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DFRPG / Re: Precognition but not tragic
« on: May 17, 2014, 01:13:53 PM »Checked the Cassandra's Tears listing, there's nothing about dislike in the entry. You party could easily play it off by joshing or mocking your predictions, instead of actual dislike.Eh, the dodging is just what the wiki says about precognition. It's not super important, though I'd add it as a stunt with DM permission.
Cassandra's Tears are primarily predictions- i.e. things not happening immediately- that the GM would provide to your character. As for being able to dodge attacks (aka some sort of Spider sense), it's too good of an ability of a -0 cost ability (C's Tears). I would recommend using Inhuman speed (-2), or you could talk to your GM about some (-1) variant where you only get some sort of limited dodge and increased initiative, and not the other abilities of general athletics check, "casual movement", and "almost too fast to see."
TL;DR. My recommendations:
[-0] Cassandra's Tears (with the understanding your players will mock your character, not dislike)
[-1] Inhuman Speed Variant (only initiative and dodging ability, not general athletics, movement, or stealth movement)
My only fear is that I can't provide much of an explanation for how someone with Cassandra's Tears would grow up without hating everyone. Not necessarily the party hating him (being mocked is part of the archetype) but how do you have an actually smart character just brush off every word of disbelief from every person ever? Simple interactions from early in life would cause embitterment. "I like you and want to be friends." "Psh, yeah right, you're just an asshole trying to get something out of me". Every damn time. I've played several trust-issues characters and after the first few dramatic scenes they're neither fun nor interesting.
If Cassandra's Tears work more like vague world-changing prophecy and less like "There's a demon behind that rock, don't touch it", then I don't think it would be useful for this character. If it's every single word coming out of the character's mouth being distrusted I think it would overwhelm the character.