"It's illegal to sell them back because they don't, technically, exist -- SPD rounds down the the next lowest whole point. If he sells off another Characteristic, a character is actually losing something -- he's giving up some benefit he would otherwise have. This is untrue with fractional SPD; technically the character is giving up nothing, and it's both unfair and unbalanced to get something for nothing. As a benefit to characters, the rules let a character buy his SPD Characteristic up by paying off the fractional remainder, but that's just a courtesy."
But the FAQ states:
Q: If a character increases his DEX, but wants to keep his SPD constant, can he decrease the points he previously spent on SPD and spend the savings on something else? For example, if a character has DEX 17, SPD 4 (costs 13 points), and he increases his DEX to 20 but wants to keep a SPD 4, can he recoup the 3 points he’d “save�
A: You should get the GM’s permission, but unless he objects it’s acceptable to decrease the points spent on SPD to maintain a constant SPD score after increasing DEX.
So isn't it a conflict of design to allow a character to sell back fractional SPD in one instance, but not in another? Either the fractional SPD does exist and can be sold back, or it does not exist and cannot. If the rules are going to be consistant then the example above should mean that the character must keep his 4.3 SPD and not be allowed to sell of the fractional number.
I would also point out that it is a little confusing about how when you buy a Characteristic with a Limitation it becomes a Power. Because in not all instances is it really a Power. Thorn, for example, transforms but all those increased OIHID characteristics are not really Powers, just the benefits of having an advanced body in that form. There would seem to be a difference between buying +40 STR 1 charge (booster pill) and +40 STR OIHID (gargoyle form). There does seem to be a difference in my mind anyway.
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Steve, you wrote in this forum:
"It's illegal to sell them back because they don't, technically, exist -- SPD rounds down the the next lowest whole point. If he sells off another Characteristic, a character is actually losing something -- he's giving up some benefit he would otherwise have. This is untrue with fractional SPD; technically the character is giving up nothing, and it's both unfair and unbalanced to get something for nothing. As a benefit to characters, the rules let a character buy his SPD Characteristic up by paying off the fractional remainder, but that's just a courtesy."
But the FAQ states:
Q: If a character increases his DEX, but wants to keep his SPD constant, can he decrease the points he previously spent on SPD and spend the savings on something else? For example, if a character has DEX 17, SPD 4 (costs 13 points), and he increases his DEX to 20 but wants to keep a SPD 4, can he recoup the 3 points he’d “save�
A: You should get the GM’s permission, but unless he objects it’s acceptable to decrease the points spent on SPD to maintain a constant SPD score after increasing DEX.
So isn't it a conflict of design to allow a character to sell back fractional SPD in one instance, but not in another? Either the fractional SPD does exist and can be sold back, or it does not exist and cannot. If the rules are going to be consistant then the example above should mean that the character must keep his 4.3 SPD and not be allowed to sell of the fractional number.
I would also point out that it is a little confusing about how when you buy a Characteristic with a Limitation it becomes a Power. Because in not all instances is it really a Power. Thorn, for example, transforms but all those increased OIHID characteristics are not really Powers, just the benefits of having an advanced body in that form. There would seem to be a difference between buying +40 STR 1 charge (booster pill) and +40 STR OIHID (gargoyle form). There does seem to be a difference in my mind anyway.
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