07-08-2019, 07:59 PM | #31 | |
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07-08-2019, 10:08 PM | #32 |
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Re: Dead Frank (on record as deceased)
In terms of your ability to get jobs and the like, it's pretty similar to being an illegal alien, though you aren't at risk of deportation. It also probably results in loss of assets when acquired, but you would not normally assign a point value to that, just buy a wealth/status level matching what you managed to retain.
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07-09-2019, 02:06 AM | #33 | |
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It seems like a disadvantage worth -1 to -5 to me, aside from making it hard to have Wealth above Average.
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07-09-2019, 04:19 AM | #34 | |
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07-09-2019, 12:29 PM | #35 |
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Re: Dead Frank (on record as deceased)
I'd say social stigma might be much less severe. People find folks who don't have working identification to be sketchy but in some parts of the world is very normal. I'd rate it like Social Stigma Criminal. Perhaps valuable property in large cities or civilized countries with conservative attitudes like the US or Europe. In modern India however identification is less pervasive and record keeping is not as severe. You can solve your death by simply showing up at the DMV and saying "I am alive..Please correct it."
The state of not being able to be billed or have your history referenced would be zeroed. If you can rent property or have credit cards your Fake ID would be an Alternate Identity, if it's just beer and cigarettes then it's a 1pt Perk Fake ID. |
07-09-2019, 01:02 PM | #36 | |
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EDIT: The adventure possibilities are interesting. Another thought that occurs is whether, in a highly theocratic realm, religious supernatural effects might begin to treat the unfortunate as dead or undead (since, after all, the religious apparatus says he is dead, and surely they can't be wrong). This is a different disadvantage than the one we are discussing, of course.
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07-09-2019, 05:56 PM | #37 |
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Re: Dead Frank (on record as deceased)
The worst parts of Criminal Record: reaction penalties and being treated like a criminal, shared with being Dead Frank, but in addition, there are strong limits on property rights, that are similar to other disadvantages, though not exactly mirrored. Social Stigma(Legally Dead), even without being considered a dangerous monster, is more restrictive than Social Stigma(Criminal) and should be worth more points.
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