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Clint · Site Admin Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 16264

So, Marshal, what's in your Templar?
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Cheyenne Wright · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 1:39 pm Post subject:

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Psykoguy · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:36 pm Post subject:

Ah, clint, don't you know that Armor of the Saints exists for reasons such as that?

Anyways, my templar only really wears the tabard when he's on the clock. The only tactic that I have set up that's somewhat unique is when the rest of the posse wants to save an unworthy town. Effectively, because the people in the posse are helping others, the posse is worthy, so while I'm not going to be helping them save the town, i'll mostly just provide healing and a small amount of support for the posse. It's a very thin line, but at least the posse won't be as pissed off at me.
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Ray · Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 5:00 pm Post subject:

My group's Templar (Who lasted all of five sessions) took off his tabbard only when going into a town. The Posse knew who he was, why hide.

Templar: "Die Evil Minion of Satan!!!"
Me: "But they're innocent by-standers, and you bloody well know that..."
Templar: *Thinks for a beat* "Die Innocent By-Standers of Satan!!!"
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DannyboyO1 · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 4:07 am Post subject:

Another option would be to use the greater reward of the disguise power. If you really wanted to, you could probably hide a lot more than a kevlar vest under the tabard that way.
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Wrathamon · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 7:27 am Post subject:

The Templar in my game was the only survivor of an ill-thought out attempt to attack a Black Hat road gang, and he took one point of damage short of a Maiming wound to the noggin', and passed out due to associated Wind loss. I ruled that when he woke up, road scum had stolen tabbard and sword, boots and gun, and he had a case of complete amnesia. He wandered into a settlement, got into a new posse, and has full access to any "passive" Templar powers of his, but not the more active ones.

So the short answer is that Gene *never* wears his tabbard.
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Reginald de Curry · Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 8:05 am Post subject:

Shawn · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject:

In S-SWAT, we had Travis. Dumber than a box of hair. Think former NFL linebacker size guy with swords strapped all over him. He got a plastic canvas tabard so the guys could hose him off after they stomped the monster.
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Psykoguy · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 8:53 pm Post subject:

wow, that's pretty blatant.
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Tin Star · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:08 am Post subject:

A (now deceased) Templar from my HOE campaign had a revesable tabard with one side covered in sack cloth and the other side the traditonal white, he'd change it over at the the most aporporate time for the previously mentioned Clark Kent Effect.
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Psykoguy · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:

As for tactics, what method does your Templar choose his rewards?

So far, my powers are
Lay on hands: 2
Armor of the Saints: 3

My plans:
Get protection of the saints
up armor of the saints
Get the power for disguising
Get power to survive without food

After that, I don't know how else to up my rewards.
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gilorian · Novice Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 16

Templars have tabards? Wink

Our templar's never even worn his in front of the party...
bout 10 sessions in or so...

serekun · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:59 am Post subject:

Yup, they sure have. I like to see Templars as old, wise an' intimidating, a bit like a Dark Santa Claus who knows he's cause, wearing white tabard and holdin' one's grip on the handle of a really cool-looking sword.
They are usually called as Noah, and they keep their beggar-gear on within city-limits...

Kinda like Väinämöinen from our beloved Kalevala, which was admired even by Tolkien. And Keno Don Rosa, he like's it too. You should read it if you ever get the chance...
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Fated2Die · Novice Joined: 01 Sep 2004 Posts: 29

My templar met the syker, revealed himself, was used as bait to get into the town where the bad guys were, got himself and the Syker killed, hung outside the church where we fought before, and came back Harrowed. So in short, only been outta the tabbard once.
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Psykoguy · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2004 7:47 pm Post subject:

So far, there's two Templars in my group, and at the moment, neither of them are aware of each other. Once one of us throws off the tabard it's gonna be an awkward moment.

But i do enjoy my loophole around the test of worth i plan on using.
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CrazyMac · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 6:03 pm Post subject:

Psykoguy · Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 6:16 pm Post subject:

My loophole is simple: I'm not supposed to help the unworthy. Well, the party is helping people who need help, so they're worthy. Essentially, i only assist my party by giving aid to them, NOT helping them kill monsters, but by giving advice, carrying things and patching them up. It's a fine line I'm not gonna cross.
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Pure Evil Model: D · Heroic Joined: 28 Oct 2003 Posts: 1053

one templar constantly pulled the "Clark Kent". bout three or four times a session. thing is he never said he covered the tabbard up again.... in that same group we also had a junker who pulled the same trick using a tabbard he swiped of a dead templar they were looking for before the other templar saw. he kept it until that certain adventure with all those Anti-templar. the tempalr was in serious trouble, so the junker distracted the AT's by making them think he was a templar also.

our other templar in another group "clark kent"ed but only when dramatically appropriate. he also carried his sword in an acoustic guitar case witha collapsable flap so he could just reach in and grab it.
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Clint · Site Admin Joined: 13 May 2003 Posts: 16264