Truly, you have no idea how ugly it can become. Particularly if someone's particular favorite doesn't get "fair" treatment...!
> However, I have to say that I find potential plot hooks a lot less
> interesting than a character's stats, and not because I want a bag
of
> numbers to throw at PCs. I find plot hooks "confine creativity" (to
> tell the truth, I find most of them of little use) whereas abilities
> and their ratings give me the tools I need while making few or no
> assumptions about how my game works.
I prefer to have a detailed background. That provides me with far more plot hooks than a bucket of numbers - numbers I would have to adjust to my group's capability or skills I would disagree with.
But that's just me.
Jeff
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