12-29-2019, 10:17 AM | #31 |
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Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: Restricted Diet and Slow Eater
Okay, I think I get it. Strength though has plenty of uses in most high tech campaigns.
I believe most examples of appropriate alteration of point costs per setting are going to be more nuanced than those suggested in this thread. But all of this is really what house rules are for. And I would hazard to say that the vast majority of groups have at least some of those. (I've been a bit foggy headed lately. So if I'm especially dense or unclear, I apologize.)
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12-29-2019, 06:31 PM | #32 |
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Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: Restricted Diet and Slow Eater
It's possible that you might have offended me at some time in the years we've been here, but I can't remember an example.
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12-30-2019, 04:08 AM | #35 |
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Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: Restricted Diet and Slow Eater
But that's not what I'm discussing, and it's not the topic of this thread. I'm not saying that it's not a legitimate branching from the original topic. But I think the original topic is the disadvantages as presented in the RAW.
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12-30-2019, 05:15 AM | #36 |
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And then a side discussion arose about pricing and whether there was any actual disadvantage to having a Restricted Diet or Vow (Vegetarianism) in the modern world (or other situations, genre dependant), and your ultimate response was "But in the RAW...".
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12-30-2019, 07:10 AM | #37 |
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Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: Restricted Diet and Slow Eater
I don't mind vow(vegetarian) being [-5] points. The attitude that disadvantages must be extreme and crippling is unhelpful to play, and discourages nuanced characterization.
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Re: [Basic] Disadvantage of the Week: Restricted Diet and Slow Eater
Well, I think it's relevant that it is not standard GURPS practice to change point values based on setting.
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