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Parkour Skill

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Hey all.
I've been wanting to create a Parkour skill, but am having a problem coming up with something that's not too weak and/or O.P. I'm looking for something to primarily use with any of Palladium's settings.
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This is a perennial thread. I would do a search of the word "Parkour" and read some of the other threads and look at the various takes on the skill.
Some people have made it a separate skill of varying abilities
Some people make it a lifestyle in which you utilize several subskills such as Running, Acrobatics, Climbing and more.
Both are perfectly valid ways to model Parkour.
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Parkour is the super skill for the revised physical training hero too
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viewtopic.php?f=5&t=81873
This post has it as a skill, a lifestyle, and an OCC. I'm sure you'll find something useful for your game.
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