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Old 02-06-2020, 06:28 PM   #10
Varyon
 
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Default Re: Is there a reason why Reputation modifiers round costs down?

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Originally Posted by awesomenessofme1 View Post
But it actually doesn't work that way for Reputation, since it's "round down", not "drop all fractions". If you have a -2 reputation and a +2 reputation, both with x1/3, the negative one will be [-4], but the positive one will be [3].
Hmmm... right you are. That's rather contrary to typical GURPS design (a Disadvantage has at best the same absolute value as its opposite Advantage, and often has a lower absolute value), so I'd probably reinterpret that as "drop fractions" rather than "round down."
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