 Adept Centering, Help Please |
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 Mar 8 2008, 07:06 PM
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Adept Centering (Adepts Only)
Adept Centering is a variation of Centering (p. 189, SR4) available only to adepts and mystic adepts that allows an initiate to reduce negative dice pool modifiers to Physical and Combat skills by her initiate grade—as long as she can physically perform her chosen method of centering. Does Adept Centering only work with reducing negitave dice pool modifiers gained from wounds? or would adept centering also help counter things like attacking multiple oppents, using your off hand, visablity modifiers, attacking while walking or running, recoil, etc.... Also, what are some of the centering methods some of you have used in the past with your characters no matter if they be spellcasters, adepts, or spell casting adepts |
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Mar 8 2008, 07:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando Member No.: 815 |
All negative dice pool modifiers.
And I've always enjoyed the gesturing and chanting geasa for spellcasters. For adepts talisman seems more apropos. |
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Mar 8 2008, 07:15 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 51 Joined: 23-July 07 Member No.: 12,339 |
QUOTE (Kyrn @ Mar 8 2008, 03:11 PM)  All negative dice pool modifiers. And I've always enjoyed the gesturing and chanting geasa for spellcasters. For adepts talisman seems more apropos. Talisman like...The Karate Kid's head band ? |
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Mar 8 2008, 07:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando Member No.: 815 |
Precisely. Or an heirloom blade. Or the tooth of a piasma you killed in your tribe's initiation ceremony. Or the (unopened) condom your brother gave you before your first concert (for a social adept).
I prefer more personal talismans, but they're hella hard to deal with if they get taken away. |
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Mar 8 2008, 09:35 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
QUOTE (jmecha) Also, what are some of the centering methods some of you have used in the past with your characters no matter if they be spellcasters, adepts, or spell casting adepts Looking Good in Shades was my favorite. i've got another who will eventually be using Anger Management. |
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Mar 8 2008, 09:47 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Witty Repartee seems to work well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Mar 9 2008, 11:32 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,180 Joined: 22-January 07 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 10,737 |
I've used Chanting (Bushido Code) for a Japanese sword adept, a talisman (dead lover's locket) for a revenge oriented gunslinger and breathing exercises for a sniping adept.
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Mar 9 2008, 11:43 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 16-June 07 Member No.: 11,924 |
An old Irish Catholic gunslinger adept I played had chanting (psalms)-ripped straight out of Saving Private Ryan-and had to tithe his shadowrunning earnings to avoid breaking geas.
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Mar 10 2008, 12:35 AM
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Old Man of the North Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 9,648 Joined: 14-August 03 From: Just north of the Centre of the Universe Member No.: 5,463 |
A classic centering technique is the 'kung fu' sweep of the arms as exemplified by Neo in "Matrix".
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