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With a small o, p and h, sure. But politics doesn't automatically come into every conversation, or even most of them. (Which is one reason my father and his brother could speak to each other for as long as they did.) I think quirk-level takes advantage of a political turn in the conversation when it comes up, while at the OPH level, they'll force the turn .... eventually, every subject becomes political.

With the OPH version, I think of Winston Churchill's definition of a fanatic: "A man who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."

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Yeah, that sounds like what I was thinking. I know a guy who is pretty stable in most respects, but becomes different if the conversation turns to political matters, like its a matter of life-or-death importance. That sort of thing seems to fit what jacob was going for.

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Just don't let the medicinal usage creep up. Therein lies the path to destruction. Even without a biological problem (i.e., genetic alcoholism), it can become a full fledged problem, albeit one that is relatively easily remedied (compared to the genetic version).

BTW, the OPH version of teetotaler will tell everyone ELSE not to drink. Or make comments about it. Gamed with someone who thought it odd that I'd have a beer or two (or more) during a session. For the character I'm currently playing, a mild buzz helps get into character, as he's a wee bit crazy. I also like to do this when I run DF, since it makes me FAR more likely to roll and shout and just have fun rather than sweating specific rules (I add rules questions to my notes).

Also, a quirk level secret "belongs to party X" where X is a political party most people think is crazy. Say, being a Republican on a college campus, or a Democrat in rural Idaho.

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I cannot agree more with tihs.

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Alcohol tastes so horrendous to me, there is simply no way I could ever become a problem drinker. Not to mention it would cut into my heavy diet Pepsi habit. :)

My uncle never drank either. But in the military it caused so much strife for him, it was easier to just say that he was a recovering alcoholic.

Getting that buzzed would seem odd to me too, but as long as I knew you didn't have a problem, I would just lump it into how you had social fun.

Quirk secret: atheist in many parts of the country for me. I try to avoid OPH level as much as I can, but according to my family I do creep there some times. Fortunately my best friend is Christian and is a prime example of what awesome people they can be. And I showed her how nice and caring atheists can be. :)

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Always scruffy. The reverse of Sartorial Integrity (PU2, p14). Your clothes are always at lest disheveled and often worse. If someone dresses you well, it may last a little while, then you revert to type. Gives -1 reactions from the grooming-conscious, which often include police and military types.

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"Chants recipes while meditating." This came up with an NPC Buddhist convert who had difficulty achieving a meditative state unless she was cooking.

(The quirk might very occasionally get a -1 from devout Buddhists who don't know her and think she's being irreverent.)

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Quirk: Party Pooper. Just doesn't get the party thing for various reasons; alcohol intolerant, bad hangovers, mild phobia of crowds or loud music, bad memories... Negative reaction from many but especially party animals, socialising employers/ coworkers.
Quirk: Bad Patient:) takes of prescription meds/ food/ beverage despite medical advice. Sheer ornery-ness or desperation. Earns much unwanted advice from medical pros (and ams:))
It always puzzled me that the wine fans seemed to rate quality in proportion to alcohol content and price. I <3 Lambrusco (grape beer, $1/ltr, no allergic reation).
Tried alcohol free beer once - got an instant migraine. Long time later found out I was gluten intolerant.
It's the only over-the-counter muscle relaxant I can take without suffering a mild allergic reaction but I'm on meds that say "no alcohol". 2 pints of Cider + ginger lemonade + water = :)
I can take aspirin but I'm not meant to. But if I have an allergic reaction, eg to gluten or garlic, I take aspirin and coffee.

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Quirk: Pet toucher. Friendly stray/neighbor cats especially must be petted for at least a couple of seconds if at all possible.
(It's really hard to resist when they meow so seductively.) ;)

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Here is one I have:
Bad Joker will search out and tell the worst jokes possible.
This can come in two forms, the full out version which a Quirk-level OPH and a slightly milder version where you obey some limits and tell bad jokes that could be considered acceptable in polite company.
I have the second, but there was a guy I knew at Bitburg AB Germany who would tell the worst Dead Baby and Elephant jokes possible. He would keep telling them as we were throwing him out of a third-floor window (he stopped only when we reached his knees and started up again once he had a clear shot to escape out the door).