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 Dec 29 2010, 06:26 PM
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Great Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387  |
The Sangre Del Diablo tree from page 26, WAR! is a frightening idea. Not so much in practice though. Its Magical Guard power would make it formidable, except the fact it has no Counterspelling skill, and its Exotic Ranged Weapon (Sap) would be very intimidating if it were linked to an actual weapon (such as Energy Attack [Sap] or Natural Weapon [Sap]). So basically we're just left with a vaguely annoying tree that can Engulf you if you get too close.
The Del Drago trees suffer from the same problems also. It also has Exotic Ranged Weapon (Sap), but this seems counter-intuitive to it hiding, since its sap heals. Would the person who gets hit, after they panic a little, realise exactly which type of tree just sapped him/her? It seems like more time was spent writing the Notes for these trees than actually reviewing the trees for plausability. |
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Dec 29 2010, 06:48 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
These Epileptic Trees have actually been around since Year of the Comet - I believe they received such prominence in War! because they'd been sorely underutilized in sourcebooks since YotC.
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Dec 29 2010, 06:50 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,996 Joined: 1-June 10 Member No.: 18,649 |
Frankly as for Rodents of Unusual Size.. i don't believe in them.
It's by far the most infuriating thing about War! |
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Dec 29 2010, 07:21 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 695 Joined: 2-January 07 From: He has here a minute ago... Member No.: 10,514 |
QUOTE (sabs @ Dec 29 2010, 01:50 PM)  Frankly as for Rodents of Unusual Size.. i don't believe in them. It's by far the most infuriating thing about War! RUS's sound like something that should be fielded by the Amazonians. But you won't find stats for them in War! |
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Dec 29 2010, 07:27 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (otakusensei @ Dec 29 2010, 07:21 PM) RUS's sound like something that should be fielded by the Amazonians. But you won't find stats for them in War! We could make stats for them in War!... |
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Dec 29 2010, 07:28 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Dec 29 2010, 01:48 PM) These Epileptic Trees have actually been around since Year of the Comet - I believe they received such prominence in War! because they'd been sorely underutilized in sourcebooks since YotC. Well, it sounds like they've been heavily modified in the interim (I certainly can't find anything that explains why they're called "epileptic" in YotC). That said, the way they work in SR3 is that they have a solid Willpower of 6, reducing the number of successes casters are likely to be getting on them, and their Magical Guard power gives them 8 points of Spell Defense. They did not have a ranged attack in YotC, instead using the Compulsion power to get victims to cozy up to the tree—since it's an Opposed Test of its 8 Essence against the target's Willpower, most characters (6 Willpower) will be at a disadvantage here. The Sludge Engulf causes 8M armor-bypassing damage, too, so once you're in you're probably dying in five turns. ~J |
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Dec 29 2010, 07:31 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Dec 29 2010, 07:28 PM) Well, it sounds like they've been heavily modified in the interim (I certainly can't find anything that explains why they're called "epileptic" in YotC). That said, the way they work in SR3 is that they have a solid Willpower of 6, reducing the number of successes casters are likely to be getting on them, and their Magical Guard power gives them 8 points of Spell Defense. They did not have a ranged attack in YotC, instead using the Compulsion power to get victims to cozy up to the tree—since it's an Opposed Test of its 8 Essence against the target's Willpower, most characters (6 Willpower) will be at a disadvantage here. The Sludge Engulf causes 8M armor-bypassing damage, too, so once you're in you're probably dying in five turns. ~J I use 'Epileptic Tree' as a joke - it's a TV Trope. I prefer it to saying 'Sangre del Diablo/Draco'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Dec 29 2010, 07:36 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
Not only does War! spend way too much time with trees and way too little time wit, well, war, it also fails to remember what these trees were like. I wonder if Hardy even has access to pre-SR4-era SR books? BEcause he sure doesn't seem to have the grasp of the setting a Line Dev ought to have.
As for Rodents? There are critter design rules in RW. |
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Dec 29 2010, 08:05 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Dec 29 2010, 12:31 PM) I use 'Epileptic Tree' as a joke - it's a TV Trope. I prefer it to saying 'Sangre del Diablo/Draco'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) DAMNIT! Disclaimer this crap! Just lost another hour of my life to that damned site. LOL |
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Dec 29 2010, 08:33 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 20-October 10 Member No.: 19,124 |
For ROUSs just take a Devil Rat, double it's size, double or triple it's stats, and there you go.
