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Old 12-24-2017, 05:18 PM   #19
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Default Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the week: Callous

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Originally Posted by Celti View Post
I've thought long and hard about using a limitation on Callous to represent that, and ultimately I think it depends on why they exclude that person.

Do they legitimately care about the person's emotions in and of themselves? Then, yes, that's Limited Callous.

If it's more, "This person makes me happy. I care about their emotions only to the extent that I don't want to make them unhappy, because that means they will stop making me happy." — then I would not limit Callous.

I will leave the arguments about which interpretation (or both, or neither) is the more realistic archetype to someone else.
I would base the decision on effect, not justification. Sense of Duty works with Callous, but unless you limit Callous so that it excludes the person cared for, the character will still not care about their feelings, just their well-being.

This means they still suffer the skill and reaction penalty with regards to that character, even if they are motivated to help them through Sense of Duty.
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