Does anyone know what the rules are for having a completely artificially intelligent mecha, when it comes to skills?<br><br>Also.. if you have level 6 AI, you...
The OBM attribute, notes that a mecha may not have stats or normal attributes unless it has AI level 4 or more. If a mecha does have AI at 4 or more, the stats...
I forgot to say... <br><br>The benefit, aside from having it’s own defense and attack values, is that a mecha with this high an AI, does not need a pilot,...
Okay, I'm pretty clear on most of the rules when it comes to BESM, but one thing that I don't get is the Metamorphosis attribute. I read it, and it makes ...
I forgot to put this on my last post, but does the new form have to have metamorphosis, or is it assumed that it can transform back to the original state ...
Since you are changing yourself, what matters is the net cost of the new attributes. Lets look at a detailed example.<br><br>*Example Man, the Werewolf ...
... points (55 – 7 points of defects). The Metamorphosis is at level 2. If you look at the templates for the two forms, the hybrid nets at 9 points, and...
Thanks, I didn't know that you just added stuff, I thought that you actually replaced the current attributes/defects with the template. You've helped a bunch....
Can you take defects for an item of power, in order to get more character points from it? For instance, an item of power that gives its bearer recurring...
Presumably, you mean bonus points to build the item with, and not points to add to the character that bears the item. In this case, I would say it’s...
I'd say it would depend on whether the defect only affects the item by making it less effective or if the defect embodied in the item passes on to its ...
Essentially, I'd like my character to possess an especially powerful item of power, that has an added penalty of causing him to experience recurring...
Yes, if your character loses the Item of Power he also loses access to the powers granted by the item, so any defects the item brings should go away too. Since...
What you may want to do is to discuss this item with your GM, but my approach would still be to build the item on as many points as you decide are appropriate...
This may vary based on the game setting, some kind of evil item might permanently give a defect to a character, in other settings the defect might come and go ...
Hi everyone-<br>I just joined up. I started with D&D about three years ago, but not to long after a friend of mine introduced the rest of us to BESM. Most of...
If your character has both the item of power and metamorphosis attributes, do alternate forms need to have the item of power attribute as well in order to use...
I assume you mean that the Metamorphosis is one of the Item of Powers attributes, as there would be no effect if they were purchased separately. I have ...
Reading your prior metamorphosis posts helped me understand a bit better. I guess what I was asking, then, is can you metamorphosis into a form that does not...
As long as the new form is physically capable of using the item of power, then you can use it in the new form. For example, if you have an Item of Power that ...
What I meant to say is:<br>You have an item of power(let us say, a sword) in your normal form. You also have a few levels of metamorphosis, that you use to ...
As I understand Metamorphosis, the new form automatically has the attributes of the old one and must only pay for new or different ones. Therefore, the ...
Or perhaps you could keep the sword, but lose the item of power attr. by just redesigning the weapon so that it didn't give any powers to the alternate form, ...
You shouldn't have too worry about losing stuff when you change form. This can vary though. <br><br>If you look at say a vampire’s supernatural ability to ...
That would work I'd say...<br>Also with regards to metamorphosis: I have a character who turns into a spaceship (like Ryo-ohki from Tenchi Muyo!) I did that...
This, perhaps, may be an abuse of the Own a Big Mecha attribute. The Big advantage of OBM (having all those extra points to get attributes with) is offset by ...
Well, it's not really an abuse of OBM, because the character is a cat...a normal sized house cat...that also happens to be a genius scientist, but it's really...
I’m looking at this from a game balance standpoint. My understanding of OBM is that the PC shouldn’t be allowed to get around the restriction that a ...
