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Old 12-24-2016, 09:11 AM   #19
robkelk
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Default Re: A lesser super-luck: saved roll

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Originally Posted by malloyd View Post
It impacts the reasonable cost though. If you have to give up something nearly as worthwhile now to have a good roll later that's a much less valuable ability than one that allows you to fold origami Christmas ornaments until you crit one, and save that result for later at a cost of ruining a sheet of paper.
And while your character is folding all that paper, he isn't doing something else that's more relevant to the plot. ("Did you remember to pack a ... no, you didn't have time to pack, what with all the origami you were doing. Never mind; you don't have one. But you've got plenty of paper.")
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