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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6226266" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Technobabble is an important component of any ST game. The Technobabble Rule is in effect during any Pathfinder Star Trek game.</p><p></p><p>[TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 750"] [TR] [TD]<span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Technobabble</strong></span></p><p>Technobabble is identical to the <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advanced/advancedNewRules.html" target="_blank">Hero Points rule</a> found in the <em>Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide</em>. They are renamed Technobabbles. You gain and spend Technobabbles in the same way that you would gain and spend Hero Points.</p><p></p><p>When spending a Technobabble to gain a bonus, action, reroll, or other benefit, you must also roll on the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/dnd_view_block.php?id=158" target="_blank">Technobabble Generator</a>. This provides your Technobabble. </p><p></p><p>Some characters (scientists and engineers) gain Technobabbles faster than others. They gain 2 or more Technobabbles per level instead of 1 and can spend them in additional ways. Additionally, some items may be able to "store" a Technobabble and allow it to be spent later.</p><p>[/TD] [TD]</p><p>[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Technobabbles in a ST game are intended to be a little more front-and-center than Hero Points are in a regular Pathfinder game. Thematically, they partly occupy some of the narrative space that magic does in a fantasy setting. GMs should not be reluctant to hand them out.</p><p></p><p>Some sample Technobabbles:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Recollimate the Atmospheric Data Capacitor!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Oscillate the Astrophysical Data Discriminator!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Resonate the Modulated Frequency Discriminator!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Induce the Rapid Artificial Coupling!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Reverse the Transwarp Baryon Relay!</li> </ul><p></p><p>[TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 500"] [TR] [TD]<strong><span style="font-size: 15px">New Feat: Technobabble Master</span></strong></p><p>Prerequisite: Intelligence 14+</p><p>Benefit: You gain one additional Technobabble per level.</p><p>[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6226266, member: 1"] Technobabble is an important component of any ST game. The Technobabble Rule is in effect during any Pathfinder Star Trek game. [TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 750"] [TR] [TD][SIZE=4][B]Technobabble[/B][/SIZE] Technobabble is identical to the [URL="http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advanced/advancedNewRules.html"]Hero Points rule[/URL] found in the [I]Pathfinder Advanced Player's Guide[/I]. They are renamed Technobabbles. You gain and spend Technobabbles in the same way that you would gain and spend Hero Points. When spending a Technobabble to gain a bonus, action, reroll, or other benefit, you must also roll on the [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/dnd_view_block.php?id=158"]Technobabble Generator[/URL]. This provides your Technobabble. Some characters (scientists and engineers) gain Technobabbles faster than others. They gain 2 or more Technobabbles per level instead of 1 and can spend them in additional ways. Additionally, some items may be able to "store" a Technobabble and allow it to be spent later. [/TD] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Technobabbles in a ST game are intended to be a little more front-and-center than Hero Points are in a regular Pathfinder game. Thematically, they partly occupy some of the narrative space that magic does in a fantasy setting. GMs should not be reluctant to hand them out. Some sample Technobabbles: [LIST] [*]Recollimate the Atmospheric Data Capacitor! [*]Oscillate the Astrophysical Data Discriminator! [*]Resonate the Modulated Frequency Discriminator! [*]Induce the Rapid Artificial Coupling! [*]Reverse the Transwarp Baryon Relay! [/LIST] [TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 500"] [TR] [TD][B][SIZE=4]New Feat: Technobabble Master[/SIZE][/B] Prerequisite: Intelligence 14+ Benefit: You gain one additional Technobabble per level. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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