RE: [HOE] Hinderances

[gvan@ispchannel.com]

Hindrances are there to offset the bonus that Edges give. It sounds simple and in practice can 
seem a bit odd, but its just there to keep people in line and prevent them from starting out 
with characters that are a wee bit powerful. Depending on your campaign, you might allow 
characters like that, but typically there needs to be a downside to buying lots of expensive 
and powerful Edges at creation. And remember of course, this is the Weird West, not the 
real world.. powerful people tend to get singled out for attention by the Reckoners and their 
minions. That's a fair rp reason why characters that are powerful from the get-go come with 
baggage.

Grant V


> Just a thought, What do you think would happen if a slight change were to be 
> made during character generation....
> 
> You give all PC's 10 extra points...
> 
> And no points for taking Hinderances.  If they want their characters to have 
> flaws, they can take them.  I never really liked the idea that characters who 
> have nightmares are somehow more prone to ambidexterity anyway.
>