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"Memorized the Qur'an" (the special example of this particular "Perk") is more in the line of being a 0-point UB than anything. It's why you have Social Regard 1 (Respected).

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3e had the 'Bardic Lore' skill which I found useful in a lot of contexts. Particularily as 'Musical Repetoire' <sp?>. I think I'd rather bring that back as an Expert skill rather than a Perk, though. It represents having memorized and the ability to perform from memory a culturally relevant body of work. Specializations might include epic poetry, rock + roll songs, symphonic works, or religious texts.

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Spell Spotting
Prerequisite: Lip-reading
A mage with this perk can recognize what spell another mage is casting if he can read the other mage's lips and knows the spell being cast.

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Interesting Perk. I dig it.

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Isnt it part of the Jamaican Racial Template?

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I bet it is, maybe it also goes with Discipline of Faith(Rastafarianism) or something.

How about this one:
Lucky Bastard-You seem to be more lucky than the average John. You might get free drinks and snacks from vending machines, find some spare change in the street, be the 1,000,000,000 customer on a shop, bump into an old friend that might help you etc.
All the above are GM's call

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I'd disagree with that on a few counts. First, memorizing the Qur'an would only be part of Social Regard in a largely Muslim society. Second, you don't have to be a devote Muslim to memorize the Qur'an. For example, a non-Muslim US Army intelligence officer who is fluent in Arabic might memorize the Qur'an to aid in conversations and interrogations with Muslims. Third, it gives a small bonus in limited circumstances - say +1 to influence rolls where a quote from the Qur'an would carry weight with the target.

Of course, if you're running an Arabian Nights campaign and don't want to bother giving memorization any special benefits, by all means just make it a part of Social Regard.

- DW

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That's Serendipity.

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Cool perk. If you also consider the gestural components, this would almost be like Martial Arts' Style Familiarity, except for spells.

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Well the old friend part might be but finding coins and getting a free Mars isn't the kind of thing you want to spend 15p/level on it!