[The Cave-Woman's Pterodactyl is actually either a Vehicle itself, or a plot point, as it was in Chrono Trigger. Personally, I think a pterodactyl or any other loyal pet dinosaur mount that could be ridden - such as Yoshi of the Super Mario Bros. franchise - would be better represented by the Compa...

I guess, but basically with those units, one is expected to perform certain duties and obligation to the true owner of the vehicle/mecha. Example being if one were to deploy without information to perform a private duel, one would expect a court marshal for both unauthorized deployment and perusing...

The Scaled Cost is an optional rule isn't it? I've just been using the level number as the points cost for my builds. IYou're talking about the Vehicle Cost right? Well I figured that it'll be easier to judge a design per acquiescence cost instead of just the point/level value of the total abilitie...

It might be nice to have a mechanic (Patlabor) or Sherlock Holmes type detective as one of the free example characters, so so people know characters like that are supported. Well, Braun is an inventor which is pretty close to the mechanic archetype, as he can probably fix things as good as he can i...

Okay, basically, the vast majority of the abilities are non-combat or at least have a number of non-combat applications- it's only things like Attack and Combat Expert that are purely combat-centric. There are a whole bunch of social and technical abilities. Thanks--I assume that will be obvious on...

In all fairness, a Vehicle/Mecha can be destroyed . So can gear, and unlike Vehicles, there's a better chance it'll get murdered in one attack. And worse, vehicles are harder to take away from the character than a sword, or even a suit of armour. Most vehicles have security features, like door lock...

Oh! I almost forgot a new Ability. Hypnosis – You have the ability to change someone’s mind, suggest them to do or say things that they normally wouldn’t even attempt! Oh sure, it has crossed their minds more than once but they’re never one to act upon such an impulse. To perform a successful hypno...

Also, to add to the above, of course it will vary on the opinion of each GM. But my personal stance on Gear as it is is that since it costs the same as taking an Ability innately, the fact that it is a separate item is more flavor than a weakness to me. That is to say, if one player chooses to take ...

You can argue that losing a vehicle or mecha doesn't happen enough to be worth double points either though. Some damage, yes, but complete removal? No. In fact, it works even better than armour, because the character can't get harmed until the Vehicle is brought to 0 Health. Gear is my big bug bear...

I shall now enlighten you all to a fact you seem to have forgotten. The attack ability is defined as "The Characters Knowledge and talent for dealing damage." So Bob with attack +2 Deals a base damage of x3 because he simply knows where to stick the sword point, bullet, boot, ect. to deal...

If a sword is built as Gear with the Attack +3 Ability, it will always be a sword with the Attack +3 Ability. Its stats do not change regardless of who wields it. The only thing that changes between users is how good the person wielding it is. So, if someone who is using Gear +3 (Attack +3) already ...

Clay wrote:Sorry, missed that bit. Yes, it would apply. Quick is moving quickly, even if that’s another environment.

Awesome, thanks again!

The short answer is: Yes, Agile and Quick are more broadly applicable than Combat Expert and Evasive. But they’re still both very versatile in their use compared to a Knowledge. Long answer: There are several reasons you might want Combat Expert/Evasive instead of (or in addition to) Agile and Quic...

It's because it's limited in what you can use it for, compared to some other stats. For example, Smart can be used for anything involving general intelligence, it can represent knowledge in a wide field of sciences, investigation work AND engineering. Whereas Knowledge would be used to show things ...

1) When it comes to movement speed, does the Quick Ability only give a bonus specifically to land speed (such as running), or does it also stack with other Abilities that represent forms of movement, such as Flight, or Unique Abilities for Swimming, Brachiation, or Digging/Burrowing/Tunneling, etc?...