Slow Reader
| Slow Reader | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Traits |
| Type | Negative Trait |
| Points | +2 |
| Effect | Takes longer to read books and other literature. |
| Conflicts | |
Slow Reader makes a character take longer to read books and other literature. Every skill book and magazine takes more of the day.
It is a negative trait and gives 2 points at character creation. It suits a player who reads little or has plenty of quiet time at a safe base. A builder who leans on skill books will feel the lost hours.
Slow Reader Effects
Reading speed falls to about seven tenths of normal. A normal reader gets through about thirty pages per game hour. A Slow Reader manages about twenty three.
Long skill books stretch out the most. A volume that takes most of a day for a normal reader takes several hours longer.
The skill book bonus is the same once a book is finished. Only the time spent reading changes.
Sitting down and wearing Reading Glasses still speed up reading. Their bonuses help offset this trait.
Slow Reader Conflicting Traits
A character with Slow Reader cannot also take these traits.
| Name | Image | Points | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fast Reader | 
|
-2 | Positive Trait |
| Illiterate | 
|
+10 | Negative Trait |
Picking Slow Reader
Slow Reader clashes with Fast Reader and Illiterate. The 2 points are cheap, and the cost is only time.
A player with a safe base and long evenings can read slowly without much risk. A combat build that reads little will barely notice it.
It is a milder choice than Illiterate, which shuts out books entirely for 10 points.
Notes
- Reading speed falls to about seven tenths of normal.
- Skill book bonuses stay the same.
- Reading Glasses and sitting down help offset it.
- A milder choice than Illiterate.
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