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Anakin
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 Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:55 pm Post subject: Disadvatage: "Blockhead" |
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I am currently creating a comedy ninja-RPG using the D6-system. While writing the list over Advantages and Disadvantages I created one that I thought I might add here as well...
Disadvantage: "Blockhead"
Effect: Whenever character rolls a 1 on the wild die, it is automatically a critical failure.
How many points would you suggest? The character is bound to keep the group constantly busy getting them selves out of messes...
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CRMcNeill
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Sounds a lot like Jar-Jar. I'd be interested in seeing the complete list when you're done.
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Fallon Kell
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Disadvatage: "Blockhead" |
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| Anakin wrote: | I am currently creating a comedy ninja-RPG using the D6-system. While writing the list over Advantages and Disadvantages I created one that I thought I might add here as well...
Disadvantage: "Blockhead"
Effect: Whenever character rolls a 1 on the wild die, it is automatically a critical failure.
How many points would you suggest? The character is bound to keep the group constantly busy getting them selves out of messes... |
Oohhh. Have an evil genius award. Here. Take two.
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Esoomian
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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Given there is a one in six chance of it happening I'd tend to make it a very high point disadvantage.
I'd consider renaming it too as blockhead makes it seem like it should only apply to knowledge based rolls.
Something like:
Accident Prone
Natural Disaster Area
Calamity Magnet
Fate's Plaything
That way you can have a Blockhead disadvantage as well and have it only apply to knowledge based rolls. No reason to restrict yourself here 
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Anakin
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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| crmcneill wrote: | | Sounds a lot like Jar-Jar. I'd be interested in seeing the complete list when you're done. |
I'll see to it that it ends up on this forum
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Anakin
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Fallon Kell wrote: | | Oohhh. Have an evil genius award. Here. Take two. |
*bowes* 
| Esoomian wrote: | Given there is a one in six chance of it happening I'd tend to make it a very high point disadvantage.
I'd consider renaming it too as blockhead makes it seem like it should only apply to knowledge based rolls.
Something like:
Accident Prone
Natural Disaster Area
Calamity Magnet
Fate's Plaything
That way you can have a Blockhead disadvantage as well and have it only apply to knowledge based rolls. No reason to restrict yourself here |
Good idea. Hmm, Calamity Magnet sounds quite cool.
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Esoomian
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| Anakin wrote: | | Good idea. Hmm, Calamity Magnet sounds quite cool. |
No problem I just finished coming up with a list of Advantages/Disadvantages/Traits for a homebrew White Wolf based system.
Naming them all was both my most and least favourite part of the process.
I ended up calling my version Jinxed and it could be taken as an Advantage (it happens only to enemies) Disadvantage (it happens only to allies) or a Trait (It happens to everyone and it happens hard)
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Fallon Kell
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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| Esoomian wrote: | | Anakin wrote: | | Good idea. Hmm, Calamity Magnet sounds quite cool. |
No problem I just finished coming up with a list of Advantages/Disadvantages/Traits for a homebrew White Wolf based system.
Naming them all was both my most and least favourite part of the process.
I ended up calling my version Jinxed and it could be taken as an Advantage (it happens only to enemies) Disadvantage (it happens only to allies) or a Trait (It happens to everyone and it happens hard) |
I'm making mine a low point disadvantage because I generally run wild die failures as plot complications that make life difficult for both sides. Throw some women and children into the middle of your firefight and such. I haven't done it yet, but I'm not above triggering an earthquake or volcano or anything like that.
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Anakin
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| Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:08 am Post subject: |
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| Fallon Kell wrote: | | Esoomian wrote: | | Anakin wrote: | | Good idea. Hmm, Calamity Magnet sounds quite cool. |
No problem I just finished coming up with a list of Advantages/Disadvantages/Traits for a homebrew White Wolf based system.
Naming them all was both my most and least favourite part of the process.
I ended up calling my version Jinxed and it could be taken as an Advantage (it happens only to enemies) Disadvantage (it happens only to allies) or a Trait (It happens to everyone and it happens hard) |
I'm making mine a low point disadvantage because I generally run wild die failures as plot complications that make life difficult for both sides. Throw some women and children into the middle of your firefight and such. I haven't done it yet, but I'm not above triggering an earthquake or volcano or anything like that. |
If you make up a list for strange things that might happen during mishaps, and ALWAYS roll on this list whenever someone roll a 1 on wild die, then the Earth quake or volcano might show up in a star destroyer! Now, is that unexpected! 
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| Anakin wrote: |
If you make up a list for strange things that might happen during mishaps, and ALWAYS roll on this list whenever someone roll a 1 on wild die, then the Earth quake or volcano might show up in a star destroyer! Now, is that unexpected! |
Reactor breach!
I tend to have a list of things that can go wrong in sequence. My next land battle, for example, will most likely be taking place in a coastal city during a typhoon. First complication: Civilians appear on the battlefield. 2nd: Imperials see civilians and mistake them for combatants, 3rd: the levy breaks and the city begins to flood. (And yeah, I did come up with that a few days before the Japan quake. Not out to capitalize on anyone's misery.)
4th complication: Victory Star Destroyer supporting imperial troops begins firing missiles into the sea to try and further damage the levy system and wash opposition away.
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I wonder how big a Tsunami that would cause?
Or how much TK would be required to hold it back..
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Anakin
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| Fallon Kell wrote: | | Anakin wrote: |
If you make up a list for strange things that might happen during mishaps, and ALWAYS roll on this list whenever someone roll a 1 on wild die, then the Earth quake or volcano might show up in a star destroyer! Now, is that unexpected! |
Reactor breach!
I tend to have a list of things that can go wrong in sequence. My next land battle, for example, will most likely be taking place in a coastal city during a typhoon. First complication: Civilians appear on the battlefield. 2nd: Imperials see civilians and mistake them for combatants, 3rd: the levy breaks and the city begins to flood. (And yeah, I did come up with that a few days before the Japan quake. Not out to capitalize on anyone's misery.)
4th complication: Victory Star Destroyer supporting imperial troops begins firing missiles into the sea to try and further damage the levy system and wash opposition away. |
Hmm... Haven't used bad weather in SW. I'll probably copy that to my next adventure. Thanks for the idea!
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| garhkal wrote: | I wonder how big a Tsunami that would cause?
Or how much TK would be required to hold it back.. |
All of it.
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Hmm... Haven't used bad weather in SW. I'll probably copy that to my next adventure. Thanks for the idea! |
Sure thing!
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You may want to have a look at this post for more ideas on advantages and disadvantages.
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