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Old 10-17-2019, 07:43 AM   #6
Michele
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Udine, Italy
Default Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: On the Edge

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Originally Posted by cptbutton View Post
Does that also apply to jumping the chasm rather than waiting for the rope bridge to get rigged, or pulling the mysterious level in the corridor?
As to the chasm, it depends. If it's a reasonable width for a jump, it seems more like you have Impulsiveness - even if a failure still means death. If it's clearly not a certain thing that you'll succeed, or actually there seems to be a good chance you'll fall, then it's On the Edge, yes.

As to the mysterious lever, that's nearly exactly the definition of Curious ("What happens if I push this button?").
On the Edge requires "in the face of mortal danger"; a lever is not immediately and obviously such a danger. Now, naturally, if you know for a fact that every lever in the dungeon activates a deadly trap, that changes the perspective...
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