Jealousy

Cost:	-5 CP/level
Description:	You are resentful of other people have who seem to have more than you do, and you covet what they have.
Gameplay:	Penalties apply when you perceive that someone you know has or got better stuff than you. Each Jealousy level gives you a 1-point penalty on your current Chemistry level toward an associate. For people you just met, each Jealousy level gives you a penalty diewhen rolling your initial Reaction roll for them. Afterward, you must make a Will roll (TN=4) each week that you have regular association with the person who is the object of your Jealousy. If you achieve at least as many Ss as your current chemistry level, you raise it by 1 point.

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

• Degree to which distribution was unfair
• Later unequal distributions in your favor
• Explanation of why distribution was fair

Karmac has Jealousy=3 and Will=5. After a successful adventure, he sees Latrya get the majority of the magic. He brings up his dissatisfaction with the group leader, who explains why the magic mostly went to Latrya. This does much to alleviate the bad feelings, so the GM assigns no penalty levels. Still, Karmac does see the distribution as unfair (even though he now knows why), so he must make the Will roll. He rolls 5 dice for Will, but only manages 2 Ss, so he fails the roll by 2 Ss. As a result, his chemistry level for Latrya drops from 8 to 6. After a little soul-searching, Karmac decides to try to get along with her better. He starts working with Latrya regularly. After the first week, he makes another Will roll, and manages to get 7 Ss (thanks in part to a 2-level bonus from the GM for his recent behavior), meaning that he has managed to raise his chemistry level in regards to Latrya to 7.