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As we tinker and fine-tune Bulletproof Blues (and the other Kalos Mechanism games), from time to time we run across a rule that could be improved. This is one of those times. Does this mean that a Bulletproof Blues 4th edition is on the horizon? I doubt it, but who knows. For now, here is some errata for Danger Sense. This replaces the first paragraph of the definition of the Danger Sense power:

Danger Sense is a self-only power which permits the character to sense danger and avoid being surprised, even if there is no way for the character to see the attack coming. A character with Danger Sense never rolls less than two dice on hand-to-hand or ranged defense rolls, even if they would ordinarily have a penalty, or don’t have the skill at all.
Additionally, if an attack is imminent, the GM will ask the player to attempt a moderately difficult (DV 3) Perception (Reason + Power Level) roll. If the Danger Sense roll is successful, the character knows that an attack is imminent, and may warn other characters.

Happy gaming!

We’ve taken a break from our next Character Pack to work on a project that has been percolating for a while: synchronizing the skills between the various Kalos Mechanism games.

The modern skill list (as seen in Bulletproof Blues and Rough Magic) and the futuristic skill list (as seen in ZeroSpace) were easy enough to sync. That required only a few adjustments in the skill examples. The archaic skill list (as seen in Warlords Of Kruhl) required a little more work. Some skills (such as Computing) have no counterpart in an archaic game, while other skills (such as Piloting and Science) are different enough that a name change was unavoidable.

Another issue with archaic games is the heavy emphasis on religion: unlike modern and futuristic games, gods are often real in archaic games, so a new skill, Religion, was needed. (In modern games, religion falls under the umbrella of the Culture skill.)

Archaic	Modern	Futuristic
Athletics	Athletics	Athletics
	Computing	Computing
Culture	Culture	Culture
Deception	Deception	Deception
Diplomacy	Diplomacy	Diplomacy
Crafting	Engineering	Engineering
Finesse	Finesse	Finesse
Gambling	Gambling	Gambling
Hand-to-hand Combat	Hand-to-hand Combat	Hand-to-hand Combat
Investigation	Investigation	Investigation
Manipulation	Manipulation	Manipulation
Medicine	Medicine	Medicine
Mental Combat	Mental Combat	Mental Combat
Occult	Occult	Occult
Perception	Perception	Perception
Performance	Performance	Performance
Seafaring	Piloting	Piloting
Ranged Combat	Ranged Combat	Ranged Combat
Religion
Nature	Science	Science
Stealth	Stealth	Stealth
Survival	Survival	Survival
Warfare	Warfare	Warfare

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Errata: Danger Sense

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