[freeroleplay] Re: Techniques
- From: Ricardo Gladwell <president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: FRPGC <freeroleplay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 12:41:25 +0100
Hi Sam,
Great work on the Techniques concept. It's an interesting idea: you've
created a distinction between a skill (knowledge) and technique (what
you can actually do with a skill). Its an especially nice touch that
special groups have access to new techniques... perhaps this could work
out to be the YAGS equivalent of prestige classes, except more flexible?
I notice that at the moment there seem to only be combat techniques and
'magic', bard techniques. I'd be interested in examples of non-combat,
non-magical techniques. For example, what sort of techniques would you
have for, say, Charm or Heraldry?
Kind regards...
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Ricardo Gladwell
President, Free Roleplaying Community
http://www.freeroleplay.org/
president@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Sun, 2004-05-02 at 11:49, Samuel Penn wrote:
> It's been quite here recently, so a little something for people to rip
> into and comment on.
>
> Techniques are something I've added to Yags in the last few months,
> and have pretty much neared completion on their implementation. If
> you think "D20 feats" you won't be far wrong, though they're actually
> based on GURPS manoeuvres (interestingly, GURPS 4th Edition is going
> to rename manoeuvres to techniques).
>
> The rules description is given here:
> http://www.bifrost.demon.co.uk/games/yags/core/advantages.html#Techniques
>
> Techniques make a skill less one dimensional, and also tie a number
> of skills together. For instance, 'Ground fighting' gives a bonus
> to combat skills, but is based on 'Athletics'. 'Mounted combat' is
> based on 'Ride'.
>
> Also listed on the above page are some Bardic techniques, which are
> more mystical in nature than the straight combat techniques (these
> haven't been fully fleshed out yet).
>
> Techniques are also taught by various religious cults. These techniques
> are often somewhat magical, and can only be learnt by a priest of the
> god. Some examples are as follows:
>
> http://www.bifrost.demon.co.uk/games/habisfern/encyclopedia/entries/l/lawmaker-cult.html
> http://www.bifrost.demon.co.uk/games/habisfern/encyclopedia/entries/g/gitriw-cult.html
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