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vicky_molokh · 09-02-2010, 12:22 PM

Greetings, all!

What would be the long-term results of a race having Daredevil, and developing from TL0 to TL9? I'm primarily looking for generic analysis, though it would help if the analysis was also made for a race which also had Honesty (Racial Only -20%) and a 1-TL advantage in aviation over other cultures (ending up TL10 in aerospace technologies while TL9 in others), and slightly retarded in Biotech (later invention of cattle-keeping, and basically zero farming due to being carnivorous) - -1 to bio-TL.

Obviously they'll have fewer safety regulations due to virtually never suffering from CritFails. If they go to war, they can get away with commanders taking higher Risk Modifier (MC spelling?), and riskier maneouvres in general. They should certainly see improvement in risky activities where no safety devices/measures are available, due to effectively having them (again, through the +1 to rolls and the crit rerolls).

What else?
Thanks in advance!

09-02-2010, 12:22 PM	#1
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Cultural and Technological Consequences of Racial Daredevil trait Greetings, all! What would be the long-term results of a race having Daredevil, and developing from TL0 to TL9? I'm primarily looking for generic analysis, though it would help if the analysis was also made for a race which also had Honesty (Racial Only -20%) and a 1-TL advantage in aviation over other cultures (ending up TL10 in aerospace technologies while TL9 in others), and slightly retarded in Biotech (later invention of cattle-keeping, and basically zero farming due to being carnivorous) - -1 to bio-TL. Obviously they'll have fewer safety regulations due to virtually never suffering from CritFails. If they go to war, they can get away with commanders taking higher Risk Modifier (MC spelling?), and riskier maneouvres in general. They should certainly see improvement in risky activities where no safety devices/measures are available, due to effectively having them (again, through the +1 to rolls and the crit rerolls). What else? Thanks in advance! __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper