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sword also helps you get your blade in your hand quickly which begins at 13 as well speaking of combat skills depending on whether you fight with one weapon two weapons or a weapon and a shield you re looking at 16 or 18 in your chosen weapon type force sword or saber this isn t amazing but you ll at least threaten hits consistently and have a bit of skill to spend on fancier tricks picking up a force buckler is great for your defenses while the dual weapon attack package improves your offense in any case the net result is that you re very dangerous at melee range and even shooting at you is unwise unless you re trying to deflect a lot of shots at once for other skills you have meditation 14 philosophy 13 stealth 12 a choice of brawling or karate and wrestling or judo meditation and philosophy are your mystic skills stealth is an everyman skill and the rest are back ups for close in fighting in conclusion the basic space knight is a competent if not outstanding melee fighter with a supremely dangerous weapon and potential to do well in other areas unfortunately you re also a very tempting target so try to avoid putting yourself in situations where you draw a lot of fire advantage options with only 20 points to spend you re not going to pick up a whole lot here improved dx and iq are both tempting since either of them applies to a lot of your abilities iq in particular is great since it adds to your psionics and your precognitive defense devotion is good if you plan to focus on the mystic side of the space knight while enhanced dodge and enhanced parry may very well save your life in a pitched battle destiny and luck are handy for getting out of a jam but they re limited use and so are really emergency only abilities wealth is another interesting option since good armor and weapons are expensive and it s a lot easier to foot the bill if you have wealth disadvantage options not much to say here they re all about what sort of a knight you are are you the heroic knight in shining armor sort the wandering beggar knight or a bloodthirsty dark knight be careful choosing vow poverty and wealth struggling or poor though good armor can save you from the attacks you re likely to face and forgoing it means relying on skill skill options between your background lens and the secondary skill options you actually have a lot of options here acrobatics and climbing are suitable for agile space knights armoury if you want to tinker with your weapon and literature law history and intelligence analysis for understanding what s going on intimidation deserves particular note for how well it synergizes with your high will and again it s valuable in contests of will keep that in mind still you re not going to be particularly outstanding at any of these though your high attributes will give you a decent skill level with anything you choose to take martial arts with only six points to spend and one those dedicated to a style familiarity you re not going to get a lot out of this depending on your skill choices you may have to spend some of those points just for the buy in for the style you can get a perk or two and maybe invest in a style technique your choices here are mostly a statement of how you re going to fight more to come by default your standard space knight is a competent combatant with a smattering of other skills and the beginnings of a distinctive martial style where they really get interesting is in their choice of psionic ability and 50 point power up lens however each of these needs a post of their own since there s so much to think about and choose with each stay tuned for most posts on the space knight posted by nemoricus at 4 59 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gurps musings psi wars rpg space knight sunday september 3 2017 psi wars ruminations on fighter aces i ve been working on making a character for mailanka s psi wars and i ve decided to share my thoughts on the character templates as i go through them today s entry is the fighter ace the hot shot pilots of the psi wars universe fighter ace core activity fighter aces have pretty simple lives their job is to be the best starfighter pilots in the galaxy and wow do they ever succeed at it they have a bare minimum of 20 in piloting starships and gunner beams which is pretty good in fact it s so good that you can probably forgo spending any more points on it and still do well if you double down on piloting get a higher purpose daredevil enhanced dodge vehicular and more gunner and piloting skill you could easily hit total skills of 23 with a dodge of 12 before starfighter modifiers and this is without spending power up lens points on it my suggestion then is not to worry about your piloting skills because you re a great pilot already and think about what distinguishes you from other pilots starting with how you fight do you like to push the limits of your starfighter and pull off reckless stunts to gain advantage then spend points on the maverick style if you like missiles and other heavy ordnance bombardier is your go to and buy up your artillery guided missile skill what if you re not just a great pilot but a great pilot who works well with others then get leadership and the starfighter academy training style in particular formation flier is great because you can extend some of your skill to the rest through ranged feints while if there s an ever better pilot in the formation you can substitute their skill for yours i kinda wish that it instead let you lead the rest of the formation in stunts without them needing to make their own rolls though wing commander lets you encourage your wingmates with leadership at no penalty which is nice associated activities before i go into the rest of the template i d like to talk about what else the template is good at based on just their core skills first off and most obviously a hot shot pilot is the party s designated driver if it flies or hovers you can make it go whether it s an aerospace fighter or a hefty tub of a corvette odds are you re the best qualified to fly it whether or not you ve ever trained on that model you re also good with heavy weapons this includes vehicle mounted weapons of course but if your commando buddy is hauling around missile tubes or squad support weapons you re a great back up for using them with navigation hyperspace you re also respectable at making sure you end up at the right planet though since you only have 13 by default i wouldn t try and get too fancy with your navigation it s not on the template but hot shot pilot also adds to navigation air and navigation space since daring raids through canyons and other difficult terrain are very much in genre knowing how to get through them really should be a template option everyman tasks for the most part you re merely decent with anything that doesn t involve flying though dx 14 helps with a lot of these tasks for weapons your go to is the blaster pistol or blaster rifle carousing intimidation fast talk and sex appeal are your options for talking to people if you want to be good at talking to people a level of appearance and charisma will help out with savoir faire military you can also work with military personnel which can be handy if your starfighter needs repairs stealth is on the template and you re not half bad at it with a 14 but when it comes to hand to hand combat your best advice is to just