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Old 08-12-2017, 10:06 PM   #6
Johnny1A.2
 
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Default Re: Question about Fanaticism

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Originally Posted by jason taylor View Post
It is notable that the word in normal usage means "intemperate zealot". In the Gurps usage you give for instance, Beren has Fanatic(Luthien) and vice-versa and Frodo has Fanatic(Free Peoples of Middle Earth). But they are far from the normal picture.
Better yet, a specific GURPS example: in GURPS Lensman, all the Lensmen have the Fanatic: Civilization Disad. This is actually an excellent way to represent the 'incorruptible' trait of the Lensman characters, they are incorruptible in precisely the same sense that any other true fanatic is 'incorruptible', i.e. you can't sway him from what he considers his duty.
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