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<blockquote data-quote="jayoungr" data-source="post: 8027080" data-attributes="member: 6702445">I very rarely use it, but that's because I've had bad experiences with games that use &quot;bennies.&quot;&nbsp; Specifically, Tenra Bansho Zero, in which the currency you have to use to power all your actions comes from other players.&nbsp; I was in a group with two other players who made wacky, over-the-top characters, while I made a character who sounded fun to me but ended up being the &quot;straight man&quot; of the group.&nbsp; The other two spent the whole session trying to top each other's hijinks and giving each other resources every time they laughed.&nbsp; Meanwhile, I was unable to generate enough resources to do anything, apart from the occasional &quot;pity bennie&quot; from one of the other two.&nbsp; It was one of the worst gaming experiences I've ever had, and it has made me allergic to any mechanic that decrees, &quot;Dance for me and I shall give you food ... IF your dance is up to my standards.&quot;On the rare occasions that I do use inspiration, I use it more as a bribe, like compelling an aspect in FATE:&nbsp; &quot;I'll give you inspiration if your dislike of authority figures leads you to make trouble in this scene.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jayoungr, post: 8027080, member: 6702445"] I very rarely use it, but that's because I've had bad experiences with games that use "bennies." Specifically, Tenra Bansho Zero, in which the currency you have to use to power all your actions comes from other players. I was in a group with two other players who made wacky, over-the-top characters, while I made a character who sounded fun to me but ended up being the "straight man" of the group. The other two spent the whole session trying to top each other's hijinks and giving each other resources every time they laughed. Meanwhile, I was unable to generate enough resources to do [I]anything,[/I] apart from the occasional "pity bennie" from one of the other two. It was one of the worst gaming experiences I've ever had, and it has made me allergic to any mechanic that decrees, "Dance for me and I shall give you food ... IF your dance is up to my standards." On the rare occasions that I do use inspiration, I use it more as a bribe, like compelling an aspect in FATE: "I'll give you inspiration if your dislike of authority figures leads you to make trouble in this scene." [/QUOTE]

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