by cenobyte Fri 6 Nov 2009 - 16:05
3) No. You have to heal Lingering Trauma separately from all other Trauma, and it's really really really really hard. I *think* a breakdown doesn't affect Lingering Trauma.
4) Yes. That's a good point. I realised the error I'd made in this regard a few months ago, but have forgotten to correct myself. If you have *any aligned Trauma at all*, your Morality will shift if you have a breakdown.
You know, I thought I'd answered the other questions, but for some reason, my responses Are Not Here.
Quick review: No, buying new Archetypes and building more Prowesses on to your sheet does not shift Trauma anywhere. You still have the Trauma where you received it. An explanation for why is: Just because you're able to withstand more Trauma now doesn't mean it makes the Trauma you had before any less traumatic. Also, there are times when you may take Trauma that 'skips' a level (say, someone causes you a Severe Traumatic Wound without hitting your Surface Wound). If you were able to 'shift' that down to Surface Trauma by upping your Reactive Prowess, it would not only completely undermine whatever was used to do that, but it would also make Rehabilitation useless.
And no, the Symptom does not go away until you heal the Severe Trauma. While the New Book (TM) has done away with "Dormant Symptoms", players are still encouraged to remember that they once may have had Symptoms that could very well stay with them. Mechanically, you do not track them. Dramatically, you may choose to do so.
Tue 3 Aug 2010 - 11:47 by cenobyte
» Magic Creation-Zeal Table
Tue 3 Aug 2010 - 11:28 by cenobyte
» Houses of the Blooded in Regina, August 28th
Wed 14 Jul 2010 - 15:02 by Bal
» The Sentinel's journal
Thu 8 Jul 2010 - 20:13 by Dorian Mason
» Character backgrounds
Tue 6 Jul 2010 - 12:19 by Corral
» The dreams of Edward
Sun 4 Jul 2010 - 0:32 by Edward
» Some of Eliel's secrets
Sat 3 Jul 2010 - 17:35 by Corral
» Question/June Game
Thu 1 Jul 2010 - 22:51 by cenobyte
» "Map" of the Fallen
Thu 1 Jul 2010 - 14:17 by Molior