silent_bob Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Ben, Was the fly skill left out of MW by mistake? I notice that several of the monsters have a fly skill but I can't find the skill listed in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Nice catch! I just did a search through the book, and found that the only critters that have the Fly skill are the two demons (Lesser and Greater), and the Air elemental. Those were copied from the BRP rulebook, where most of the rest of the monsters were from the RQIII Monster book. I'm going to suggest deleting the "Fly" skill from those monsters, rather than adding a new skill to the game. My feeling is that an Air Elemental needs a skill in "Fly" as much as a human needs a skill in "Walk". IE: not at all. Use Dex xX rolls for the effected creature to fly in inclement conditions if you need to. 1 Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaot Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 If you are looking for a fly skill write up, there's one in Stormbringer 5. It should fall into Magic World nicely. Quote 70/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmitchell Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 My feeling is that an Air Elemental needs a skill in "Fly" as much as a human needs a skill in "Walk". IE: not at all. Air elementals may not need it, but for creatures with wings "Fly" could be the equivalent of Dodge in three dimensions. Winged creatures need to deal with air currents, maintaining lift, counteracting drag, making sharp turns without going into a tailspin, and so forth. That said, I'd probably only introduce it if player characters or their steeds had wings. For NPC monsters I'd probably just go with a Dodge or DEX roll, particularly if they fly using magic. (The "NPCs statted like PCs" philosophy has its merits, but increasingly I admire the simplicity of NPCs in old-school D&D and Numenera.) Quote Frank "Welcome to the hottest and fastest-growing hobby of, er, 1977." -- The Laundry RPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickMiddleton Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 If you are looking for a fly skill write up, there's one in Stormbringer 5. It should fall into Magic World nicely. Given that the two primary sources for the BRP "BGB" were Stormbringer 5 and CoC 6, there's a certain symmetry to that... Nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 My general feeling is 'use less rules' when it comes to this kind of stuff. So, rather than including a new skill in Fly, I'd just use DEX rolls (as mentioned above). Same as you'd use an Agility roll for a human to stay standing on a swinging rope bride, I'd use Agility for a winged monster to fly straight in a violent storm. That all being said, the strength of BRP-based games is their flexibility. So, if you want to add a Fly skill, you should totally do so. Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jae Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 ... you'd use an Agility roll for a human to stay standing on a swinging rope bride, the wedding rituals in the Southern reaches sound awesome ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 You should see the funerals! 1 Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatbringer Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 You should see the funerals! Is that what happens when a bride is left swinging from a rope for too long? Quote "Foolish is the king who does not have a personal wizard, and lamentable is the ruler who trusts the wrong mage" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000buffalo Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Could have used that Fly skill last night. To be less cryptic, Ben played his raven last night. Great character. No fly skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 To be less cryptic, Ben played his raven last night. Great character. No fly skill. That's because Ravens hop. Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Could have used that Fly skill last night. To be less cryptic, Ben played his raven last night. Great character. No fly skill. None of the other PCs had "Walk" skills, but nobody complained about that. 1 Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1000buffalo Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 None of the other PCs had "Walk" skills, but nobody complained about that. I can't believe you also left "Walk" skill out ... In seriousness, I think we made do with a Dex roll (Dex x 5%, that is), which is pretty much what we needed to get at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMonroe Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I doubt it was a DEX roll. With a DEX of 29, there's no way I'd've smacked my head twice on the ceiling trying to get out... Quote Please don't contact me with Chaosium questions. I'm no longer associated with the company, and have no idea what the new management is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooley1chris Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Buffalo might be a tad evil... Quote Author QUASAR space opera system: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/459723/QUASAR?affiliate_id=810507 My Magic World projects page: Tooleys Underwhelming Projects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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