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I'd ignore any "like a computer" description in anything written before the mid 1980s, myself. Certainly in a human character, where is usually means a degree of logic computers don't really have anyway, mathematical ability they might or might not depending on programming, and an "emotionlessness" which might be closer but isn't really that much like inanimate objects either. Stat the displayed abilities, they probably have nothing to do with computers. |
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Though a point to watch out for is that characters on television are typically played by actors whose Attractiveness exceeds that of the characters! The scripts on Buffy made it clear that Willow Rosenberg was no better than average in looks in the fictional narrative, but Alyson Hannigan is at least Attractive and arguably Beautiful. How attractive does the narrative show Zoe as being, in terms of how in-universe characters respond to her? (Decades ago a friend and I had visited a nearby convenience store. Two young women were in line ahead of us—and both of us took one look at them and fell silent. And I still remember the encounter now! That's the sort of behavioral response I'd associate with extreme levels of Attractiveness. And the key issue is not how you, in the audience, react, but how the other characters on the screen react.) |
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Re: Zoe Heriot's Advantages
To model super learning speeds. Check out the Accelerated Learning advantage from Social Engineering: Back to School. Level 1 costs 20 points, level 2 costs 40 points and each level doubles points from self study. Effectively, it's a leveled, focused version of ETS.
Alternately, use Wild Talent for a character that always seems to have just the right skill and handwave how they got their proficiency. If you want house rules, when I was trying to create stats for Data from Star Trek: TNG, I expanded the Accelerated Learning advantage to allow extra levels. Each level halves the time required to gain a character point from self-study, up to a maximum of 20 levels (400 points). At that point, you can instantly learn any skill as long as you have access to suitable study materials. Combined with regular ETS, Photographic Memory, and the Observation and Speed Reading skills, high levels of Accelerated Learning allow a character to rapidly absorb written data or perfectly mimic an action performed by someone else. |
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In general you should ignore the description of how a fictional ability is claimed to work, and just emulate what it demonstrably does in the source material. The described set of abilities is adequately modeled with enhanced time sense, possibly with a limitation if it doesn't function in combat.
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Re: Zoe Heriot's Advantages
How about Modular Abilities (Skills Only)?
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