Universal Gaming System
  • Why?
  • Dedication
  • The Authors
  • License
  • Introduction
    • What Sort of Games Can I Run?
    • Why Do People Roleplay?
    • Does Universal Gaming System Do X?
    • What Do I Need To Play?
    • How Do I Roleplay?
    • Playing the Game
    • Dialog
    • Gamer's Etiquette
  • Designing A Character
    • Concepting a Character
    • Goals and Motivations
    • Abilities
    • Backstory
  • The Mechanics
    • Character Points
    • Ability Scores
    • Derived Stats
    • Talents
    • Skills
      • Skill Checks
  • Playing The Game
    • What Do I Do With All These Dice?
    • Rounds
    • Combat
      • The Combat Round
        • Significant Actions
        • Insignificant Actions
        • Move Actions
        • Free Actions
      • Initiative Checks
      • Surprise Rounds
      • Attacking An Opponent
      • Critical Hits and Misses
      • Using Stealth
      • Defending Yourself
        • Dodging
        • Using Stealth
        • Taking Damage
      • Dying
      • Status Effects
    • Magic
      • How Does Magic Work?
      • Magic Is A Talent
      • Spells
      • Mana
  • Game Mastering
    • Learning to Be a Game Master
    • Typical DCs
    • Talents
    • Magic
    • The Nitty Gritty
      • Arcane Magic
      • Damage
      • Areas
        • Areas of Effect
      • Abilities
      • Teleportation
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Talents

Game masters should take care in designing talents to ensure that they do not augment skills in a way that overpowers the game mechanic. Talents should be reserved for abilities and bonuses that cannot be granted any other way. Talents that increase the amount of damage that a character can do per round (via extra attacks, damage bonuses, etc.) should cost more than normal talents and be subject to level caps. A general guideline is that every extra die of damage should cost at least 3 pts.

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