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Originally Posted by David Johnston2
Unusually potent!
No, seriously. Suppose I decide to charge a UB for people who want Enthrallment abilities. That's charging for access to exceptionally potent abilities, but the act of charging a UB for them does mean that most of the public at large will be taken by surprise. They may or may not know that bard skills exist in theory, but they don't expect to actually encounter them and will not be on their guard if someone starts telling stories or singing a song. If I charge a UB for Innate Attacks in excess of 7 dice then that may mean I want to discourage powerful zaps but it should also mean that nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition....to be able to shoot through armour plating. Mental stuns are called for when it happens.
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One thing UB does it that it allows for a greater degree of player
choice. The alternative to charging an UB from players who want Innate Attacks sronger than 7d is to
completely forbid players from buying IAs above that strength.