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by Lord Specineff13
Sat May 20, 2017 6:45 pm
Forum: Turtle Pond
Topic: The spam needs to stop
Replies: 10
Views: 10242

Re: The spam needs to stop

Another spambot appeared in the Play-by-Post Campaigns subforum of the Game and Player Bulletin forum.
by Lord Specineff13
Mon Apr 24, 2017 10:16 am
Forum: Turtle Pond
Topic: The spam needs to stop
Replies: 10
Views: 10242

Re: The spam needs to stop

Heads-up, another spambot's gotten in and started posting.
by Lord Specineff13
Wed Jun 17, 2015 8:46 am
Forum: OVA
Topic: Gear and Attack
Replies: 52
Views: 41300

Re: Gear and Attack

I would change that specific Attack there to not have the Weapon flaw, as the Gear ability means that it can be separated from the character already. That particular Gear would improve a character's existing Attack ability by 2 ranks or give them the Attack ability at 2 ranks if they had it at zero ...
by Lord Specineff13
Wed May 13, 2015 6:45 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Fluff behind defense roll abilities
Replies: 2
Views: 3570

Fluff behind defense roll abilities

I've been wondering something, what is the in-character reason for Barrier, Incorporeal Form and Teleport replacing Quick and Evasive for defense rolls? At least in the case of characters with Barrier-type abilities, if they can dodge attacks, I don't see why they shouldn't try to do that before put...
by Lord Specineff13
Tue Apr 07, 2015 2:46 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Question about Tough
Replies: 5
Views: 5336

Re: Question about Tough

Tough gives a bonus to health. In that regard, it already demonstrates a character's exceptional resilience and durability in combat, so I don't think it also adds to defense rolls.
by Lord Specineff13
Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:16 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: OVA - The retrievers
Replies: 14
Views: 10668

Re: OVA - The retrievers

Nice premise for a campaign there, I like it. To keep the numbers down, I would suggest the Power Ceiling rule rather than Base Zero. Give your players a few points for their characters' Abilities, then state how many additional points they can get from taking Weaknesses. For instance, in a Power Ce...
by Lord Specineff13
Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:33 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Stunning/Paralysing
Replies: 11
Views: 8469

Re: Stunning/Paralysing

Aren't Conditions normally inflicted at half maximum Health? In which case, at base 40, a Condition would be dealt at 20 Health (whether Stunned or Impeded).
by Lord Specineff13
Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:17 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Stunning/Paralysing
Replies: 11
Views: 8469

Re: Stunning/Paralysing

My personal interpretation is quarter of the maximum health. No particular reason, I just saw it that way.

That said, my experience with Stunning, Impeding and Paralyzing have been that they are very powerful perks, really easy to tack onto an opponent especially if you use the no-damage option.
by Lord Specineff13
Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:54 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Magic: Arcane
Replies: 11
Views: 8805

Re: Magic: Arcane

Thanks, I was leaning that way myself. Seemed a bit fishy to use a negative balance of perks and flaws to lower the base casting cost of a magic spell.
by Lord Specineff13
Mon Mar 09, 2015 1:52 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Naruto / Streetfighter, MK, DOA / LOL
Replies: 5
Views: 5624

Re: Naruto / Streetfighter, MK, DOA / LOL

You can easily stat the characters from those games in OVA. In the case of the fighting game characters though, it's probably a little simpler to focus on making their iconic moves as attacks, rather than to try and replicate their entire move list. It is possible to customize attacks on the fly, so...
by Lord Specineff13
Sun Mar 08, 2015 9:05 am
Forum: OVA
Topic: Creating Attacks (Idiot Newbie Question)
Replies: 13
Views: 11455

Re: Creating Attacks (Idiot Newbie Question)

Nothing in the rules itself, but I would be ready to veto any attacks made up on the fly.
by Lord Specineff13
Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:00 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Magic: Arcane
Replies: 11
Views: 8805

Re: Magic: Arcane

Say, I actually have a question regarding the Endurance costs of Magic spells. Is it kosher to lower the base cost of casting a spell using Flaws? For example, a character has Magic: Arcane 3 and wants to grant themselves a +2 ability, which would cost 10 Endurance before perks and flaws are conside...
by Lord Specineff13
Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:58 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Grokking TV
Replies: 6
Views: 5664

Re: Grokking TV

Page 124 on the game mastering section. That's for the latest edition.
by Lord Specineff13
Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Grokking TV
Replies: 6
Views: 5664

Re: Grokking TV

Hmm, in that case, revise my TV calculation of his char to 13 (after including Healer and Flight). I didn't check his defense roll as closely as I could have, just went with his figure of ATK 5 and DEF 5.
by Lord Specineff13
Tue Mar 03, 2015 4:21 pm
Forum: OVA
Topic: Grokking TV
Replies: 6
Views: 5664

Re: Grokking TV

You can also include Healer and Flight in your TV calculation, but only add half their ranks to the total. From my assessment, your character has a TV of 14.