Inspired by the recent career specific POD release and Boehm action cards lets hear any suggested action cards to make the average human career PCs feel as indulged as those non-human warriors and magic or faith users. Just a title is fine.

Coachman:

"Run 'em down" "Jack Knifed Carriage" "Stow-away" "Short cut"

Those are neat ideas.

jh

Action cards listed in the format of: Conservative side name / Reckless Side name (tag)

Special Price for You My Friend! , Charm (Fel) / Good as New , Guile (Fel) - Pedler

All of the actions tagged with Pet ... refluffed as to be usable by a noble on his servants

- Fetch

- Old dog, new tricks

- In harms way

etc

And for those afraid of going insane ....or fond of beer ....or with a deeproooted desire to become alchoholics ...

Liquid Courage / ...a nightcap to help me sleep

Prerequisite: You must possess or purchase the necessary alcholic beverage

Difficulty 1

Liquid Courage , recharge 1 day, Discipline (T) - recharge is one day

Automatic success: You are blissfully intoxicated !! Add an expertise die to resists or recover against fear or intimidation.

...a nightcap to help me sleep , Discipline (T) - recharge is one session.

Automatic success: You are blissfully intoxicated !! Add an expertise die to resists or recover against insanity

Double success: You are blissfully intoxicated !! Add two expertise die to resists or recover against insanity

for both sides...

- Baneeffect: Hangover, suffer a misfortune die on all checks as long as this card is recharging unless you stay drunk...

- Chaos Star effect: Next time you use this card add an extra difficulty die, increase baneeffect by one misfortune die, and card takes twice the time to recharge

Heh Heh that's great. I'd have intoxication work like a temp suppression of an insanity card

Agitator:

-"Heckle"

-"Portable Soapbox"

-"Rally the Rabble"

-"You're no better than us.."

-"Point the Bone"

-"Why we fightin' each other for?"

-"Disappear in a cloud of leaflets"

Boehm said:

Hahahahaha! Pure brilliance!

I love Bo'em's noble pet idea - reskin Ratcatcher as Spoiled Noble Brat with longsuffering dogsbody instead of dog, and there you go.....

I have a PC at table who started as Ratcatcher and has recently discovered noble heritage, may be he eventually replaces dog with servant (mechanics same but the roleplaying fluff changes).

Genius!

valvorik said:

I felt inspired so here you go ....

What do you guys think ... Overall Result? Choice of Pics? Choice of alternative names?

Love It!

Me Want!

A young noble - more arrogant and full of himself than charming or competent in the way of arms ....afterall he has no need ... he is NOBLE ...and he has people (or well atleast his personal footman, simple as he may be) for the rough stuff ...

and his career card...

And who havent missed the iconic career …and source of both First Aid …and later in the evening perhaps a bit “other” aid too …

I like the camp follower...

Yepesnopes said:

Glad you like it - any ideas for other careers or cards that could be fun?

Boehm said:

it? I meant her...

Yepesnopes said:

Haha - yeah well she is cute .... - in case someone doesnt know its Roz the ***** from Game of Thrones (no, she is not in the books - merely invented for the series to help run sextapositions)

Im just working on another set I call Underworld

Danger Sense / Wasn't Me!

Alley'wise / We are wanted men ...

Nice and Silently / Violent Response

I was also thinking if poisoning should be handled via an action card or not, what do you guys think? Maybe something like 'A Bitter Taste / Poisoned Blade'

Anyone got any other ideas for some Underworld-centric actions?

If the PCs were heavily involved in secret organizations such as secret criminal gangs, maybe action card that leveraged their membership for personal gain would appeal. Though some might work better as talents.

-"Brinkmanship"

-"Black market contacts"

-"Close Ranks"

-"Business is business"

-"Don't leave town"

-"Talk to my people"

-"Poisoned Chalice"

-"Sleeps with the Reik Eels"

-"I know a guy..."

-"Patron"

-"I ain't asking"

-"Layers upon layers/wheels within wheels"

-"Everyone has a secret"

-"A finger in every pie"

-"Turf war"

-"Preferential treatment"

-"Stone Cold Killer"

-"Keep friends close.../...And enemies closer"

-"make a problem just go away"

Daedalum said:

Nice ideas ... what would those do??

Anyway I finished 3 new cards for my Underworld idea ... thought I would post one at a time as teasers

Any comments would be highly appreciated ? possitive or negative ...

I am not experienced enough to say anything about the mechanics, my players tend to take the path of the sword too often, but thematically I like the card a lot.

next Underworld card ...

my revised version of a card allowing a stealthy person to take out an unsuspecting opponent, which you have managed to sneak up upon, 'Nice and Silently' (not one striking necessarily) .... and an alternative response to someone trying to intimidate you

thoughts anyone?? - ofcause all these cards are as much tongue in cheek as they are meant as serious suggestions ...

Boehm said:

Great Cinematic.

Nice and quiet is pretty powerful, might be worth comparing to other stealth/criminal cards. I think there might be a backstab style card in Lure of Power, will check tonight.

Often sudden violent displays from criminals are for the benefit of third parties, maybe an additional effect for "Violent Response": sigmar's comet allows you to influence associates of the target present.

Boehm said:

You mean I have to actually do some work and come up with how on earth "Layers upon layers/wheels within wheels" works?

I like how modest the success of "We are wanted men" is yet the secondary effects are pretty powerful.

Im glad you like my ideas ... my interpretation of 'We are wanted men...' (was just inspired by that phrase from Starwars ) is that its kinda a crappy intimidate influence card - but a great card for seeing if I can intimidate them and failing that ...well kick their ass!! (or just as an opener for kicking their ass...)

Anyway - here is the final Underworld card I prepared so far ... - comments are as always welcome !!?

I couldnt really find a good picture depicting danger sense or ... so ended up just going for the universal Ranald (good luck) symbol ...

Edit: mmm perhaps Danger Sense should really have intuition as prerequisite ... what do u guys think?