Homebrew Stunts

[BumblingBear]

I would make "Parry Everything" a -1 power, not a stunt.

And it would require the player have a speed power and an indestructible weapon first.

That's just me, though.

[Sanctaphrax]

About Dragoon: I like the flavour, but I think the bonus is too large. Normally, stunts can only give +1 accuracy.

Hm. You know, I think I'm going to make a Generic Dragoon on the Generic NPC thread now.

About Parry Everything: I think I need to rename and refluff this stunt. The actual effect is pedestrian, and actually less effective than the Footwork stunt for Fists. But the flavour is blatantly supernatural, which causes problems.

Any ideas for a new name and flavour for Parry Everything?

[JayTee]

Hows this?

"Weapons Specialist Melee combat is your thing"

[Sanctaphrax]

Functional, but rather generic. I dunno.

It's probably better than what I have now, but it seems like it could apply to anything within the Weapons ability.

[CaptFisher]

How is this one?

Sneaky Bastard
Craftsmanship-You may use your craftsmanship to make attacks at range in an area designated beforehand as your home turf?  (may require demolitions training)

[Sanctaphrax]

Sure, but the wording is a bit awkward.

Could use a bit of rewriting, I think.

[Bayani]

Weapons - Escrima

Through study of the Filipino martial art, Escrima, you not only know how to wield weapons, you know how to move like one as well. You may make use the Weapons Skill to make unarmed attacks at -1.

[Sanctaphrax]

So, would that stunt allow you to use other Weapons stunts unarmed? Would it let you defend with Weapons while unarmed?

Or is it just basic attacks?

[Bayani]

It'd just let you make unarmed attacks at the -1. If you lost your weapon, you can use your weapons skill at -1 when rolling for attacking with your fists, feet, elbows. etc.

[Sanctaphrax]

Okay, sounds reasonable.

I suppose an second stunt could expand the effect to cover defense and other stunts.

By the way, can I add Escrima and Sneaky Bastard to the list? And can I edit them or make expansion stunts?

[Bayani]

Sure, go right ahead. Well, Sneaky Bastard isn't mine. But feel free to expand on Escrima. I'd probably try to test/include something along the lines of "If you're unarmed, any melee weapon attacks made against you may be made with your Weapons Skill minus the Weapon rating as long as the weapon is Rating 3 or less."

[CaptFisher]

Please go ahead and add SB as well

[computerking]

How about...

Weapons:
Precision Strike – You know where to hit, and how to make it count. Gain +2 on any Weapons maneuver, but only after the target’s defenses fail to prevent the maneuver from succeeding.

[Rubycon]

Athletics
The §$%& Bastard will not escape: Get a +2 on athletic rolls when chasing someone in a footrace.

This stunt could also work with Endurance on longer chasings...

[Sanctaphrax]

@computerking: Very interesting. However, I'm not exactly sure what it's good for, apart from guaranteeing stickiness. Could you please explain?

@Rubycon: Solid. Could maybe use a little upgrade, since +2 Athletics for running is probably also a fair stunt. Maybe it could give +2 to chase someone with Athletics, period.

@both: May I add those to the list?

@everyone: Alright, it's time for the first master list upgrade since March. Right now, I'm just going to round up all the stunts I can find. Formatting and editing can wait.

Also, I think there might be some garbage on the master list right now. It may need a cleaning. I'd appreciate being told if there's something bad on it.