03-09-2014, 12:32 PM | #22 |
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: South Dakota, USA
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Re: Secret - lose a hand
In a culture where theft is punished by lopping off a hand, doesn't a -1 Social Stigma seem a bit... low? I mean, it can't be too terrible (don't want it to become a "Kill on sight" kind of thing), but... well do I just not know the RAW guidelines?
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03-09-2014, 01:03 PM | #23 |
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
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Re: Secret - lose a hand
It's the standard Social Stigma (Criminal) disadvantage. I'm setting this in a medieval setting, and in medieval times ludicrously hard (by our standards). Remember, Jean Valjean was sentenced to five years for stealing a loaf of bread - and that was in a more enlightened society. In earlier times, he might very well have lost his head.
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03-09-2014, 01:05 PM | #24 |
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CA
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Re: Secret - lose a hand
Social Stigma: Criminal Record isn't just a -1 to reaction penalties; it's also a bar to any activities prohibited to criminals, which by itself can be pretty severe in an adventuring context.
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03-09-2014, 04:28 PM | #25 | |
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Secret - lose a hand
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03-14-2014, 07:39 AM | #26 | |
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Re: Secret - lose a hand
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Don't feel obligated to make things super-harsh for being a medieval setting, although don't let me stop you if you prefer it that way. |
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