[BNW] Character Design observation

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

So, does anyone else have a problem with this whole "can only buy positive 
quirks with negative quirks thing" (and the resulting 10 point cap on 
Positive Quirks)?

Well, okay, maybe not a problem with the unstated rule per se, but the fact 
it isn't clearly stated in the BNW rulebook.

We had to redesign most of the PCs last night based on this.  Not 
unreasonably, the players figured that you can buy Skills any time, but 
since you can only buy Positive Quirks during character design (yeah, I know 
we discussed an optional system of doing that, but the rules per se don't 
let you do so), you'd better do that with your points first.

And again, even if you follow the "From Scratch" character design steps 
literally, you can pull this off.  During Step 2, just set aside some of 
your 36 points from your statistics to buy positive quirks.  Then during 
Step 3, use those points _and_ Negative Quirks to buy positive points.  If 
you're not too worried about spending, say, 5 of those 6 Strength skill 
points from your 2d6 starting Strength, you're set.

I guess I don't mind the 10-pt. cap on Positive Quirks.  But I sure wish the 
rules stated it...  :(


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