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Old 08-19-2018, 12:18 PM   #57
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Default Re: How to give fatigue points more meaning?

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Originally Posted by Rupert View Post
Many people might have the advantage. Or, more likely, it's not as punishing in the short term as GURPS says it is. OTOH, running short a couple of hours of sleep a night over the course of years (and extra sleep in the weekend does not counter this) is not good for you. It does bad things to your immune system, and most other systems in the body as well.
My immune system is fine*. It's my brain power†, physical recovery time, and motivational systems‡ that are shot.



* Going on two years of not enough sleep.

† It's definitely "lowered the activation roll" on all my mental disadvantages, and made me stupider, and it takes longer to 'bounce' back from injuries and sickness and wearing myself out.

‡ If it isn't just sitting on my butt... I almost have no motivation to do the things I like doing. Just too tired for all that movement and dealing with people.
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