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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7632532" data-attributes="member: 996">There's still a significant mechanical /element/ there, in that you'll get a powerful item, which, in some games, will make a huge difference to your experience of play for quite a while.  So the fact you have full control over the character can actually be a bit of a conflict of interest.  To totally mix systems, if the character is 'chaste' because it's part of the core character concept, that's one thing, if it got you an extra build point as a GURPS-style quirk or something, mainly to get points for said build, well...Systems like FATE that give character concept mechanical teeth (Aspects) that can bite both ways have their virtues, too.  Of course, the mechanical 'test' doesn't need to be rolling a die or any other sort of randomization, it just has to be a fork with different mechanical consequences depending on why way it goes.  The example you give, or offering a FATE point to compel and aspect would both be examples of mechanical tests that aren't randomized.  FWIW.</blockquote>