfucker I am so jealous
I've only got a pdf copy :c
[QUOTE=ntzu;47943570]Using a one-handed weapon and nothing else is basically the essence behind dirty fighting, it allows you to throw pocket sand/acid vials, grab enemies mid swing and use their momentum against them, quickly swap weapon hands to confuse a defender.
Not to mention you gain the ability to use that hand for literally anything, including popping a potion whilst fighting or pulling a lever to activate a trap.[/QUOTE]
You don't need to resort to those "tricks" when you can cut down a man in one swing, slice them up in many, or outlast them entirely.
And the cleric is there for a reason.
[QUOTE=Alxnotorious;47944037]You don't need to resort to those "tricks" when you can cut down a man in one swing, slice them up in many, or outlast them entirely.
And the cleric is there for a reason.[/QUOTE]
applying combat maneuvers in game is more fun than: "roll to hit... okay now roll damage..."
and since few games actually support decent combat tricks you'd be a fool to not take advantage of them.
speaking of cyberpunk, future note: enemies need low-lites
or uncuttable power
or NVGs
what kind of self-respecting member of the cyborg future doesn't own thermal vision eyes
[QUOTE=SiberysTranq;47944277]what kind of self-respecting member of the cyborg future doesn't own thermal vision eyes[/QUOTE]
they're not really self-respecting, they're just lameass gangers
well, one of them had IR and a FAL, but then she got blind-sprayed with a Desert Eagle and is currently dead in the water, and by that I mean a pool, which actually is empty so the joke doesn't work that well
fuk
[QUOTE=M.Ciaster;47944302]they're not really self-respecting, they're just lameass gangers
well, one of them had IR and a FAL, but then she got blind-sprayed with a Desert Eagle and is currently dead in the water, and by that I mean a pool, which actually is empty so the joke doesn't work that well
fuk[/QUOTE]
It's okay, it sounds like the pool got filled with her blood anyway.
[QUOTE=SiberysTranq;47944277]what kind of self-respecting member of the cyborg future doesn't own thermal vision eyes[/QUOTE]
the poor ones
[QUOTE=M.Ciaster;47944003]you motherfucker I am so jealous
I've only got a pdf copy :c[/QUOTE]
A secret: that picture is actually from the front cover of the pdf. I can't take an actual picture of my book atm and there's no good picture of the cover online, so I used the scanned cover to rub it in everyones faces :v:
Not that it's much to boast about, you can get a copy on Amazon for like ten bucks. Still, having a physical copy is way more satisfying.
I might just end up getting more 2020 books if this strange wave of enthusiasm for it at my local college keeps up.
[QUOTE=Aperture fan;47944479]It's okay, it sounds like the pool got filled with her blood anyway.[/QUOTE]
And coke. And bullet casings. And the other gangers' blood. There's probably a bit of a neurotoxin melted brain in there, too (turns out the ol' "put briefcase on a guy's desk, open it, kill the lights, briefcase is actually a drone and skul guns the guy in the face" gambit works pretty much perfectly)
basically it was rad and my players are p kickass about planning shit (even if they did realize they forgot about the existence of flashbangs halfway through)
oh yeah also the drone was blasting a cyberyoutube stock sound recording of a police raid the entire time. and it was pitch fuckin' black. and one of the PCs had their cheap shitass loaner NV goggles conk out and got shot in the leg, but it's ok since it was her cyber one. (actually, the other one is cyber too. and the arms.)
[editline]13th June 2015[/editline]
[QUOTE=LiquidNazgul;47944705]A secret: that picture is actually from the front cover of the pdf. I can't take an actual picture of my book atm and there's no good picture of the cover online, so I used the scanned cover to rub it in everyones faces :v:
Not that it's much to boast about, you can get a copy on Amazon for like ten bucks. Still, having a physical copy is way more satisfying.
I might just end up getting more 2020 books if this strange wave of enthusiasm for it at my local college keeps up.[/QUOTE]
wave of enthusiasm for cyberpunk 2020? in real life?
do you live in a localized pocket of 80s, and if so, how do I get there
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