Are quirks officially counted as disadvantages?

[Ze'Manel Cunha]

Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

Maybe it's just me coming from originally posting on dumpshock where RAW was thrown around constantly and had a very specific definition, which was "included or a result of something included in an official supplement."

Options aren't RAW, they're just options, some of them even contradict each other directly since they're optional.

Originally Posted by Crakkerjakk

... that is -40 points of disads. By definition.

Exactly, so if you're counting it towards a limit, that has nothing to do with roleplaying or characterization, or modeling of any sort, it's strictly about the GM flexing his control by imposing a cookie cutter limit which has nothing to do with balance.

That's a bad dynamic unless you're in the mood for some sort of PvP arena rollplaying game, or other antagonistic GM style hack-n-slash or dungeon delving type of game.