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Steven Jones
Oct 5, 2009, 5:17:11 AM10/5/09
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In my latest scenario, a rogue Infinity agent with secret ambitions to quit
the Patrol and become the next Houdini, has done just that by sneaking into
Harry's workshop during a mission to a parallel 1912 London and
photographing the magician's props and notes. He then went back to Homeline
to try to establish himself as an illusionist. Does he need the Gadgeteering
skill to actually build these devices? After all, he didn't invent them,
Houdini did.
the Patrol and become the next Houdini, has done just that by sneaking into
Harry's workshop during a mission to a parallel 1912 London and
photographing the magician's props and notes. He then went back to Homeline
to try to establish himself as an illusionist. Does he need the Gadgeteering
skill to actually build these devices? After all, he didn't invent them,
Houdini did.
Paul Colquhoun
Oct 7, 2009, 6:48:13 AM10/7/09
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Did he just get to photograph the outside? Or did he get to disassemble
the devices and photograph/measure all the internal bits?
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Steven Jones
Oct 7, 2009, 3:39:52 PM10/7/09
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He photographed the plans and notes too.
David Johnston
Oct 28, 2009, 7:16:50 PM10/28/09
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On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 20:17:11 +1100, "Steven Jones"
<stev...@aapt.net.au> wrote:
<stev...@aapt.net.au> wrote:
There is no Gadgeteering skill. He doesn't need to be an Engineer.
Steven Jones
Oct 28, 2009, 8:16:33 PM10/28/09
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>There is no Gadgeteering skill. He doesn't need to be an Engineer.
Page 56/57 of the 4E Basic Set shows the Gadgeteer skill.David Johnston
Oct 29, 2009, 12:01:58 AM10/29/09
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That's an Advantage. And a cinematic one. The real Houdini didn't
have them.
Steven Jones
Oct 29, 2009, 5:35:05 PM10/29/09
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>That's an Advantage. And a cinematic one. The real Houdini didn't
>have them.
Really? I thought he designed and built his own illusions. That's why most >have them.
of his secrets died with him, because nobody else knew how they worked.
The milk can escape is one of the illusions that is understood. Houdini's
brother continued to perform it after Harry's death, and the original
apparatus is currently housed at the American museum of magic.
David Johnston
Oct 29, 2009, 6:32:45 PM10/29/09
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On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:35:05 +1100, "Steven Jones"
<stev...@aapt.net.au> wrote:
<stev...@aapt.net.au> wrote:
>>That's an Advantage. And a cinematic one. The real Houdini didn't
>>have them.
>Really? I thought he designed and built his own illusions.
He did. Gadgeteering is not required to design and build mechanical
devices of your own technology level.
Steven Jones
Oct 30, 2009, 1:04:48 AM10/30/09
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>He did. Gadgeteering is not required to design and build mechanical
>devices of your own technology level.
Engineering is. Even if my rogue agent doesn't need engineering, Houdini >devices of your own technology level.
does.
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