[Afflictions] self control reduction

[Rindis]

Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

Right, so going from 15 to 12 is +3 (which is worth, on average, 15 points) 15/3 = 5 points so each +1 to Self Control is worth about 5 points. I'm not sure how to get that clearer. :-(

Well, as near as I can tell, you're mixing two different things.

1) The cost to get a self control roll on an existing disadvantage from any arbitrary beginning number to a roll of 15 costs an average of 15 points. That's where your 15 points is coming from, trying to take any starting value and turn it into a 15.

2) Changing a self control roll by a fixed amount has a fixed cost. Every step in a disadvantage with a self control roll has the same cost as every other step, and changes the self control roll by the same amount, 3. Going with the most expensive -15 costs disadvantage costs, that's 7.5 per step, or (7.5 / 3) 3 points per +1.

If you're trying to afflict a character to have a particular self control roll, approach 1 makes sense. If you're just trying to give a +1, I just don't see why you're doing it.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Rindis

Well, as near as I can tell, you're mixing two different things.

It's possible *shrug*

Originally Posted by Rindis

1) The cost to get a self control roll on an existing disadvantage from any arbitrary beginning number to a roll of 15 costs an average of 15 points. That's where your 15 points is coming from, trying to take any starting value and turn it into a 15.

This is because all disadvantages that have a self-control roll number start at 12 and use the listed cost. So I used the most expensive version to price everything else with the idea that you'd get a fair number for the most expensive disadvantage.

Originally Posted by Rindis

2) Changing a self control roll by a fixed amount has a fixed cost. Every step in a disadvantage with a self control roll has the same cost as every other step, and changes the self control roll by the same amount, 3. Going with the most expensive -15 costs disadvantage costs, that's 7.5 per step, or (7.5 / 3) 3 points per +1.

That's possible (as I note upthread).

Originally Posted by Rindis

If you're trying to afflict a character to have a particular self control roll, approach 1 makes sense. If you're just trying to give a +1, I just don't see why you're doing it.

Because you could easily buy an affliction that gives a number other than +3. Because you could add Margin-Based. There are lots of reasons. OP seems satisfied and so am I.