My suggestion to Bo about banning equipment-based Abilities applied only to the initial sessions of his HQ-SW game with the group that was new to it. I don't think the rules should be changed on a global scale, and not even long-term for his campaign.
It was merely a suggestion for how to get "gear-oriented" players thinking differently about their character concepts. A Custom Tweaked-Out BlasTech DL-44, a Father's Lightsaber, the Millennium Falcon - all are completely valid and interesting Abilities as far as I'm concerned (with some iconic weapons/items like Stormbringer and the One Ring almost being required to be made as an Ability if not a Keyword!).
I just wish people would take my suggestion in context - in several threads Bo had brought up the challenge of breaking out of a Simulationist mindset and my suggestion was *only* with that in mind. I've been through a very similar experience myself. Between D&D/Traditional RPGs and MMOs it's very easy to get caught up in thinking of characters, gear, vehicles, and weapons merely as collections of stats and game-effects and my suggestion was only there as a way to explicitly break players out of that mindset.
On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 6:00 PM, <lindharin_at_...> wrote:
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> I agree that personally I think the focus should be on the user's skills
> and style, rather than the equipment, but I would hesitate about banning
> those things outright. Some characters might legitimately want to
> incorporate a specific weapon into their list of abilities, but I'd urge
> them to do it as an additional ability that they can use as an augment to
> their personal skill.
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> Cheers,
> Lindharin
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