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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 4600152" data-attributes="member: 1164">Well, a tighter grip on those is almost always needed and the games that have them often suggest GM involvment. Not only to reign in powergamers, but to excise the ones that will have too much impact beyond the character. Sadly Savage words IS a Slaps and Beanies system.       [sblock=Savage worlds Edges& Hindrances]  So you might be looking at a couple of Savage Worlds characters and thinking “Hmm. These guys both have a d8 in Fighting. What makes them different?” That’s where Edges and Hindrances come in. These all-important feats and drawbacks are what make two otherwise similar fighters VERY different from one another.  The list below will get you through playing the characters in our free adventures. For more details, you’ll want to check out the actual Savage Worlds rulebook.  Hindrances  All Thumbs (Minor): -2 Repair; Roll of 1 on a mechanical or electronic device causes malfunction  Anemic (Minor): -2 Vigor to resist sickness, disease, poison, or environment  Arrogant (Major): Must humiliate opponent, challenge the ‘leader’  Bad Eyes (Minor/Major): -2 to attack or notice something more than 5” distant  Bad Luck (Major): One less benny per session  Big Mouth (Minor): Unable to keep secret, blabs at wrong time  Blind (Major): -6 on all actions that require vision; -2 on social rolls, gain additional Edge  Bloodthirsty (Major): Never takes prisoners; -4 Charisma if known  Cautious (Minor): Character is overly careful  Clueless (Major): -2 to most Common Knowledge rolls  Code of Honor (Major): The character keeps his word and acts like a gentleman  Curious (Major): Character wants to know about everything  Death Wish (Minor): Character wants to die after completing some task  Delusional (Minor/Major): Character suffers from grave delusions  Doubting Thomas (Minor): Character doesn’t believe in the supernatural  Elderly (Major): Pace -1, -1 to Strength and Vigor die types; 5 extra skill points for any skill linked to Smarts  Enemy (Minor/Major): The character has a recurring nemesis of some sort  Greedy (Minor/Major): The character is obsessed with wealth  Habit (Minor/Major): Charisma -1; must make Fatigue rolls when deprived of Major Habits  Hard of Hearing (Minor/Major): -2 to Notice sounds; automatic failure if completely deaf  Heroic (Major): The character is a true hero and always helps those in need  Illiterate (Major): The character cannot read or write.  Lame (Major): -2 Pace and running die is a d4  Loyal (Minor): The hero tries to never betray or disappoint his friends  Mean (Minor): The character suffers -2 to his Charisma for his ill-temper and surliness  Obese (Minor): +1 Toughness, -1 Pace, d4 running die  One Arm (Major): -4 to tasks requiring two arms  One Eye (Major): -1 Charisma, -2 to rolls requiring depth perception  One Leg (Major): Pace –2, d4 running die, -2 to rolls requiring mobility, -2 to Swimming skill  Outsider (Minor): -2 Charisma, treated badly by those of the more dominant society  Overconfident (Major): The hero believes he can do anything  Pacifist (Minor/Major): The character fights only in self-defense as a Minor Hindrance, and won’t fight living creatures under any circumstance as a major Hindrance  Phobia (Minor/Major): -2 or –4 to trait tests when near the phobia  Poverty (Minor): Half starting funds, general inability to hang onto future income  Quirk (Minor): The character has some minor but persistent foible, such as bragging, elitism, or the pursuit of fame   Small (Major): -1 Toughness  Stubborn (Minor): The character always wants his way  Ugly (Minor): -2 Charisma due to the