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Sedrathelime: Created page with "Disadvantages are Traits a character can have that offer (mostly) detrimental effects. A Disadvantage can be added to a character's sheet at creation. Doing so increases the..."

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Created page with "Disadvantages are Traits a character can have that offer (mostly) detrimental effects. A Disadvantage can be added to a character's sheet at creation. Doing so increases the..."

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	'''2500XP: Corrupted:''' Through consorting with negative concept Elementals, partaking in blood magic, or practicing old-fashioned evil (a tough feat at MSF High, but not out of the realm of possibility), your character has become tainted with evil. This disadvantage is special in that a starting character may not take it without GM approval, that it may not be bought off under normal circumstances, and that it is given to characters without the consent of their players. The first time this disadvantage is earned, the character is considered to have one corruption point. Additional acts of true evil increase the number of corruption points the character possesses, with each one past the first increasing the cost to buy off the disadvantage by 1000. If a character's corruption point total is higher than their intelligence or personality score, they are considered totally corrupt. A totally corrupt character is in a sense part NPC, and must play the part of a villain as the GM dictates until they are given a chance to redeem themselves, usually due to the actions of the other players. If a character's corruption point total is higher than their threat level, they are ejected from MSF High. In the outside galaxy, if a character's threat level is under 20, they are merely consumed by evil and become an NPC under the complete control of the GM. If their threat level is 20 or higher, under certain circumstances they may ascend into being a negative concept elemental, but this is up to the GM's decision. Buying off corruption points is not a simple task, either. The character must perform a selfless, heroic act of equal or greater magnitude than the act that earned them their worst corruption point. At this point, they will be able to spend XP to buy off their points. Certain facets, races, or disadvantages may have additional effects that go along with corruption points.		'''2500XP: Corrupted:''' Through consorting with negative concept Elementals, partaking in blood magic, or practicing old-fashioned evil (a tough feat at MSF High, but not out of the realm of possibility), your character has become tainted with evil. This disadvantage is special in that a starting character may not take it without GM approval, that it may not be bought off under normal circumstances, and that it is given to characters without the consent of their players. The first time this disadvantage is earned, the character is considered to have one corruption point. Additional acts of true evil increase the number of corruption points the character possesses, with each one past the first increasing the cost to buy off the disadvantage by 1000. If a character's corruption point total is higher than their intelligence or personality score, they are considered totally corrupt. A totally corrupt character is in a sense part NPC, and must play the part of a villain as the GM dictates until they are given a chance to redeem themselves, usually due to the actions of the other players. If a character's corruption point total is higher than their threat level, they are ejected from MSF High. In the outside galaxy, if a character's threat level is under 20, they are merely consumed by evil and become an NPC under the complete control of the GM. If their threat level is 20 or higher, under certain circumstances they may ascend into being a negative concept elemental, but this is up to the GM's decision. Buying off corruption points is not a simple task, either. The character must perform a selfless, heroic act of equal or greater magnitude than the act that earned them their worst corruption point. At this point, they will be able to spend XP to buy off their points. Certain facets, races, or disadvantages may have additional effects that go along with corruption points.
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 Remember that though these Disadvantages have obvious game mechanic effects, they also imply parts of your character’s personality that should be role-played whenever possible.  If you choose a Disadvantage and do not role-play as though you had it, the GM may assign you new ones (and let you keep the game effects of the old) that better suit your character’s personality.
-'''Physical Disadvantages'''
+== Physical Disadvantages ==
 '''500 XP: Frail:''' Your character's constitution is relatively fine, but their body is more vulnerable than average to damage. A character with this disadvantage's defense is considered to be half its actual value(rounding down) when determining the character's traumatic damage threshold.
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 '''500XP: Slow-paced:''' Running is not your forte, and while you’re in just a little trouble if you miss the bus in the morning, you’re really screwed when you’re being chased by something huge. Remember, your friends don’t have to outrun it; they just have to outrun you. Your character moves 1 foot less for every move action spent than they would normally. This cannot bring their movement below 1 foot per move action spent.
-'''Mental Disadvantages'''
+== Mental Disadvantages ==
 '''500 XP: Subservient:''' Your character is attached to another character by means of some sort of programming, contract, upbringing, or other effect that makes your character act as a willing servant to that character. A character with this disadvantage tends to have difficulty acting on their own, and must make intelligence checks at difficulties set by the GM to disobey an order from the target of their subservience or act in a manner that the character believes would be contrary to that target's desires.
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 '''500 XP:  Dim Bulb:'''  Your character has very little chance of actually grasping how this disadvantage works, so I hope you can understand for them.  When a character with this disadvantage rolls their Intelligence stat with a skill, that skill is considered one point lower.
-'''Physical/Mental Disadvantages'''
+== Physical/Mental Disadvantages ==
 These disadvantages are considered both mental and physical for the purposes of being applicable to spells and items that associate with disadvantages  .
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 '''500 XP:  Uncharismatic:'''  Be it through general grumpiness, over-cynicism or bad breath, no one seems to want anything to do with your character.  When a character with this disadvantage rolls their Personality stat with a skill, that skill is considered one point lower.
-'''Special Disadvantages'''
+== Special Disadvantages ==
 '''1500 XP:  Heal Malfunction:'''  Your character is not affected by heal spells as normal, including the persistent restorative effect that permeates MSF High.  Whenever a magical effect heals damage for your character, it only heals half as much damage, rounded down.  In addition, you are not fully restored at the beginning of every day if you are present at MSF High.  Instead, the effect merely grants you an additional healing roll at the beginning of the day.  If your character is dead when this happens, rather than being completely restored, any wounds your character suffers that have their maximum result(including the ones that kill your character) are instead reduced to one level below their maximum.