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Old 09-14-2018, 01:50 PM   #10
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Default Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: Fanaticism

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Originally Posted by johndallman View Post
Have your players been fanatical?
I once wrote this on a character sheet:

[1] "What really matters.": Perk: Controllable Disadvantage: Extreme Fanaticism (philosophy: prevent the permanent extinction of sapience) (1).


This was meant to tie in in interesting ways with their Obsession (Immortality), in a setting where there was no certainty about how dangerous any given existential risk would be. The effect was to provide +3 Will vs brainwashing when they were able to justify their actions as being morally just, with a few acceptable mental side-effects as they did.
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