07-31-2016, 07:07 PM | #1 |
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Advantage: Morality Compass
Morality Compass [?? points] is not a be-all end-all to the questions of right and wrong. That would be far too complicated and philosophical for a game over pretzels and pizza. It is simply an advantage that allows a player to be told truthfully by the GM if what he's doing will get him in major trouble--be it from the locals or from supernatural forces.
This is the RPG equivalent of some kind of red font letting the player know that they will be held accountable for an action (i.e. killing a peasant's chicken) or defended (attacking a raider camp). Is this a good idea? Probably not for the most part. This advantage is mostly to avoid things getting too philosophically heavy in less-serious adventures. What do you think? |
07-31-2016, 07:09 PM | #2 |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
Sounds like Empathy to gauge deep feelings of those around them.
Also Common Sense as well as Philosophy skill to know what fits their motivations and ideals rather than just immediate desires. It's amazing what you can convince yourself fits your morality when things hit the fan and under duress.
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07-31-2016, 07:10 PM | #3 |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
Common Sense (Only for moral issues, not issues of basic prudence, -50%), Reliable+8 (+40%) or more and No Nuissance Rolls (Common Sense). Total [10].
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07-31-2016, 07:33 PM | #4 |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
That's a solid advantage, but could it be cut down a bit? Maybe add "Vague" since it's accurate, but not terribly precise.
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07-31-2016, 08:22 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
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07-31-2016, 08:25 PM | #6 |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
The Transcendental Philosophy discipline in Chapter 1 of Powers: The Weird does some of this.
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07-31-2016, 09:42 PM | #7 |
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07-31-2016, 10:48 PM | #8 |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
Have you scanned down the list of GURPS books available as pdfs? That's recent GURPS books are showing up.
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08-01-2016, 01:14 AM | #9 | |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
It does not sound like this is about "this is wrong" as much as "there will be consequences."
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Like Common Sense, it seems fine in games where a player is impulsive or does not understand the setting as well as the GM expects them too. It sounds like a Limited form of Common Sense.
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08-01-2016, 07:58 AM | #10 |
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Re: Advantage: Morality Compass
I'd just have them take Common Sense.
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