Re: [BNW] TK - what can it do?

["Patrick O'Duffy" <redfern@thehub.com.au>]

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Subject: Re: [BNW] TK - what can it do?


> You can lift as if you have Strength 3, I believe.  I would assume
> any attack would be at that strength level too--which would be one
> reason to use objects, rather than straight TK (more damage).  I
> don't have the book in front of me, otherwise I'd give a less vague
> answer.

Actually, while you lift as if you had STR 3, you do damage based off
Smarts - so if that's 5, your damage base is 5d6 (more using an
object/weapon).

> Various people have used house rules relating to TK.  I have  Trick
> that allows a success to be spent to get a point higher of Strength,
> and I know at least one person allows for the strength to equal the
> TK's Smarts.

I use two house rules on TK:

1 - I apply the lifting/movement rules. So while you can life a size 3
object and move it around quickly, you can lift size 4 at 50% speed, size 5
at 25% speed, and size 6 objects can be lifted a little (a few cm) but not
moved about.

2 - A new trick ('Fine Manipulation') lets the delta use their TK in place
of Speed for relevant rolls (shooting guns, picking locks etc). Such
attempts require an extra success to pull off.

> You could justify both sides of the coin in regards to TK punch.  One
> side is that it is energy, and thus usable at normal TK strength.
> The other says that TK is the ability to move objects, but it has no
> force of its own.   Up to the GM, I'd guess.

I don't have the book in front of me, but I do recall it saying that you can
use TK punches and squeezes just like it was Strength. After all, that's why
you buy the TK Martial Arts skill.

(One of the main NPCs of my campaign is a TK, so I've spent a fair bit of
time thinking about that package.)

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