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| You enjoy being hurt. Whenever you have a chance to be hurt, especially in a sexual situation, you will take it.  
| You enjoy being hurt. Whenever you have a chance to be hurt, especially in a sexual situation, you will take it.  
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|To avoid giving in to the desire for pain (or once the pain has started, to want it to stop) you must make a Will roll (TN=4). Every level of Masochism add 1 [[Main Page| penalty die]] to [[Reaction Rolls|Reaction]] rolls if the other person knows your trait. If they do not, but later discover it, they suffer an immediate 2-level penalty to their current [[Reaction Rolls|chemistry]] level toward you. Note that masochism is generally considered to be somewhat worse then Sadism because you are hurting yourself or willingly putting yourself into a situation where you will be hurt. Masochism is generally related to sex.
|You also must make a Will roll (TN=5) to resist starting to eat when offered food. Once you've started eating, you must make a Will roll (TN=4) to stop.
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Note that if you have this Disability, the greater the Will roll failure, the more urgent your need for painful satisfaction. Without a place in which to safely indulge your desire, you may resort to any action that will result in pain. At a low level of failure (-1 to -2 Ss), perhaps you start a fight with the biggest guy in the bar. At medium levels (-3 or -4 Ss), maybe you stick your hand in the campfire. At high levels of failure (-5 or -6 Ss), you might run in front of a charging horse. At extreme levels (-7+ Ss), throwing yourself down the stairs or out a window are possible.
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Common situational modifiers that can add or subtract levels to overcome your Masochism:
Common situational modifiers that can add or subtract levels to overcome your Gluttony:
* Previous experience with person who sill be giving pain
* Amount of time since your last meal
* Amount of time since last Masochism Will failure
* Availability of food and drink
* Conflicting requirements
* Conflicting requirements
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Bradley has Masochist=3 and Will=5. He enters a new town, and has nothing to do for several hours. It&#8217;s been a while since he has indulged his desire, and his hotel is next to a brothel, where he knows he can find someone willing to give him some pain. Because of the current state of affairs, the GM assigns a 2-level penalty to his Masochism (now=5) to avoid going to the brothel. Bradley rolls 5 dice for his Will, and gets 3 Ss, which is 3 fewer than the 6 Ss required to resist the temptation. Bradly is off to the brothel.
Bradley has Masochism=3 and Will=5. He enters a new town, and has nothing to do for several hours. It&#8217;s been a while since he has indulged his desire, and his hotel is next to a brothel, where he knows he can find someone willing to give him some pain. Because of the current state of affairs, the GM assigns a 2-level penalty to his Masochism (now=5) to avoid going to the brothel. Bradley rolls 5 dice for his Will, and gets 3 Ss, which is 3 fewer than the 6 Ss required to resist the temptation. Bradly is off to the brothel.
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After a few hours of happy agony, Bradley realizes that he has a conflicting appointment that it is vital he make. He has to make a Will roll to voluntarily stop the action. Because of the urgent appointment, the GM assigns 1 bonus level to Bradley&#8217;s Masochism (now=2) level. This time Bradley rolls badly on his Will roll, only achieving 2 Ss, again fewer than the number required, even though this time he only needed 3 Ss. Bradley ignores the time and his appointment, and instead continues indulging himself.
After a few hours of happy agony, Bradley realizes that he has a conflicting appointment that it is vital he make. He has to make a Will roll to voluntarily stop the action. Because of the urgent appointment, the GM assigns 1 bonus level to Bradley&#8217;s Masochism (now=2) level. This time Bradley rolls badly on his Will roll, only achieving 2 Ss, again fewer than the number required, even though this time he only needed 3 Ss. Bradley ignores the time and his appointment, and instead continues indulging himself.
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[[Category:Abilities and Disabilities]]
[[Category:Abilities and Disabilities]]

Latest revision as of 18:28, 28 February 2021

Cost: -5 CP/level
Description: You enjoy being hurt. Whenever you have a chance to be hurt, especially in a sexual situation, you will take it.
Gameplay: You also must make a Will roll (TN=5) to resist starting to eat when offered food. Once you've started eating, you must make a Will roll (TN=4) to stop.

Common situational modifiers that can add or subtract levels to overcome your Gluttony:

  • Amount of time since your last meal
  • Availability of food and drink
  • Conflicting requirements

Bradley has Masochism=3 and Will=5. He enters a new town, and has nothing to do for several hours. It’s been a while since he has indulged his desire, and his hotel is next to a brothel, where he knows he can find someone willing to give him some pain. Because of the current state of affairs, the GM assigns a 2-level penalty to his Masochism (now=5) to avoid going to the brothel. Bradley rolls 5 dice for his Will, and gets 3 Ss, which is 3 fewer than the 6 Ss required to resist the temptation. Bradly is off to the brothel.

After a few hours of happy agony, Bradley realizes that he has a conflicting appointment that it is vital he make. He has to make a Will roll to voluntarily stop the action. Because of the urgent appointment, the GM assigns 1 bonus level to Bradley’s Masochism (now=2) level. This time Bradley rolls badly on his Will roll, only achieving 2 Ss, again fewer than the number required, even though this time he only needed 3 Ss. Bradley ignores the time and his appointment, and instead continues indulging himself.