11-28-2011, 12:35 AM | #11 |
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Re: Compartmentalized Minds with different Stats
IQ 20 (Nuisance Effect, Inconvenient, -5%) [190] ... is what I would price it as. The specific IQ of the specific compartment isn't really important; the higher IQ is still available for use; its' just inconvenient to apply it to things being handled by the other compartments.
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11-28-2011, 06:52 AM | #12 |
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Re: Compartmentalized Minds with different Stats
I'd go with Unreliable: -5% for -3 IQ.
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11-28-2011, 11:07 AM | #13 |
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Re: Compartmentalized Minds with different Stats
It's not completely clear to me what the OP wants, but he was the one that said AF almost fits. There is definitely a drop-off from a character with IQ20 and three levels of CM, not the least of which is the fact that the less intelligent minds are more vulnerable.
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11-28-2011, 01:12 PM | #14 | |
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Are there any worked examples of how to do a disadvantageous AF? They were introduced first in the Powers Design Notes, and then really officially in Horro. But neither had a single example build of how a build with it looks, and I admit I'm not entirely clear about how to use it (in any context, let alone this one).
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11-28-2011, 01:15 PM | #15 | |
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11-29-2011, 07:25 AM | #16 | |
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That's why it feels to me like some kind of Accessibility limitation (albeit a small one perhaps) on any traits bought that can't be used for all the compartments, based on the percentage of the compartments to which they apply. So in my listed example, he has 1 CM of IQ 20, 2 of IQ 10, and 1 of IQ 8. So maybe I establish a base IQ (either buy up to IQ 20 unmodified, or sell down to IQ 8 unmodified), and then sell down (or buy up, in the other case) IQ with the appropriate limitation value for "Only applies for N% of compartments". Or alternatively I figure out what would be a reasonable limitation per CM level (obviously capped at -80%). I've been talking about IQ but really more flexibly we could be talking about one CM having a high TK and the others not having that at all. Certainly even with just IQ it seems to me that there should be a substantial discount if only one of your CMs has IQ 20 and the others act as IQ 10 or below (leaving them both less capable as well as more vulnerable). It's certainly more than a Nuisance Effect.
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11-29-2011, 07:43 AM | #17 | |
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11-29-2011, 04:28 PM | #18 |
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Re: Compartmentalized Minds with different Stats
Nosforontu has it right. This is a temporary disadvantage on the compartments that are dumber. It's definitely not a standalone disadvantage, because the character is still getting a net benefit here -- "I have three additional minds, but they're a little slower," is still obviously a better deal than, "I have no additional minds." You're reducing the utility of these additional compartments, not limiting the character himself in any way.
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11-30-2011, 05:59 PM | #19 | |
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12-01-2011, 11:34 AM | #20 | |
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I remember using the idea of "a limit on the advantage, rather than a disad for the character" once... I think it was in one of my "Can't Wear Armor" rants :/ |
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