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962 Re: Feat points.

Iconoclast

Aug 7, 2006

--- In startrekforthed20system@yahoogroups.com, "Jay P. Hailey"

<jayphailey@...> wrote:
>
> Okay
>
> So my reading on Feats so far - there are some feats
> that are minor (A
> skill focus for a +1) or so conditional (You always
> are well treated by the
> waitstaffs of the restaruants in a given city)
>
> to moderate (Advanced two weapn fighting)
>
> to epic level (No example comes easily to mind
>
> My though is to divide the Feats up into 4 or 5
> categories ranging from "I'd
> forggotten i'd put that on my sheet" lvl 1 to "I
> can't believe you
> criticalled a GOD" level 5
>
> and the assign points based on the idea the characters
> should get a certain
> number of Feats of level 2 or 3
>
> This would allow me to assign different values on
> feats based on which ones
> I did and didn't want to see used in my game
>
> It also allows me to establish "Negative feat Points"
> for characters taking
> character disads.
>
> Like I say the main problem here is if you follow this
> logic too far, you
> wind up with GURPS.
>
> aAnd if yu're going to do that, why not just play
> GURPS?
>
> Jay ~Meow!~
>
>
I don't think you need to turn to "feat points" to solve this problem, just make
sure the
prerequistes for the feat counter-balance the power of the feat in question.

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For example, the feat "charm the pants off anyone" should have an
appropriate prereq, like
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charisma 17+
or Innuendo 10 ranks, or both.

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For more powerful feats (psionics) you can just layer the ability so it grows
progressivly
more powerful. Each feat can lead to the next step in power. Again, for
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Psi-potential.
-Highly Empathic.
--Telepathic Reception.
---Read Minds.
----Project Thoughts.
-----Mind Probe.
------Memory Wipe.
Etc. Until eventually the feat tree leads to the "I know what everyone in the
universe is
thinking" feat which cannot be securred unless the PC takes 20 levels in the
psychic class.
Other feats can be used for both utilitarian purposes and to help define the
character
better. Yet another example.
Geneticist: You gain a +5 to science skill rolls whenever the topic involves
genomic theory,
genetic resequencing, and reading DNA strands for defects.
If done properly, Prerequisites should solve your feats problem. If you want
point based
character creation then Last Unicorn's Star Trek game can be purchased
from Amazon,
which will save you the trouble of converting everything to Gurps.
Now, to reset my Romulan cloaking device and go back to lurking.

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