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garhkal
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 Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:01 am Post subject: Which skill to use?? |
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Would profession or artist skill be used to say create a character who was more 'artistic/showman' with say a melee weapon (ie a professional martial artist who goes to competitions..?
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Esoomian
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I'd still say melee weapons although perhaps a speciality in performance melee is what is called for.
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ZzaphodD
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| Esoomian wrote: | | I'd still say melee weapons although perhaps a speciality in performance melee is what is called for. |
Yes, very likely the same artist is not a well rounded UFC fighter, so a specialization in Brawling would be called for. |
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vong
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:55 am Post subject: Re: Which skill to use?? |
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| garhkal wrote: | | Would profession or artist skill be used to say create a character who was more 'artistic/showman' with say a melee weapon (ie a professional martial artist who goes to competitions..? |
I would create a specilization of Melee combat (or brawling for a martial arts display) and call it "showmanship" or something along those lines.
if you created a specilization under con/persuasion it would be a less technical display, but he would be a bettor "actor" at doing it (engage the crowd more, using his personality to win them over instead of his skills)
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Ankhanu
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I would just use Melee Combat/Parry and/or specific weapon specializations... I wouldn't create anything special about it. If they're skilled enough that they're a showman, they'd be fully capable of flashy movements with they're normal skills... the showmanship comes more from personality than a skill.
If you were to use a performance skill, what mechanical use would it actually have in the game? What would Performance 5D+2 mean? What would the difficulties be? What are the results?
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Lancil
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Jackie Chan comes to mind. To watch his movies you would think he is a great fighter, especially because he does his own stunts and has broken most every bone he has  . But he has stated many times that in a real fight he would get his but kicked.
I think that this shows the difference between showman ship and real combat skill.
Though I could be off  . |
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