[DF] Lecherousness (Dwarfs only) - at what cost?

[Rune]

I am playing a dwarf in a DF game, who was exiled from his home clan because he slept with the princess (and some other of the women). I had kind of figured that it would just be a part of his background story, but I see now that it is more than that: whenever he sees Dwarven female (at around his age) he starts hitting on her with the clear intent of bedding her.

So I need to make an appropriate disad. And this is where I need help. There are a number of factors counting in, and I will try to list them as I see them, in order to give a fair view of how serious it is:

1: He only hits on dwarfs (females). No cross race sex or homosexuality here.
2: In this world Dwarfs are not common among humans (which is where the party usually travels). So the GM has determined that only about 7-18% of the females we meet will be dwarfs. - He has this from an advantage limitation, where it gives a 35% cost reduction. However this is a disad so it will most likely not apply.
3. This is DF so much time will be spent in dungeons where there aren't exactly bundles of Dwarfen females to hit on either. As such the disad will not be active for much of the time. - There is however some gaming that takes place in towns.
4. And our current base is a town where a dwarf female is present, and my character has already bedded her. This might cause a problem, since her father is the partys main buyer of loot. As such it is not a disad wthout consequences either.

So far we have put the price at -5. That is a combined reduction of 65% (from the original 15 points).
Any help at attempting to price the combined reduction (or even just a "well those 5 points seem fair" would be appreciated.
Thanks

[Christian]

Actually the disad takes place all the time ... he gets more desperate. I'd go with the self control roll, and apply modifiers for the time since last "success". So while he has a chance to make a his self-control roll if he ... satisfied his disad recently, this will be increasingly harder after several weeks in dungeons and such. PLUS: the same modifier would apply on the "style" of his advance.

The more desperate he gets ... the more his advance becomes single minded and obvious ... and thus less successfull.

I'd call this a "desperate dwarf layer" 0% feature. ;)

[Rune]

Interesting view and good points.
When looking at it like that, the low number of dwarven females and long excursions into dungeons aren't actually a limitation. It actually just makes the disad hit with a vengeance when it gets activated.

Thank you for your input (I gotta discuss this with my GM).
Please keep them coming - new thoughts or just confirmations of ones already posted.

[tanniynim]

I wouldn't tack on the extra penalties for "time since", but I would only price it as a quirk if there is quite a bit of time between seeing dwarf females.

[gmillerd]

I am not sure lechery works for this "free points" strategy. Similar to people that buy phobia points dumps.

When you start bombing your dice rolls after a time your going to devolve your social graces. "The other great thing about dorf [censored] is that ..." Lewd and lustful behavior doesn't really need a partner, there are plenty of frat house virgins that are immoderately lewd with strong sexual desires. A character that is in this position isn't likely to be the best person to have on watch as they will likely be self occupied.

I could see detuning lecherous to be detuned / lower impact and creating the equivlent of "Asian Fever" for dorfs only. But I cannot see how you can alter lecherousness itself to include "actually I am a pretty ok guy when it comes to human and elf females".

[Gold & Appel Inc]

A mental Disadvantage that only applies under limited, easily-avoidable circumstances is a Personality Change Quirk.

[Rasputin]

Now, if your GM was taking this to be an invitation to challenge you with lusty, busty dwarf wenches, then it's a full disad.

I'll stop now. Scary image.

[ThomasSmith]

Originally Posted by Rasputin

Now, if your GM was taking this to be an invitation to challenge you with lusty, busty dwarf wenches, then it's a full disad.

I'll stop now. Scary image.

WITH BEARDS! Heck yeah!

I think I acquired Resistance to Squick +3 somewhere along the line.

[Rune]

Yes Dwarf females are not attractive to humans.
So when gmillerd is baffled as to how he can remain unattracted to elfs and humans it is of course because those races aren't attractive to a dwarf. Just like dwarfs would rarely be considered attractive by humans and elfs.

My GM and I did discuss if it was only a quirk. But as mentioned 7-18% of all females encountered will be dwarfs, so they will be encountered.
So, tanniynim, what do you mean by "quite a bit of time"? How long is reasonable for it to become a quirk?
And Gold & Appel Inc, when are we dealing with "limited, easily-avoidable circumstances"? - When one has this disad one will of course not try to avoid females. One will seek them out.

It is quite possible that quirk level is the right level. If possible it would be nice if you could be a tad bit more precise on when the appropriate conditions are met.

Thanks for your feedback all.

[Last Pawn]

I think the reason it's no more than a quirk is that even if 8-17% of the female population is dwarven, how much time are you going to spend around the portion of the population? By your own admission, most of the time spent playing would be in dungeons of one sort or another with no expectation of a romantic encounter.

Now that being said, I'd be prepared to offer you full points for it if once in town you played it to the hilt. Your character has just spent weeks (if not longer) delving and you haven't even gotten a glimpse of dwarven femininity. For a lecherous character your first couple of days in town should be spent attempting to correct this grievous situation. Is there a brothel that caters to the dwarven crowd? That'll be high on your list if you can't find it elsewhere. Perhaps there is an Ugly dwarven widow in town that wouldn't mind "entertaining" a strapping young fellow such as yourself. After so long without, for you, that should do. Furthermore, when it comes to spending money to impress the ladies you probably shouldn't hold back.

Basically, though Lecherousness won't hit you hard in the dungeons, the moment you're back in town it's going to sting something fierce.