tanilen said:
I would not mind seeing some revisions done to the sex tricks system, as I do find all of the different attribute modifiers everwhelming for basic characters. Also, I am a bit confused. If I have both powerful lover, and intuitive lover, so i get to add both my strength and wisdom modifiers, plus my charisma modifier, to the sex roll, or only the highest?
I would prefer to remove the attribute tricks completely from the requisites from the other tricks, and then leave them there to be used by characters who would rather use an Attribute other than charisma to modify their roll.
Agreed on the prerequisites. Also, that
is how the attribute tricks are supposed to work -- they replace the Charisma modifier, not stack with it.
As to the problem of the hooker based on a 1st level commoner, well, i think thats kinda appropriate----I mean, commoner type working gals aren't always gonna be the most skilled or talented at ther craft, thier just willing or desparate. If you are looking for a more skilled lady of the night, then use the expert class to make her a courtesan---I actually did do this, making a courtesan npc class based on the expert. it is in my orginal version of the book located on the Naked Blades sight
Good point. However, the 1st level commoner should at least have one or two things he or she is good at. So the question is, do we make more sex tricks available at low levels, or cut down on how many sex tricks a character can take, or some other solution?
As far as changing the arousal check, is anyone willing to do some play testing via irc? I have some concerns about it becasue it seems to take away the recieving character's save roll.
Let me know a time, server, and channel, and I'll see what I can do. Yes, it does take away the receiving character's save roll, but we could make the receiving character's save optional -- if your partner hits the DC, you can either go with it or try to resist - with a DC of their Sexual Prowess check result.
Basically the goal of streamlining the sex system (IMHO, anyway) would be to make the system even more consistent with existing d20 rules and by reducing the number of rolls and required charts as much as possible, while still keeping the "flavor" of sex.
As a side note, I think that this streamlining can be done without disrupting any other work on the book. We're not totally revamping the rules, just tweaking them and tightening them up. If we can finish it up quickly enough (playtesting on IRC should help), I think we can do it with nary a bump in production time.