ladysprite | A Gamer's Musings on Walking Dead (Reply)

So I think I understand what's going on here, on an RPG level. All of the PC's, in the process of leveling up, have been required to take a mandatory level in BadAss. Like, badass enough that they can kill a zombie while strapped to a chair, and then make a shiv out of its ulna.

Except there's a problem. Because when you take a level of BadAss, yeah, you get to become tough and powerful, but you also have to take a serious flaw, to counterbalance this. Like... Intolerance. Or One Leg. Or Borderline Personality Disorder.

Or, for those PC's like Daryl, who had already started the game with levels in BadAss, the GM starts actually invoking the flaw (Abusive Upbringing) and bringing it more heavily into play.

The only exception to this is Andrea, whose combination of pre-existing flaw (Overconfident) and Wisdom score of four make her ineligible for BadAss status.

I love this show so much.....