RE: [HOE] Hinderances

[Michael <martin_etc@yahoo.com>]

Also, I find that hindrances make for great plot hooks... if
someone's Vengeful, have someone mess with them. Heroic?
Someone's in trouble. Randy? Girl (or guy) asks for help.
Heroic/Randy/Vengeful? Well, the girl (or guy) asks for help then
backstabs them. Works great.

--- gvan@ispchannel.com wrote:
> 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.
> > 
> 
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