#seejaystark

Oh you mean the one that I watched and then streamed in the background for seven hours today?

Ya know when you have a 90 degree angle? That's the 'inside' corner, and the opposite, the 270 degree outside, is the outside corner... Which is what I meant... If that makes sense?

This is a fantastic idea, and it’s really similar to the point buying, advantages/disadvantages system that GURPS uses.

Consider limiting the number of disadvantages a player can take, and assign a point value to them that reflects how severe they are. So a 1 point disadvantage isn’t nearly as strong as a 5 point one. For example, a 1 point Arachnophobia disadvantage would be like, mild discomfort, while a 5 point would be crippling fear and terror that overrides everything else in that character’s life.

The idea is that disadvantages should give player characters some depth and shading (5e allows for this, and encourages it by suggesting that DMs give advantage to players who do something that roleplays a disadvantage, especially when it is literally disadvantageous to the player). The thing to watch for is players adding disadvantages to get points they can use to improve their stats, and then not incorporating the disadvantage into the character during play.

If you like this system (I think it’s great, btw) then you may also want to look at how FATE does compels and similar actions.

Remember: it’s your game, so you can steal from as many systems as you want to make it something you and your players will enjoy.