character’s less-than average appearance  Vengeful (Minor/Major): Character holds a grudge, will kill to settle the score as a Major Hindrance  Vow (Minor/Major): The hero has a pledge to himself, a group, a deity, or a religion  Wanted (Minor/Major): The character is a criminal of some sort   Yellow (Major): The character is cowardly and suffers -2 to his Guts rolls  Young (Major): 3 points for Attributes (instead of 5); 10 skill points (instead of 15), +1 benny per session11   Edges  Edges sometimes have Requirements. These are listed in parentheses after the Edge. N is Novice Rank, S is Seasoned, etc. Attribute requirements are listed as A=Agility, St=Strength, Sm=Smarts, Sp=Spirit, and V=Vigor.  Ace* (N, A d8): +2 to Boating, Driving, Piloting; may make soak rolls for vehicle at -2  Acrobat* (N, A d8, St d6): +2 to Agility tricks; +1 Parry if unencumbered  Alertness* (N): +2 Notice  Ambidextrous* (N, A d8): Ignore -2 penalty for using off-hand  Arcane Background* (N): Allows access to supernatural powers  Arcane Resistance* (N, Sp d8): Armor 2 vs. magic, +2 to resist magic effects   Improved Arcane Resistance* (N, Arcane Res.): Armor 4 vs. magic, +4 to resist magic effects  Attractive* (N, V d6): Charisma +2   Very Attractive* (N, Attractive): Charisma +4  Beast Bond (N): Character may spend bennies for his animals  Beast Master (N, Sp d8): You gain an animal companion  Berserk* (N): Smarts roll or go Berserk after being wounded; +2 Fighting and Strength rolls, -2 Parry, +2 Toughness; Roll of 1 on Fighting die hits random adjacent target  Block (S, Fighting d8): Parry +1   Improved Block (V, Block): Parry +2  Brawny* (N, St d6, V d6): Toughness +1; load limit is 8xStr instead of 5xStr  Champion* (N, AB (Miracles), Sp d8, St d6, V d8, Faith d6, Fighting d8): +2 damage and Toughness vs. supernatural evil  Charismatic (N, Sp d8): Charisma +2  Combat Reflexes (S): +2 to recover from being Shaken  Command (N, Sm d6): +1 to troops recovering from being Shaken within 5”  Common Bond (N, Wild Card, Sp d8): May give bennies to companions in communication  Connections (N): Call upon powerful friends with Persuasion roll  Danger Sense (N): Notice-2 to detect surprise attacks/danger  Dead Shot (WC, S, Shoot/Throw d10): Double ranged damage when dealt Joker  Dodge (S, A d8): -1 to be hit with ranged attacks   Improved Dodge (V, Dodge): -2 to be hit with ranged attacks  Fast Healer* (N, V d8): +2 to natural healing rolls  Fervor (V, Sp d8, Command): +1 melee damage to troops in command  First Strike (N, A d8): Automatically attack one foe who moves adjacent per round   Improved First Strike (H, First Strike): Automatically attack all foes who move adjacent  Fleet-Footed (N, A d6): +2 Pace, d10 running die instead of d6  Florentine (N, A d8, Fighting d8+): +1 vs. foes with single weapon and no shield, ignore 1 point of gang up bonus  Followers (L, WC): Attract 5 henchmen  Frenzy (S, Fighting d10): 1 extra Fighting attack at -2   Improved Frenzy (V, Frenzy): As above but no penalty  Gadgeteer* (N, AB (Weird Science), Sm d8, Repair d8 Weird Science d8, two scientific Knowledge skills d6): May “jury-rig” a device with any available power once per game session  Giant Killer (V): +1d6 damage when attacking large creatures  Hard to Kill (N, WC, Sp d8): Ignore wound penalties for Vigor rolls made on the Knockout or Injury tables   Harder to Kill (V, Hard to Kill): 50% chance of surviving “death” by some unlikely means  Healer (N, Sp d8): +2 to all Healing rolls and the healing power if applicable.  