Why is Broad-Minded a Quirk?

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Originally Posted by David Johnston2

Really. What for?

For advantageous divergences, it's to ensure that players are not getting something for nothing. For disadvantageous divergencies it allows players to recoup point for playing such disadvantageous -- though I suppose they could forgo the points if they wanted.

Did you really need this basic under-pinning of a point-based system explained to you?