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Old 06-08-2023, 07:37 AM   #11
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Default Re: Help defining an Advantage

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Originally Posted by Pursuivant View Post
Unintentionally Anonymous Name: -2 to Law Enforcement, Research, etc. rolls to sort your identity out from all the other people with variants of the same name. ("Not John Smith, John S. Smith. No just S, there's no actual middle name. No, not 'Justice' . . . only the initial.)
Might be even more useful in settings where names have power

A quirk:

Unaptonym: -1 to Reaction Rolls (usually manifested as being taken unseriously) as the result of a poor naming decision. e.g. Snell Butz, Dorcas Jester, a boy named Sue, etc.
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Old 06-09-2023, 01:49 AM   #12
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Default Re: Help defining an Advantage

I'm liking these proposed quirks/advantages.

But what good does this thing do the character, really?
Either he stands out so much from his deeds that his physique will be remembered, gains fans, etc, making the fake name less relevant.

Or he's just a nobody grey mouse in those places and then...who cares?

What's the true advantage?
I'm asking despite liking the proposals because ...they're cool but might actually be too 'meaningful' for the character.
If the name shenanigans have no repercussions, then...no need for an advantage (which would cost points)
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