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Phil Masters · 02-19-2016, 02:16 AM

Reliable can be very appropriate sometimes when a creature or being has some specific ability that just works, pretty darned well, despite the controlling attribute possibly being mediocre, and where the ability is a standalone thing rather than being part of some complex power. In such cases, fudging in a Talent feels clunky and inappropriate. Where you're not really talking about a power, having a Talent for it is silly.

My big example is Transhuman Space's AIs with their "Visualization" (sophisticated task modelling) ability. This is supposed to be far more dependable than their usual IQ levels would imply, but obliging them to take 20 points of Talent to make a 10-point advantage reasonably useful would just be nuts.

02-19-2016, 02:16 AM	#5
Phil Masters Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.K.	Re: Reliable Enhancement vs buying Power Talent? Reliable can be very appropriate sometimes when a creature or being has some specific ability that just works, pretty darned well, despite the controlling attribute possibly being mediocre, and where the ability is a standalone thing rather than being part of some complex power. In such cases, fudging in a Talent feels clunky and inappropriate. Where you're not really talking about a power, having a Talent for it is silly. My big example is Transhuman Space's AIs with their "Visualization" (sophisticated task modelling) ability. This is supposed to be far more dependable than their usual IQ levels would imply, but obliging them to take 20 points of Talent to make a 10-point advantage reasonably useful would just be nuts. __________________ -- Phil Masters My Home Page. My Self-Publications: On Warehouse 23 and On DriveThruRPG.