03-17-2023, 05:23 AM | #11 | |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Fashion Sense
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Admittedly it's a bit cinematic, but I like it a lot.
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03-17-2023, 06:00 AM | #12 | |
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03-17-2023, 04:29 PM | #13 | |
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Mind, if I wanted to go full cinematic, then Fashion Sense might be able to make even mud and twigs look good. |
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03-17-2023, 05:41 PM | #14 | |
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03-17-2023, 05:45 PM | #15 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Fashion Sense
Just as a further note, my current campaign—set on Mars in an alternate history, but a telenovela/soap opera/slice of life as far as story is concerned—has a lot of attention going to clothing. My players have many images saved of visual references for their characters, including how they dress.
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03-17-2023, 07:24 PM | #16 | |
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Sure, if you're on the run and literally have no time to stop and think and making a few changes it won't apply, but over an entire session that's not typically the case.
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03-17-2023, 07:39 PM | #17 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Fashion Sense
The importance of fashion is relative to the setting. Societies with hierarchical structures that aren't completely frozen social maneuvers among the influential can be a path to influence and power. A campaign based on either The Three Musketeers or Dune would see Fashion Sense being important. However campaigns based on Beowulf or Daybreak 2250AD would have no place for FashionSense. Similarly, societies that lack fashion per se, FashionSense would be irrelevant.
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03-18-2023, 04:25 AM | #18 | ||
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Fashion Sense
Looking at Fashion Sense again, it feels like one of those traits that could easily be leveled if the GM okay'd it. Fashion Sense 10 feels like a great subtle super power as much as Charisma 10 does. Might even work as a power talent for the right set up.
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Importantly, how much in advance? How much time do I need to plan ahead? Are we talking seconds, minutes, an hour? Rereading it in Basic I absolutely have no idea as a GM how long I would require of a player, let alone be able to determine as a player if it was worth it*. I was thinking I could make some sort of guess as if it was a limitation on Charisma by figuring out what the enhancement of 'I can put my bonus on others, too' would be, but that's far better than Affects Others because it isn't necessarily limited in how many I can affect and I don't have to stay in contact with them. And thinking on it more, that "plan" word makes it kind of seem like I have to know what my plans are. Do I have to plan appropriately for specific situations? If I'm planning on going to a gala and last minute the party (including me) decides that going to the skeevy gambling den is the best plan, did I somehow plan my fashion accordingly? I literally don't know. *The character I did put it on explicitly will have plenty of downtime to the point I'm certain Fashion Sense is worth more than Charisma in this given campaign. |
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03-18-2023, 04:58 AM | #19 | |
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Dressing "appropriately" is more about savoir faire - fashion sense just lets you be a bit better at it. Fashion sense means no matter what event you turn up to, you're dressed in a way that gives a small, positive impression.
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03-18-2023, 05:04 AM | #20 |
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Re: [Basic] Advantage of the Week: Fashion Sense
I've never seen a face take it. They have other, more safe yet flexible places to sink their points. The ones I've seen jump on Fashion Sense were the lords and managers. Forget an adventuring party or similar bunch of people; where this shines is when you can design uniforms and livery. Being able to give all your guards, receptionists and service staff +1 on reaction rolls can be a significant force multiplier during unstable times in large cities. As Hugo Boss can attest.
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