<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183751.msg8826465#msg8826465">Quote from: Katataban on 31-08-2013, 15:07:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">But I tend to cringe at things like:<br/>Special: You can petition the GM to allow a hero point to be used to attempt nearly anything that would normally be almost impossible. Such uses are not guaranteed and should be considered carefully by the GM. Possibilities include casting a single spell that is one level higher than you could normally cast (or a 1st-level spell if you are not a spellcaster), making an attack that blinds a foe or bypasses its damage reduction entirely, or attempting to use Diplomacy to convince a raging dragon to give up its attack. Regardless of the desired action, the attempt should be accompanied by a difficult check or penalty on the attack roll. No additional hero points may be spent on such an attempt, either by the character or her allies.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I think that's a way for players (rather than characters) to gain some form of agency in the game, basically becoming for a brief moment a person who can influence the story rather than a passive actor. (Note the distinction between "player" and "character"--it would be the player who says, "There happens to be a bag of trash outside so my character takes reduced damage when jumping out the third-floor window," rather than the character gaining any sort of power.)<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=183751.msg8826465#msg8826465">Quote from: Katataban on 31-08-2013, 15:07:58</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Those are just my two coppers really. But as i said, I'll leave it to the GM, with one request. If we use HP can I please get the antihero rule?<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>I was asking for the flavor of it, but getting a free bonus feat? Heck, I'd prefer that instead too, since that seems WAY more useful than hero points, lol<br/><br/>But seriously, it was more of a flavor and "do cool stuff" thing than a straight power increase that interested me. If the antihero rule is open, I'd say not to use it entirely.