Injury Tolerance: Diffuse (Infiltration) + Stretching vs Flexibility

[David Latapie]

You know I love nanomorphs, so another questions about them:

If I take Injury Tolerance, Diffuse (Infiltration +40%) [140] and Stretching, is there some reason to also take any level in Flexibility ? Even the bonus in Erotic Art might be duplicated (I'd say might, because I don't want to start imagining the picture!)

Any input?

[Not another shrubbery]

I guess you might have the occasion to want the Climbing bonus.

[B9anders]

Originally Posted by David Latapie

You know I love nanomorphs, so another questions about them:

If I take Injury Tolerance, Diffuse (Infiltration +40%) [140] and Stretching, is there some reason to also take any level in Flexibility ? Even the bonus in Erotic Art might be duplicated (I'd say might, because I don't want to start imagining the picture!)

Any input?

Infiltration is itself superior to Stretching+Double-Jointed for the purpose of seeping through cracks etc since Stretching is limited by level for SM it can thin itself to. And of course Diffuse characters can't be grappled in the first place so the bonus to escape is irrelevant.

There are a few instances where, according to the rules as written, you'd want Double-Jointed:

If you have no manipulators and constriction attack, you'll need double-jointed to make it work.

The bonus to erotic art and climbing.

Personally, I feel that Diffuse, especially with infiltration, ought to give these benefits anyway since it is basically a highly powered up version of double-jointed anyway.

[David Latapie]

And since Shapeshifting, Morph (Improvised Forms) basically allows to morph to an infiltration-ready form, this means one less advantage to buy - and so, a simpler design.

Improvised Forms > Infiltration > Double-Jointed

Thanks!