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Originally Posted by RogerBW
Having a negative Reputation makes you less intimidating.
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Social modifiers are circumstantial by their nature. Having a reputation as, say, a murderous tyrant is doesn't give people a good reaction to you in general, but it makes your intimidation much more convincing until someone is sure they have the upper hand over you. Why wouldn't you be more intimidated by someone whose bad reputation consists of being well known for hurting people? Conversely why would you be MORE intimidated by a gun in the hands of a person famous for being a philanthropic do-gooder than you would in the hands of a famous psycho-killer?