stay out karate brawling judo and wrestling aren t going to do much good with st 10 you also have electronic operations ew comms or sensors as options the keyword here is sigint if you re trying to listen in on radio communications or you need to talk to someone or you need to figure out where those strange emissions are coming from you re a good stand by option backgrounds for fighter aces the additional skills are invaluable your template options are rather limited when it comes to out of cockpit tasks but your background will give you more options outcast gives you more street level skills survivor is great for overland and wilderness adventuring and aristocrat provides a gateway to high society wanderer deserves particular note as a fighter ace background since a fighter ace naturally spends a lot of time on spaceships the skills and traits of this background synergize particularly well with the template power ups experienced and heroic are your clear go tos for fighter aces experienced lets you become an even better pilot while heroic s destiny and other improvements are great for all around competence i m going to delve into experienced more with the upgrades discussion martial artist is an interesting option since it offers weapon master and proficiency with a style with dx 14 you have the potential to be fairly competent too picking up a force sword may be a good idea too bad gunslinger isn t an option in this power up or i d suggest taking way of the galaxy to get really good with that blaster pistol of yours magnate also has potential since with very wealthy you can afford a rather heavily customized starship and probably more than one it also gives you more organizational pull which is helpful for getting back up in combat and covering your lack of expertise in other areas cybernetic strikes me as rather marginal fighter aces are not physical combatants and so most of the cybernetics aren t useful to you maybe the bionic eyes and their hud and telescopic vision would be useful but i m dubious you flat out don t qualify for communion so no fancy miracles for you upgrades you need the experienced power up to get any of these at character creation at the moment there are two options for upgrades for fighter aces your first is the evasion package its rationale is representing the training or experience to survive getting shot down and you ll certainly have that with navigation and survival you ll have a decent chance of getting back out alive lockpicking and more stealth are great for getting into places you really shouldn t the other is starfighter tinkerer as the name suggests you re pretty good at working with your starfighter if you want to be making custom modifications to your ship this is definitely something you ll want to get it s also surprisingly useful in other ways engineering starship will help you figure out where the important parts of ships are mechanic starships is great for hot wiring a new ride and armoury heavy weapons has a great deal of potential it s not in the upgrade but mailanka agrees that electronics repair any is a natural fit summary fighter aces are pilots and if you left it at that you d be right but with so much skill to start with it s easy for them to take their power up and background points and become respectably competent even when they re not in the cockpit at least in a few areas posted by nemoricus at 8 52 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gurps musings psi wars rpg monday august 28 2017 an introduction to psi wars it is a time of civil war the federation a coalition of noble houses that have ruled the galaxy for centuries has been overthrown impoverished and alienated by increasing use of robotic labor and incensed by the execution of a populist war hero the people revolted and overthrew the aristocracy the leader of the revolt a former naval officer has declared himself emperor on a promise to bring renewed prosperity to the people to crack down on dissidents and suppress further rebellions the emperor has tightened his grip on the worlds of the empire giving agents of imperial security broad discretion in maintaining order abroad the imperial navy conquers worlds ostensibly for their own protection but also to obtain their resources to feed an ever hungrier industrial military complex the remaining noble houses under the leadership of duchess nova sabine duke bale grimshaw marchessa anna elegans and archbaron kento kain have regrouped and reorganized themselves into the alliance decrying the empire s abuses of power and pledging to bring a return to the golden era of the federation the alliance stands in opposition to the emperor s increasingly autocratic rule following a period of rapid imperial expansion the war slowed into a stalemate and an uneasy détente has held for nearly a decade now with imperial fleets marshaling at the border and fiery rhetoric holding sway in the senate of the alliance a new era of conflict is set to begin on the ground blasters rule the battlefield while soldiers wear light nanoweave and heavier diamondoid armor to protect themselves in theskies above fighters swoop gracefully in intense duels screening might dreadnoughts as they trade broadsides the light of laser cannons large and small creating a dazzling display the galaxy stands at a crossroads and the actions of a few brave souls may all that decides whether the future will bring renewed prosperity brutal tyranny or utter oblivion will you join the empire in their mission to bring order to the galaxy will you join the alliance as they seek to restore the federation or will you be a free agent charting your own path through the chaos of this war torn era posted by nemoricus at 2 41 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels gurps psi wars rpg wednesday august 23 2017 psi wars ruminations on house kain completing my series on the noble houses of psi wars today s ruminations are on house kain the independent minded rogues with a love of cybernetics and defying tradition house kain who are they house kain is the great wild card of the alliance with a tradition of proud willful action and little concern about noble appearances this goes back as far as the founding of the federation for while house kain was not invited to the first conclave kaito kain showed up anyway saying that you re not going to build an empire around me without me having something to say about it no one could truly fault his logic and since he came with warships just in case he was rebuffed they decided to let him have his way this set the tone for kain s interactions with the rest of the federation while they profited off of the trade that the federation brought to their territory kain made it clear that access to this route was at their pleasure nor did they particularly care for the niceties of polite federation society and while kain never quite crossed the line into outright war their relationship with the other noble houses can be described as rough and tumble kain s independent mindedness served them well when the emperor led his coup for they ve long taken care to ensure the self sufficiency of their domain combined with the power of the alien station in orbit around caliban house kain solidly controls the primary route into alliance space and is a major part of the alliance s military power however the other houses have not forgotten kain s strong arming and disdain for their tradition and ...