Hi, Philippe.
I agree: it's inefficient.
But I occasionally found the rule useful to be used
_against_ the heroes.
A villain (in a contest) inflicts a 10 AP loss on a
hero?
The hero decides to suffer the loss (he has 50 AP left
and a lot of HP in reserve)?
Change the AP loss to 1 hurt and -3 AP on the hero.
OK: probably the hero will win this contest, but in the end he is not unscathed. He is hurt.
And his hurt means -1 to *all skills* until healed up.
This can prove annoying for a hero (who after that contest wants to convince a tribe, perform a ritual, bind a spirit and seduce a nymph all in the same session and, now, all with a -1 on each roll of his!).
It forces him to (either):
go to the physician;
wait for some days in order to rest;
bring along a backboy;
learn that useful Storm Pantheon relationship with
Chalana;
sport blood-soaked pathces on his forehead.
Etc etc.
Gian
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