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Re: [RPG]: Tome of the Mysteries, reviewed by C.W.Richeson (3/3)
The Guardians know that they're committing evil actions for the "Greater Good". The Order as a whole, in their book, comes across as having one big martyr complex.
I gave some thought to the Wisdom (Humanity at the time - I was running Vampire) and Morality mechanics when I started running nWoD games. As I see it, being able to justify your actions in the manner of the Guardians makes you *more* likely to lose your Morality stat of choice. Maintaining your Morality is a function of feeling guilty about it.
This is maybe the opposite way around to how some nWoD books place it - some portray people as "being driven mad" (ie, gaining Derangements) "with Guilt".
But it's a fun alternative. And puts the Kybosh on "but it was self-defence!" arguments. As they result in negative modifiers.
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