Stunts and their many facets

[Lavecki121]

Hello,

There is probably something somewhere that could be referenced but i am curious. Lets say that I have a stunt that lets me use Weapons for Intimidation under a specific circumstance.

If that circumstance is active, do I also get access the the stunts that i have created for Intimidation? Such as: Scare 'em Straight: You are an authority figure. Part of your job is to put the fear of the law in potential miscreants. Add one to your Intimidation skill when using it against someone under your authority (ie: students for a teacher, magical practitioners for a Warden).**

[Haru]

Well, maybe. Usually, it's a no, because a skill replacement stunt doesn't allow you to simply switch out a skill, it allows you to use a skill instead of another skill in a specific circumstance. Another stunt will give you a bonus on a roll but in a different circumstance, so the two stunts will be mutually exclusive.

Then again, if both stunts could justifiably be active, sure. A teacher threatening a student with a weapon seems highly unlikely. A warden threatening a magical practitioner with the symbol of his station, the silver sword? Absolutely.

[Taran]

the stunt lets you do a single trapping of Intimidate with Weapons.  (I'm assuming it won't let  you taunt, for instance).

So, any other stunt that boosts that specific trapping could be affected.  That said, I'm not sure bonuses from stunts stack. You just take the highest bonus.  I know powers and stunts do stack.

[dragoonbuster]

That said, I'm not sure bonuses from stunts stack. You just take the highest bonus.  I know powers and stunts do stack.

They're not supposed to stack, but I've found as Power Levels get higher, it can help the non-spellcastery types to allow overlapping stunts to stack, or partly stack--I'd make +2 and +2 a +3 unless the overlapping circumstance was really narrow. As long as you're fairly tight with the specific circumstances/limitations, though, it works okay in my opinion.

[Lavecki121]

That said, I'm not sure bonuses from stunts stack. You just take the highest bonus.  I know powers and stunts do stack.

Issue is I am actually only using one bonus. The one granted to Intimidation by being an authority figure. The other one is being able to use Weapons as Intimidation while holding a weapon.

So would I get +2 to my weapons roll to intimidate someone that i am an authority figure of?

[Shaft]

would I get +2 to my weapons roll to intimidate someone that i am an authority figure of?

I would allow it.

[Taran]

I would allow it.

yup.  Just to clarify what I was saying, if the stunt affects the same trapping that gets a bonus from a second stunt, then go for it.