>From what Greg's saying, as I understand it, the
correct amount of inflation is none.
> Then, when your audience deflates, they
> will deflate to something reasonable; ...
But that raises another interesting point: different audiences expect a different amount of inflation, and place different values on the artistry of the wording. Someone compared this to advertising: think of the differences between American and British adverts, if you've seen both.
> What is ideal, of course, is to perform deeds so
> great that bards sing of them; then people have
> independent confirmation that you're tough.
I wonder to what extent inflation is expected of bards? There are different categories of bard, too, High and Low (not that I've looked into the details recently).
> The other problem is that if you brag too loudly
> about how tough you are, some guy looking to make a
> reputation has a motive to take you down a peg, and
> prove he's tougher than you.
Oh, yes! Over in the Rules list, we were talking about the difference between an ability in hitting things and an ability called "undeserved reputation as a fighter", acquired by good dice rolls and HP spend against a much tougher opponent. That ability is mainly a flaw. Well, it is the way I use it, anyway :)
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