New and Custom Quirks?

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by jason taylor

Not really. Agnosticism is the only completely provable position. If you make any other commitments you must at least partly accept extrarational justifications.

Please, if you really want to go that far, then nothing, and I mean nothing is provable. I don't know if I or you really exist. It could all be a dream of one person in Africa. We are all in the Matrix, etc.
No one ever really goes that agnostic except in arguments against atheists.

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Please, if you really want to go that far, then nothing, and I mean nothing is provable. I don't know if I or you really exist. It could all be a dream of one person in Africa. We are all in the Matrix, etc.
No one ever really goes that agnostic except in arguments against atheists.

Well yes, ultimately nothing is provable which is why that argument is limited, except to someone who claims to be depending completely on logic.

[cybermancer2k1]

Originally Posted by Inquisitive Raven

This one is at least somewhat culture bound. Americans expect people to look them in the eye during conversation. In some other cultures, if there's a difference in status, the lower status person is expected to keep their eyes down.

Forgot about the cultural differences. I think it's mostly in Asia (particularly Japan, China, and parts of Indochina) where not meeting the other's gaze is considered polite.

I was going to also suggest the converse Quirk (Always looks one in the eyes) based on that, but on second thought, that might be more of an OPH in those cultures.

[jason taylor]

Challenges to a dual over trivial matters? Actually that is a pretty lethal quirk unless dueling is so unfashionable that no one takes it seriously.

[Phantasm]

Originally Posted by jason taylor

Rich yet miserly: One warlord in The Gryphons Skull had all of Egypt under his thumb yet bargained like a townsman.

Isn't this just the Miserly disadvantage?

Originally Posted by jason taylor

Alternatively this could be Bargains out of habit, or bargains for fun(I have sometimes thought that if I ever visited the Middle East I would try it just for atmosphere's sake, and then leave a large tip to make up for any unlikely success because if I can afford the plane ticket I don't need to bargain).

Habitual Bargainer could be a valid quirk, yes.

[jason taylor]

Originally Posted by tbrock1031

Isn't this just the Miserly disadvantage?


Habitual Bargainer could be a valid quirk, yes.

The fellow I am thinking of gave me more the impression of someone who bargained for fun, but Habitual Bargainer also struck me as a possibility.

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by ciaran_skye

Taking a look at Chronic Pain it might end up hovering around -5 to -10 as an ongoing, constant condition* but the whole "a few days a month" heavily mitigate it.

* Which for some women with hormonal problems it is and it would effectively lead to things like low HT, Unfit, etc. I've met women who have a menses for weeks at a time and it, and the underlying cause, do terrible things to their bodies.

Compare: "and three negative levels with the limitation (Only during new moon, -40%)." So Chronic Pain, On First Phase Of The Cycle Only -40%. Is legit.

[ehrbar]

Originally Posted by jason taylor

If you make any other commitments you must at least partly accept extrarational justifications.

No, I don't. The statement "I believe there are no gods" implies no more metaphysical certainty than "I believe Moscow exists". My conclusion might of course be wrong, as any other conclusion I ever reach on the evidence available to me might be wrong. But I don't waste any time contemplating the possibility my conclusion is in error until I'm given an actual reason to so consider.

[Flyndaran]

Would "no sex drive" count as a quirk or perk?

It might give a negative reaction modifier to some groups, but it also should give a bonus or downright immunity to seduction attempts and even-out appearance modifiers.

[Phantasm]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Would "no sex drive" count as a quirk or perk?

It might give a negative reaction modifier to some groups, but it also should give a bonus or downright immunity to seduction attempts and even-out appearance modifiers.

I'd probably place it as a Quirk, as it seems mechanically almost the same as Sexless.