Hold the Line! (S, Sm d8, Command): Troops have +1 Toughness  Holy/Unholy Warrior* (N, AB (Miracles), Sp d8, Faith d6): Spend 1 Power Point to make evil creatures make Spirit check or be Shaken; roll of 1 kills Extras, wounds Wild Cards; cost is 1 Power Point per creature affected  Inspire (S, Command): +1 to Spirit rolls of all troops in command  Investigator (N, Sm d8, Investigation d8+, Streetwise d8+): +2 Investigation and Streetwise  Jack of All Trades* (N, Sm d10): Ignore -2 untrained penalty for skills linked to Smarts  Level Headed (S, Sm d8): Act on best of two cards in combat   Improved Level Headed (S, Level Headed): Act on best of three cards in combat12   Luck* (N): +1 benny per session   Great Luck* (N, Luck): +2 bennies per session  Marksman (S): Character gets the aim maneuver (+2 Shooting) if he does not move  McGyver* (N, Sm d6, Repair d6, Notice d8): No penalties due to lack of equipment  Mentalist* (N, AB (Psionics), Sm d8, Psionics d6): +2 to any opposed Psionics roll  Mighty Blow (S, Wild Card, Fighting d10): Double melee damage when dealt Joker  Mr. Fix It* (N, AB (Weird Science), Sm d10, Repair d8, Weird Science d8, two scientific Knowledge skills at d6): +2 to Repair rolls, halve normal Repair time with raise  Natural Leader (N, Sp d8, Command): Leader may give bennies to troops in command  Nerves of Steel (N, WC, V d8): Ignore 1 point of wound penalties   Improved Nerves of Steel (N, Nerves of Steel): Ignore 2 points of wound penalties  New Power (N, AB): Character gains one new power  Noble* (N): +2 Charisma; Character is noble born with status and wealth  No Mercy (S): May spend bennies on damage rolls  Power Points (N, AB): +5 Power Points, once per rank only  Power Surge (S, arcane skill d10): +2d6 Power Points when dealt a Joker  Professional (L, d12 in trait): Trait becomes d12+1   Expert (L, Professional in trait): Trait becomes d12+2   Master (L, WC, Expert in trait): Wild Die is d10 for one trait  Quick* (N, A d8): Discard draw of 5 or less for new card  Quick Draw (N, A d8): May automatically draw weapon as a free action  Rapid Recharge (S, Sp d6, AB): Regain 1 Power Point every 30 minutes   Improved Rapid Recharge (V, Rapid Recharge): Regain 1 Power Point every 15 minutes  Rich* (N): 3x starting funds, $75K annual salary   Filthy Rich* (N, Noble or Rich): 5x starting funds, $250K annual salary  Rock and Roll! (S, Shooting d8): Full-auto penalty is -1 instead of -2  Scholar* (N, d8 in affected skills): +2 to two different Knowledge skills  Sidekick (L, WC): Characters gains a Novice WC sidekick  Soul Drain (S, Special): Special  Steady Hands (N, A d8): Ignore unstable platform penalty for mounts or vehicles  Sweep (N, St d8, Fighting d8): Attack all adjacent foes at -2   Improved Sweep (V, Sweep): As above but with no penalty  Strong Willed (N, Intimidate d6, Taunt d6): +2 Intimidate and Taunt, +2 to resist  Thief* (N, A d8, Climb d6, Lockpick d6, Stealth d8): +2 Climb, Lockpick, Stealth, rolls made to trick or deceive, detecting or disarming traps  Tough as Nails (L): Toughness +1   Improved Tough as Nails (L, Tough as Nails): Toughness +2  Trademark Weapon (N, Fighting or Shooting d10): +1 Fighting or Shooting with one particular weapon   Improved Trademark Weapon (V, Trademark Weapon): +2 Fighting or Shooting with one particular weapon  Two-Fisted (N, A d8): May attack with a weapon in each hand without multi-action penalty.  Weapon Master (L, Fighting d12): Parry +1   Master of Arms (L, Weapon Master): Parry +2  Wizard* (N, AB (Magic), Sm d8, Knowledge (arcana) d8, Spellcasting d6): Each Spellcasting raise reduces cost of spell by 1 point  Woodsman* b (N, Sp d6, Survival d8, Tracking d8): +2 Tracking, Survival, and Stealth(while in Wilderness)  *Background or Professional Edge—must be chosen during character creation or with GM approval thereafter.  [/sblock]</blockquote>

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