Oh, this is cool. I jumped through some of the hoops that I did in creating the character because the MArts in the basic BGC book were so wimpy.
Hmm. Since Doug's Martial Arts (in the form of Natural Weaponry) are responsible for about a third of his damage bonus in V&V, it seems to me that we could substitute Basic Strike or even Offensive Strike for some of the "Hard Punch" bonus.
Other likely maneuvers, based on past history in-game and (more interestingly for folks here) what happens in Chapter 12:
Breakfall
Killing Strike
Martial Disarm
Martial Dodge
Martial Escape
Martial Grab
Martial Throw
Maybe Martial Block, as that seems to work like a parry, which he has done before. Martial Arts Weapons would be logical, considering how things work in V&V, but may be a bit excessive here.
Hm. That's at least 16 points, bare minimum, 18 if he has both Basic and Offensive strike, maxing at 22 if he takes both the block and the weapons. More likely 20... that's a lot more than the cost of the basic MArts and a die or two of Hard Punches...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
Hmm. Since Doug's Martial Arts (in the form of Natural Weaponry) are responsible for about a third of his damage bonus in V&V, it seems to me that we could substitute Basic Strike or even Offensive Strike for some of the "Hard Punch" bonus.
Other likely maneuvers, based on past history in-game and (more interestingly for folks here) what happens in Chapter 12:
Breakfall
Killing Strike
Martial Disarm
Martial Dodge
Martial Escape
Martial Grab
Martial Throw
Maybe Martial Block, as that seems to work like a parry, which he has done before. Martial Arts Weapons would be logical, considering how things work in V&V, but may be a bit excessive here.
Hm. That's at least 16 points, bare minimum, 18 if he has both Basic and Offensive strike, maxing at 22 if he takes both the block and the weapons. More likely 20... that's a lot more than the cost of the basic MArts and a die or two of Hard Punches...
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.