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[mordicai]

Freyja's day I couldn't do anything besides whimper & pass out. Saturn's day the most I could accomplish was a few blog posts & some movie watching. Today I was a lot better, but I still canceled my game on account of, well, if I had some bad situation go down, I'd rather it was here & not elsewhere. I'd been sleeping on the air mattress (so my

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[primroseport]

Yeah, vice is the path of least resistance, but why should it be? For Players who make flawless characters, I can understand it. So far, my groups think flawed characters are fun... /too/ fun sometimes, such that they do shady, selfish, questionable things just because there are no real life consequences, and they enjoy watching their characters go wrong and lose their grip. They have no real pronounced "Noble" streak to balance it out, so its much more likely that they cheat, steal, lie, or seduce, than the opposite.

I think I'll start with a balance of 1 WP for virtue and vice, such that neither path is more rewarding than the other. If they keep harping on one but not the other, things may change. All of this is up in the air and I'll change it as I get a feel for the game, taking your suggestions into consideration, too.

I'm really tempted to add Nature and Demeanor into the mix, because it's one thing from owod that I really enjoyed, something Virtue/Vice doesn't capture. What do you think about Virtue/Vice/Nature/Demeanor as a 4-Part personality matrix thingy. It's a lot to consider while roleplaying, but perhaps it's a good challenge. Maybe each aspect can offer a WP and/or Negotiation reward if played well...

[mordicai]

Weird-- I feel like I like the Virtue/Vice because it rewards the players for both facets. Heck, I sometimes think that getting Willpower back for sleeping is too easy.

I also like the "delayed, but max" reward for Virtue compared to the immediate pay off of Vice. Not just because Yoda said the Dark Side was quick & easy, but because it allows different strategies-- a PC who think's he's filled his Virtue can go on & be brave, blow the rest of his WP that session.

I do like Nature/Demeanor, too-- I also miss Conscience & Self Control to be fair.

[primroseport]

Huh... so much to consider.

What's Consience & Self-Control? I don't remember that

[mordicai]

In the oWoD you had Conscience, Self Control, & Courage. Courage was rolled to fight off stuff like Fear Frenzies, Self Control to resist Hunger Frenzies (or stuff like it) & Conscience you rolled if you violated your Humanity-- a success meant that you didn't lose the dot.

[primroseport]

Ohhh damn that brings me back. I totally forgot about that stuff.

[mordicai]

I liked it! Then the various Paths would mix n' match-- replace Conscience with Conviction or whatever. I have mixed opinions about Paths of Enlightenment...