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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nameless" data-source="post: 766121" data-attributes="member: 1543">Skade: You probably are right with the extra descriptor thing. I'll probably just drop the allegiance part and let the player pick the subtype when he gains the class. Pielorhino and you both think that Dodge Fire and Absorb Bullet would be better switched, so I think I'll do that. I'll also make Dodge fire cost an action point and remove the times/day limitation.EDIT: Oh yeah, and here's the link to Rokugan 2000: <a href="http://www.cowell.org/~r2k/" target="_blank">http://www.cowell.org/~r2k/</a> . Hopefully you're familiar with Legend of the 5 Rings, otherwise you might be a little lost. There's a lot of material there, but I say it's top notch.Pielorhino: I think a point of Con is too much. 2 points of ability damage is definitely too much, with no way to heal ability damage in d20M. HP tend to be low enough that the Hanged Man probably won't waste it on every shot. The way I envision the class, he should be able to shoot a few bullets and not feel it too much, but if he gets in a tough spot, it's a hard choice. Like I said to Skade, I'll swap the two defensive abilities and make them cost action points. I don't think Ignore Cover should cost an AP, since it's already being paid for with HP. Maybe if you could trigger Ignore Cover with an AP after seeing the roll result; that seems possible.The concept is kind of a self-sacrificing gunman, but there is a definite mystical quality to the concept. He might walk through a crowded gunfight and come away without a scratch (think of 'Tombstone' at the river). His will is so strong that he can literally shrug off the effects of being shot. He isn't a berzerk warrior, he's a lone ranger.As far as balance with the damage of the gun, I don't think it's a grave issue. I would like to restrict the Hanged Man to pistols, so maybe I'll make that explicit. An assault rifle does 2d10, which averages 11 damage. The average pistol with a soul bullet will do 3d6, which averages 10.5. Anybody can double tap, that would increase the rifle to 3d10 and the soul bullet to 4d6 and more hp sacrificed. My point is, getting the extra damage isn't that tough if someone wants to maximize that. With one of the big pistols, damage will be higher, but still not more than with a rifle bursting or double tapping.</blockquote>

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