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Old 07-09-2015, 08:25 AM   #2
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Default Re: [SE] Between Unrestricted Reaction Rolls and Predetermined Reactions

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Originally Posted by vicky_molokh View Post
Greetings, all!

As you probably heard, I'm not quite happy with the all-or-nothing nature of 'best-case' Predetermined Reactions. As it stands, the best-case limitation makes it such that you can have progressively more and more charming character get better and better reactions, then suddenly hit a wall, past which no further improvement is possible.
I don't understand the objection. Such rolls are meant to describe, for example, the prison guard who isn't going to open your cell door and let you walk out no matter how beautiful or persuasive you are. It doesn't seem to me that it makes for either greater realism or better drama if super attractive people can set that limit aside.
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