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Running Target ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 ![]() |
Hey, I have a player over here that's generating up a new character (don't ask what happened to his last one...) and a little issue came up:
He wants to give his character a pair of in-line skates/a skateboard, but I don't know which skill he would use for it (Running, Pilot Exotic Vehicle, etc...), how to determine what his acceleration and top speed would be--my initial thought would be his strength or base speed multiplied by, say, 4--and other stuff like that. At the moment, I'm leaning towards this setup: Pilot Exotic Vehicle (Skateboard/Skates), with a Handling of +3 or +4, an Accel of Walkingx3/Walkingx4, and a Speed of Walkingx(Body/Reaction/Strength, whichever is highest) So, any thoughts/advice/suggestions/bones for the newbie GM? |
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Moving Target ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 633 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 8,301 ![]() |
Honestly, I'd use the running skill for them. I'd have skates just increase the number of meters that are added to your movement for each sprinting hit. (+2 for skates, +1 for boards.) Then I'd have you suffer a penalty of like -2 or -3 to some actions that would be made more difficult by being on wheels, like jumping.
Keeps it simple, so you don't have to use the vehicle rules for a character who is ostensibly still moving on foot (but faster). Those rules are ill-suited for that. That's how I'd do it, anyway. |
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Moving Target ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,510 ![]() |
For what it's worth, I agree with Eryk completely. Use running. Maybe even allow him to take "skateboard" as a specialization.
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Running Target ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 ![]() |
That was my first thought, but his primary reason for requesting this option was doing tricks and such--rail grinding being the example he gave--so while the running skill works fine for using it as a means of transportation, using it for agility in stuff like combat still needs to have a linked skill; I mean, I've seen him using his board around campus and he's damn skilled with it, which is what lead me to having it as a Pilot Exotic Vehicle skill.
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Moving Target ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 2-January 07 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 10,510 ![]() |
Oh. I misunderstood.
Athletic tricks (of any kind) should probably be handled by Gymnastics. Ideally, he'll probably want a combination of both skills, one for speed (which he'll use for chase scenes) and one for tricks. I wouldn't bother giving the board "vehicle stats" like handling and top speed and such. I'd allow him to specialize both skills. |
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Running Target ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 ![]() |
So, two skills, Running and Gymnastics, specializing in both? Awesome. Thanks for the assist.
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Great Dragon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 ![]() |
Make sure he realizes that skateboards and skates give you a -5 to your dodge pool. It's -1 per ganger/cop/random wagemage that just shot at you for running around on a skateboard or skates.
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Moving Target ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 21-December 06 Member No.: 10,416 ![]() |
I would say skates could be used under athletics or running if they are just being used to increase speed. Doing stunts with them could fall under athletics as its own skill. Skateboarding could also fall under athletics with its own skill, or could be developed as a special skill in its own right.
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Bushido Cowgirl ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 ![]() |
...I posted a similar question a while back and the consensus was just use the various Athletics skills and allow the skates/skateboard to increase the multiplier.
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Running Target ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,333 Joined: 19-August 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9,168 ![]() |
What happened to his last one?
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Running Target ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 ![]() |
Let's just say it involved an adult dragon, 15 kilograms of high explosive and the top ten floors of a major skyscraper. |
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Shooting Target ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,629 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 10,361 ![]() |
It would be rather funny playing an adept super-skating z-zone shadow courier.
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Bushido Cowgirl ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 ![]() |
...the original KK did that. Her SR4 follow-on KK4.3 also has a skateboard and Rollerblades.
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