New perks thread

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Diogenes

Molokh, this is because there are lots of Viennas out there, especially in the US: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_...ambiguation%29

The United States have State Austria? ;)

[Pmandrekar]

Originally Posted by Molokh

The United States have State Austria? ;)

Yes, but it's pronounced "Wis-con-sin".

:)

That's it. I've said it all..

-P

[SCHIFTY]

I knew a fellow in college who promised to take his fiance to Vienna. That summer, they went on a road trip in the US, and came back with pictures of the fiance standing in front of the "Welcome to Vienna" sign in every Vienna they could find in the States. There were quite a few, as I recall. I just checked. There are 17 in the US and one in Ontario.

[vicky_molokh]

Perk: has a town with the same name as hometown on every continent, and in all large countries of each continent. Sometimes several instances.

[Lord Carnifex]

Also known as "Perk: Named 'Alexandria' or some variation thereof"...

[IrishRover]

Originally Posted by Tommi_Kovala

Dual Citizenship

You are legally a citizen of two sovereign nations. This gives you more legal privileges than those granted to just permanent residents or visa holders there. You may not necessarily need to have Cultural Familiarities with both environments; many dual citizens haven't been to their other home country for years.

Is this a perk, or a zero point feature? Depending on the nation, you could have extra headaches as well as benefits. And with dual citizenship, you can be forced to take an action that will terminate one of them. For example, nation A considers serving in another nation's military to be effectively renouncing citizenship, while nation B requires a term of service.

It might be anything from a perk to a quirk, or even a disadvantage.

[chewie]

One-Track Mind
When given a task or goal you find interesting or challenging, you remain highly focused upon completing that task. Gain +1 to all skill or concentration based checks related to that task, but loose -2 to all perception based checks.

[Dalillama]

Originally Posted by IrishRover

Is this a perk, or a zero point feature? Depending on the nation, you could have extra headaches as well as benefits. And with dual citizenship, you can be forced to take an action that will terminate one of them. For example, nation A considers serving in another nation's military to be effectively renouncing citizenship, while nation B requires a term of service.

It might be anything from a perk to a quirk, or even a disadvantage.

In fact, I once knew a fellow who'd been born with U.S., Brazilian, and Israeli citizenships, who renounced the other two voluntarily to avoid terms of military service in those countries.

[Tommi_Kovala]

Originally Posted by IrishRover

Is this a perk, or a zero point feature? Depending on the nation, you could have extra headaches as well as benefits. And with dual citizenship, you can be forced to take an action that will terminate one of them. For example, nation A considers serving in another nation's military to be effectively renouncing citizenship, while nation B requires a term of service.

It might be anything from a perk to a quirk, or even a disadvantage.

If you've already served your term before the game begins (I assumed adult characters), this is not a problem. Dual citizens whom I personally know consider it a net advantage. The vast majority of countries that grant multiple citizenship aren't "rogue states" but stable democracies whose citizenship shouldn't be a disadvantage in itself.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by chewie

One-Track Mind
When given a task or goal you find interesting or challenging, you remain highly focused upon completing that task. Gain +1 to all skill or concentration based checks related to that task, but loose -2 to all perception based checks.

That's almost exactly what the Attentive Quirk does.