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Dec 29 2010, 08:35 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Dec 29 2010, 08:05 PM) DAMNIT! Disclaimer this crap! Just lost another hour of my life to that damned site. LOL HAAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAAAAAA |
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Dec 29 2010, 09:09 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Dec 29 2010, 03:05 PM) DAMNIT! Disclaimer this crap! Just lost another hour of my life to that damned site. LOL They have one |
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Dec 29 2010, 09:19 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
I know. You'd think I'd learn by now.
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Dec 29 2010, 10:25 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Dec 29 2010, 10:05 PM) DAMNIT! Disclaimer this crap! Just lost another hour of my life to that damned site. LOL You too huh? |
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Dec 29 2010, 11:50 PM
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The King In Yellow Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,922 Joined: 26-February 05 From: JWD Member No.: 7,121 |
This site lifes off stolen lifetime.
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Dec 30 2010, 12:37 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 695 Joined: 2-January 07 From: He has here a minute ago... Member No.: 10,514 |
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Dec 29 2010, 02:27 PM) We could make stats for them in War!... Nothing personal at all meant, but I am getting so full of the shit that I have to do in game BECAUSE of War!. Never has a book caused me so much trouble as a GM. |
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Dec 30 2010, 03:09 AM
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Canon Companion Group: Members Posts: 8,021 Joined: 2-March 03 From: The Morgue, Singapore LTG Member No.: 4,187 |
QUOTE (otakusensei @ Dec 30 2010, 08:37 AM) Never has a book caused me so much trouble as a GM. I think I have heard someone say likewise for every other SR4 rulebook. |
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Dec 30 2010, 03:15 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
QUOTE (toturi @ Dec 29 2010, 10:09 PM) I think I have heard someone say likewise for every other SR4 rulebook. They do come out separated by time, so you could have heard someone say likewise for each one and still have each of them be right. ~J |
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Dec 30 2010, 03:19 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
QUOTE (otakusensei @ Dec 29 2010, 05:37 PM) Nothing personal at all meant, but I am getting so full of the shit that I have to do in game BECAUSE of War!. Never has a book caused me so much trouble as a GM. Easy solution: Ban the book from your table? |
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Dec 30 2010, 03:23 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Dec 29 2010, 10:19 PM) Easy solution: Ban the book from your table? He runs games which are required to be canon. That includes all of canon. This "solution" is not an option. ~J |
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Dec 30 2010, 03:44 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 695 Joined: 2-January 07 From: He has here a minute ago... Member No.: 10,514 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Dec 29 2010, 10:23 PM) He runs games which are required to be canon. That includes all of canon. This "solution" is not an option. ~J Used to run. I'm stepping down on Thursday. I'm still keeping on with the game on Sunday, but War! is going to be the first book that we do ban from the table. Hell, it will contain the first rules and information that we ban. It's really an awesome feeling that I feel wonderful about... |
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Dec 30 2010, 04:08 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
Ah, I didn't realize he ran a strict canon table.
Though your point was made moot, thank you for at least bringing information I didn't know about previously. So much happens here that I don't keep up with threads that exceed 5 pages or so. (or that are as volatile as the war thread is presently... been yelled at for getting involved before, so I have to try not to these days). |
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Dec 30 2010, 04:21 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 695 Joined: 2-January 07 From: He has here a minute ago... Member No.: 10,514 |
QUOTE (Jhaiisiin @ Dec 29 2010, 11:08 PM) Ah, I didn't realize he ran a strict canon table. Though your point was made moot, thank you for at least bringing information I didn't know about previously. So much happens here that I don't keep up with threads that exceed 5 pages or so. (or that are as volatile as the war thread is presently... been yelled at for getting involved before, so I have to try not to these days). We have a passionate crowd, that has never been questioned. When I first started posting here I got reamed a few times. Ok, more than a few times. hense my early sign up date and comparatively recent posting history. But you grow a skin as thick as a pile of rhinos and a superiority complex that rivals that of some dictators and eventually you get mentioned as a hater in The Champagne Room! |
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Dec 30 2010, 04:24 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You have an early sign-up date? I don't have an early sign-up date!
~J |
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Dec 30 2010, 04:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 695 Joined: 2-January 07 From: He has here a minute ago... Member No.: 10,514 |
QUOTE (Kagetenshi @ Dec 29 2010, 11:24 PM) You have an early sign-up date? I don't have an early sign-up date! ~J Ok, well, you win this one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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