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Humor through audacity can be a legitimate comedic tactic, but like satire, it's not for amateurs.

Nearly everyone knows someone that can't avoid opportunities to make puns.

Quirk: Smiles like an idiot when embarrassed for themselves or others.
(My brother has this, and it has gotten him into trouble with those that don't know him.)

Quirk: Security "blanket" You have an object that you feel the need to carry everywhere even when you know ahead of time you won't need, for comfort.
(I take my backpack with a few Gurps books with me everywhere, just in case. I guess lots of people are like with phones now.)

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran (Post 1538610)

Quirk: Security "blanket" You have an object that you feel the need to carry everywhere even when you know ahead of time you won't need, for comfort.
(I take my backpack with a few Gurps books with me everywhere, just in case. I guess lots of people are like with phones now.)

I like this one, but I think something as generally useful as a modern smartphone would fall under an SOP Perk.

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Heres my current character's quirks.

Loves foreign culture

Loves tools and devices

Dislikes cold food

Wakes up to go to the bathroom

Obssessed with guns

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Originally Posted by johndallman (Post 1439918)

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.

I have the opposite of this, though I have Ham-Fisted.

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Originally Posted by jacobmuller (Post 1538278)

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.

Relevant to the Wine bit. I suspect it's confirmation bias - we want to justify our expense and feel "happier" on wine.

I just got aq diagnosis of gluten intolerance. All these years I thought my gastrointestinal distress (that rivalled The Spleen) was normal.

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran (Post 1538610)

Quirk: Smiles like an idiot when embarrassed for themselves or others.
(My brother has this, and it has gotten him into trouble with those that don't know him.)

My uncle has this as an OPH. If embarassed or angry, or in an upsetting situation, he smiles. This infuriates my aunt.

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Originally Posted by Rocket Man (Post 1538775)

I like this one, but I think something as generally useful as a modern smartphone would fall under an SOP Perk.

Then the quirk would be for a specific phone, especially if "out of date".

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"anti-dabler"/"low competence" quirk

I was thinking about a "anti-dabbler" quirk, that could stand for degraded skills, low confidence, low competence, low experience and whatever.

It would give -4 in up to four somewhat related skills (skills learned in school, skills used in a previous job, athletic skills, etc), in which you have invested at least one point.

These skills still counts as learned skills (not default), but the skills can't be reduced to default level with the use of tis quirk (So you can't spend 1 point to learn the skill and take the quirk to put back to default levels to count as a learned skill at default level. To use this quirk with a single skill you need to spend at least 2 points in the skill).

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Originally Posted by BaHalus (Post 1539343)

These skills still counts as learned skills (not predefined)

I think the English word you're looking for is "default" - the skill level you have in skills you're spent no points on, but which allow some chance of success anyway.

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Originally Posted by johndallman (Post 1539356)

I think the English word you're looking for is "default" - the skill level you have in skills you're spent no points on, but which allow some chance of success anyway.

Yes! I will correct that! Sorry!
I just translated back from portuguese (pré-definido) in a poor translation.

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Originally Posted by BaHalus (Post 1539358)

Yes! I will correct that! Sorry!

Hey, it's fine. Happy to help.

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Thread resurrection in progress....

Ablative Clothing
You cannot seem to get through a fight without damaging your clothing in some manner. This inevitably leads to you losing the lower half of your shirt, arms and legs getting torn or ripped off, cloaks and capes getting ripped by getting caught on nails or corners, etc. This may cause your Cost of Living to go up by 10% due to constantly mending and/or replacing your clothes.