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Message no. 1
From: Christian Stoehr aka Pappa Schlumpf <gui19@*******.CS.UNI-SB.DE>
Subject: Physical Adepts Powers
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1993 19:21:17 +0200
Reply-to:stoehr@******.cs.uni-sb.de

Hi all,
I think someone posted some new abbilities for PhysAds, cause I see some
replys on it. My problem is, that we had had a server shutdown, and some
of the posts are missing. So thie post of the new abbilities.
Can someone please mail me a copy of it??
Thanks,
Schlumpf.
--



Christian Stoehr aka Pappa Schlumpf
emails: gui19@*******.cs.uni-sb.de oder stoehr@******.cs.uni-sb.de

When old friends come togehter, everything is loosing its sense.
War, Famine, Pestilence and Death.
Message no. 2
From: Rajan Hollmann <rajan.hollmann@*******.NETSURF.DE>
Subject: Physical Adepts Powers?
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 00:42:02 +0100
Hi,

I am new to the list and I wanted to start with a question about the
powers of physical adepts.
I have D/L the Handybook from Paolos great webpage and now I have
come across a problem.
The "Killing Hands" power uses the unarmed combat skill. Do you get
to pit your impact armor against it or is it assumed that the adept
knows where to strike?
And using the "Ranged Killing Hands" power, do I still use the
unarmed combat skill and pit it against my opponents skill?
And can I use "Power Blow" in conjunction with "Ranged Killing
Hands"?

Thx for your answers,

Rajan
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Rajan Hollmann; Quickborn, Germany
rajan.hollmann@*******.netsurf.de
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Message no. 3
From: "S.F. Eley" <gt6877c@*****.GATECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Physical Adepts Powers?
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 00:59:39 -0400
Rajan Hollmann writes:

> The "Killing Hands" power uses the unarmed combat skill. Do you get
> to pit your impact armor against it or is it assumed that the adept
> knows where to strike?

You still use impact armor. Killing Hands is simply the ability to focus
energy (call it "chi" if you prefer) into a particular part of the Adept's
body where the strike will occur, to give it more force and power. The
Adept's Unarmed Combat skill is how well he/she knows where to strike.


> And using the "Ranged Killing Hands" power, do I still use the
> unarmed combat skill and pit it against my opponents skill?

My suggestion is to forget all about that "Ranged Killing Hands." That's
the silliest thing in that handbook, on the top of a whole list of silly
things. It makes no sense whatsoever, and is hideously unbalancing.

I made the mistake of giving my PhysAd player that handbook without reading
it first. When I saw him chuckling, I skimmed through the book and
disallowed everything except a restricted version of Enhanced Healing.

Just my opinion, of course. If your GM is actually going to use Ranged
Hands, he or she will just have to make up rules for it.


Blessings,

_TNX._

--
Stephen F. Eley (-) gt6877c@*****.gatech.edu )-( Student Pagan Community
http://wc62.residence.gatech.edu|
My opinions are my opinions. | "Lord, what fools these mortals be..."
Please don't blame anyone else. | - Puck, _A Midsummer Night's Dream_
Message no. 4
From: Dave Stone <dstone@******.DREAMSCAPE.COM>
Subject: Re: Physical Adepts Powers?
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 01:03:46 -0400
On Sat, 7 Oct 1995, S.F. Eley wrote:
> > And using the "Ranged Killing Hands" power, do I still use the
> > unarmed combat skill and pit it against my opponents skill?
> My suggestion is to forget all about that "Ranged Killing Hands." That's
> the silliest thing in that handbook, on the top of a whole list of silly
> things. It makes no sense whatsoever, and is hideously unbalancing.

I wouldn't allow it in a cyberpunk campaign, but it makes sense,
in a way. In many of the pulp karate fiction/movies, a 'master' could
hit the ground, and someone would get hit, or hit a wall with someone on
the other side, and hit them...if I were playing a Superhero campaign...;)

Dave

| David Stone -- dstone@******.dreamscape.com |
| "Five ride forth, and four return. Above the watchers shall he |
| proclaim himself, bannered across the sky in fire..." |
Message no. 5
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Physical Adepts Powers?
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 11:02:20 +0100
Rajan Hollmann said on 7 Oct 95...

> The "Killing Hands" power uses the unarmed combat skill. Do you get
> to pit your impact armor against it or is it assumed that the adept
> knows where to strike?

It works just like any other hand to hand combat, except that the damage
done is more than normal. So you do use impact armor, you can get hit by
your opponent instead of you hitting them, etc.

> And using the "Ranged Killing Hands" power, do I still use the
> unarmed combat skill and pit it against my opponents skill?

If I were you I'd wait for Awakenings (AKA the NAGM, AKA the NAGA) to come
out before introducing this power into your game...

> And can I use "Power Blow" in conjunction with "Ranged Killing
> Hands"?

I'd say you can, unless one of the two expressly says you can't.

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