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Old 05-06-2014, 05:57 AM   #6
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Default Re: New Quirks: Availability through Brainbugs, Psychosurgery and Memetic Counselling

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Originally Posted by Phil Masters View Post
It would seem perfectly reasonable to replace the Will/HT roll with some other kind of trigger. (A hypnotic technique, electromagnetic deep brain stimulation, a spoonful of live yoghurt to trip a biochemical switch...) Or just dump the need for a trigger when all that get instantiated is a quirk-level feature.

This is a one-point perk we're talking about, remember. Getting all rules-lawyer about something which belongs in the fuzzy "GM's judgement" zone seems like missing the point.
Of course a given quirk or perk may be favored by a religious and/or philosophical group. Being able to turn quirks and perks on and off at will could aid in certain types of undercover work.
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