Homebrew Stunts

[Mr. Death]

For the second one, there's already Footwork, which allows the Weapons skill to defend against anything.

[computerking]

For the second one, there's already Footwork, which allows the Weapons skill to defend against anything.

I know... perhaps a +1 to the parry is in order for the specificity of the stunt...

[Sanctaphrax]

@Mr. Death: Alright, it's your call.

@computerking:

First one is probably too good, it arguably outperforms Refinement. Directly boosting spellcasting rolls is something I want to stay away from with stunts.

Second one could probably use that +1. But I do have to question if it really makes sense without magic.

[MWKilduff]

Athletics:

Reading the Line of Fire: You can tell where the bullets will go before the trigger is pulled. Increase your athletics skill by 2 when using it to dodge gunfire.

I think this might appropriate under guns or perception and give the bonus to athletics.

[Sanctaphrax]

Shouldn't it be an Athletics stunt if it boosts Athletics?

[Tedronai]

IMO, and given that the header a stunt falls under has no mechanical baggage, existing only for sorting convenience, yes, stunts should be listed under the skill they benefit.

[MWKilduff]

Sorry I am just use to listing skills modifiers under the skill that provides them not the skill the affect.  It is purely semantics at that point considering it does not change anything meaningful in the game.

[Gatts]

Athletics:
Traceur - Due to your practise of navigating the city on foot, and often at speed, you know every nook and cranny - on the streets and above them. You use Athletics for the Driving trapping Street Knowledge and Navigation. Though this gives you no skill navigating highways, you know how to cross the city on its rooftops.
Le Parkour (Requires Traceur) - Your ability to leap obstacles and scale walls makes travelling much quicker. When travelling on foot, your journey is two time increments shorter.

[Sanctaphrax]

Looks pretty good to me.

Don't see the need for the restriction on Traceur, though.

[Gatts]

It was a common sense judgement rather than a balance one really, won't make a difference in my game at least but I guess if anyone else uses it they're free to drop that part.

[computerking]

Intimidation
Don’t You Dare
You have learned to cause enough fear to stop foes in their tracks. You may use your Intimidation skill to perform a block in physical combat, potentially preventing someone from making a conflict action against you.

[Sanctaphrax]

I don't think you need a stunt to do that. I suggest tacking on a +2.

[computerking]

Mostly it's a reskin of a Conviction stunt in YS, and I seem to remember a long argument back in... May? June? about whether uses of Social skills were allowed/viable in the middle of a physical conflict...

[Gatts]

Mostly it's a reskin of a Conviction stunt in YS, and I seem to remember a long argument back in... May? June? about whether uses of Social skills were allowed/viable in the middle of a physical conflict...

I think the criticisms of the other stunt was that it was clearly supernatural, nothing but your belief in something kept things away. I belief there were also criticisms on how well your faith keeps away thugs.
Since this is actually an active attempt to protect yourself, I don't see the problem.

[Sanctaphrax]

That discussion was about social attacks, IIRC. Blocks and maneuvers are kosher.

Devout Words makes sense without to me without magic. I just read a volume of a manga called 20th Century Boys which contains a good example of how I think it would work...have you read that manga?