Thread: GURPS Uplift
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Old 05-22-2011, 07:17 AM   #62
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Default Re: GURPS Uplift

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Originally Posted by Johnny1A.2 View Post
Not quite. At one point in Startide Rising, the Tandu use a nerve whip to try to force an Acceptor to change behavior. The Acceptor itself muses about 'punishment' that can cause them to change their actions, they don't enjoy pain...exactly. The Acceptor specifically muses that 'punishment' can alter their behavior, but at the same time it finds wonder in it.
Must've missed that part on my skim-ahead... Just need to strike the "at least," though, as HPT gives a mere +3 to resist that sort of coercion, which ultra-tech methods can surely overcome...
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