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Post by ilina on Sept 3, 2015 20:36:52 GMT -8
there are a great many hindrances a character could theoretically weaponize in the right circumstances, like the elderly wizard or psion who literally gained free skill points and doesn't care about melee combat or the obese warrior with a layer of extra protection or even the small girl who can more easily hide behind cover due to her small frame being easier to obscure.
how do you feel about the circumstantial weaponizing of mechanical hindrances? like the bloodthirsty individual using the charisma penalty from their bloodthirsty reputation to boost their intimidation or the scrawny little teenage girl hiding behind a desk the brawny berserker couldn't even think of hiding under?
some of these uses are probably repeated among many tables. and even though i play with a Storyteller that is against the idea, many hindrances, especially major mechanical ones can theoretically grant circumstantial edge equivalent benefits. hell, the scrawny teenager can theoretically use small and outsider, representing her small frame and childlike attitude, to better appeal to children in an enviroment where the children are less suspicious than the adults.
who knows, the immature and underdeveloped teenager might get some information from the children at a bonus after playing a few games of hop scotch with them, due to appearing not much older than the children themselves. how do you feel about these circumstantial boons and how often would you apply them? i mean, i think it would make taking mechanical hindrances more appealing.
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Post by maxinstuff on Sept 3, 2015 22:02:43 GMT -8
As long as the Hindrance is still a hindrance most of the time, it's fine with me.
It should inconvenience you more often than not - otherwise it's an Edge.
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