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Old 09-21-2009, 02:15 AM   #25
The Benj
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Platform Zero, Sydney, Australia
Default Re: Fat... where did the extra encumbrance go?

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Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty View Post
There's no need for an "extra encumbrance" disadvantage. If your Move is reduced by your weight, buy down your Move. If your Dodge is reduced as well, buy down your Basic Speed.
I disagree, for a couple of reasons:
1. That doesn't cover getting a penalty to Acrobatics, Climbing, Fencing, Judo, Karate etc. (which being fat certainly does for the first two, I'm not so sure about Fencing, Judo, or Karate)
2. It makes you slower in terms of turn order, which carrying loads doesn't (and being fat doesn't either)

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Originally Posted by NineDaysDead View Post
In the interests of reality checking, what kind of tests have you put them through?
Heh. No active and intentional experiments, just a variety of falls, crashes, fights, etc. Most notably a cliff fall (~10 metres, onto bare stone) and getting hit by a van. I'd just put it down to luck until I got an x-ray and the tech mentioned it.

If I had to stat it, I'd say it's far from Unbreakable Bones. It's more like an extra HP or 2.
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