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06-06-2023, 08:00 AM | #11 | |
Join Date: Jun 2013
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Re: I am very forgetful >_<
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For culture, aside from cost/availability, that will depend on if people reading are regarded differently than the default. If people (or just certain people, such as men in a lot of Roshar from The Stormlight Chronicles) reading are considered weirdos or the like, it might be an OPH (or just make the Disadvantage worth more, like how Compulsive Carousing is worth twice as much in puritanical settings). If people reading are particularly well-regarded, it might be Social Regard, Reputation, or similar (or just a reduction in the value of the Disadvantage).
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06-06-2023, 08:09 AM | #12 |
Join Date: Apr 2022
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Re: Help With Some Disadvantages Inspired By Real Life: Mutterer, Bibliovore, Gossip
I wonder if being the bookworm is a compulsive behavior, I do see it more like an addiction.
I know one particular workoholic who does it cause she can't stand having free time. It's a source of anxiety to her to even contemplate. To the level where it feels like an actual threat on her (mental) health to not be completely busy. She actively seeks it all, and doesn't just do it reflexively (although I guess that partly develops, too) So the bibliovore could be on the same level as an addict, who seriously thinks its 'curtains' if even a single day is spent without reading. It could be the same kind of vein like how some teetotallers fear for their very being, their psyche to slip away if the neurotoxin alcohol ever enters their bloodstream, spreading its irreversible braincell death around. Senility, dementia, that sort of decay might be a damocles sword above the reader, that cannot be erased even through the reward study brings.
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06-06-2023, 12:22 PM | #13 |
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Help With Some Disadvantages Inspired By Real Life: Mutterer, Bibliovore, Gossip
1)OPH
2) Compulsive Behavior (Reading) 3) OPH, could alse be done as Compulsive Behavior |
06-08-2023, 07:33 AM | #14 |
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: Help With Some Disadvantages Inspired By Real Life: Mutterer, Bibliovore, Gossip
Muddying the Waters:
Muttering: Might inadvertently count as the Truthfulness disadvantage if you say what you're really thinking sotto voce. Very dangerous around authority figures or powerful potential adversaries with Acute Hearing. It's also going to mess with Stealth, etc. if you can't remember to keep your mouth shut. Bibliovore: Could be a form of Disciplines of Faith if you seek out or constantly read religious works. Might be a form of Absent-Minded or Short Attention Span if your attention is constantly divided between reading and what you're supposed to be doing. Gossiping: Bad Reputation (can't keep a secret, makes up rumors, etc.) Could also be another variant on Truthfulness if the character really can't keep secrets. Could be an OPH if the character pries into other peoples' private lives or eavesdrops on conversations. Could be a Compulsive Behavior if the "gossiping" is actually spending time with friends catching up on news about people in their shared social network and making small talk - the low tech version of wasting time on social media. |
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bibliovore, compulsive behavior, gossip, mutterer, odious personal habit |
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