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Old 06-06-2017, 11:20 PM   #5
simply Nathan
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Default Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week (#42): Double-Jointed, Flexibility

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Originally Posted by Otaku View Post
Interesting. I'd make almost the exact same argument in favor of going the 3e route, with the added bonus of avoiding some confused 3e players. I wonder if it is just the difference of local language usage and or experience. A lot of folks are at least a little double-jointed (myself included), but only those that really work at it will be referred to as "flexible". In fact, because of my personal life experiences, if a weaker version of this series of traits were added, I'd favor that being called "Double-Jointed", and a new term created for one of the two more advanced versions.
Double-jointed, in my experience, brings connotations of circus contortionists who can bend their elbows, knees, and the like almost completely backwards. While "flexible" would be an adjective I'd more likely use on someone who was generally good at squeezing out of tight spaces or climbing and the like, but not to that extreme.
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