jass0 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Dyslexic (positive points) You have a lot of difficulty with reading and writing, therefore:- reading skill books takes longer- literature is less effective at reducing boredom/stress/unhappiness Bookworm (negative points)You are fascinated by books and obviously read a lot, you are able skip words and still understand sentences, therefore:+ reading skill books is faster+ literature is more effective at reducing boredom/stress/unhappiness The factors longer/faster/less/more can be defined so that they do not make the game a lot more easier. (You could also theoretically have both traits, which would give a "reading bonus" of certain level, where the tradeoff for trait points could be tempting) (Offtopic: English is not my first language and I may, myself, appear to be dyslexic. I can assure you this is not the case. I'm not a bookworm either, though ) LuckerLuke, Kajin and Sieben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suomiboi Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Sounds good. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajin Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Me enjoy good suggestion. Me cave man Kajin, and Me approve this idea thread. But I wonder how such a thing could stack? I guess maybe you get more bonuses from reading a book, but it takes you a lot longer to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carefish Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I approve of the traits, but having both of them at the same time? Not so sure, I for one have never met someone who is dyslextic and also a bookworm, for me they can't co-exist. Someone elses input on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass0 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Me enjoy good suggestion. Me cave man Kajin, and Me approve this idea thread. But I wonder how such a thing could stack? I guess maybe you get more bonuses from reading a book, but it takes you a lot longer to do it? That is a valid concern There's obviously a balance to be found... I have to admit that I am quite new to Project Zomboid and I have not a lot of "end game experience" yet. I am hoping some more experienced players would share their views and solutions on the subject. About having more bonuses instead of faster reading... I appreciate the balancing suggestion, but don't bookworms actually finish books a lot quicker? I would rather actually reduce the given boredom/stress/unhappiness bonus and/or add more tiredness instead... I approve of the traits, but having both of them at the same time? Not so sure, I for one have never met someone who is dyslextic and also a bookworm, for me they can't co-exist. Someone elses input on this? Hehe, that was a last minute idea on my behalf I did not want to offend anyone possibly dyslexic who likes to read... Maybe this is nothing to consider realistically... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieben Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I approve of the traits, but having both of them at the same time? Not so sure, I for one have never met someone who is dyslextic and also a bookworm, for me they can't co-exist. Someone elses input on this? It would be handled like the Strong/Stout/Feeble/Weak-Traits: Choose one and the other three aren't selectable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass0 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 Okay that clears it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieben Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Okay that clears it out I think it wouldn't make sense to take both, because you weaken yourself (negative trait - get points) to make you at some other domain an "expert" (positive trait - lose points). But of course this can be discussed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajin Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Well... I think it's possible to be both. A person with dyslexia can still be capable of reading and could conceivably enjoy reading a great deal. Having dyslexia would negate the speed bonus, but the character would still be getting the happiness and boredom bonuses from reading a book, even if it takes longer to finish it. I dunno, though. Maybe it could be possible, but I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sieben Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Well... I think it's possible to be both. A person with dyslexia can still be capable of reading and could conceivably enjoy reading a great deal. Having dyslexia would negate the speed bonus, but the character would still be getting the happiness and boredom bonuses from reading a book, even if it takes longer to finish it. I dunno, though. Maybe it could be possible, but I dunno. Yeah, you can enjoy yourself reading even if you're slow at it. My suggestion were, if "dyslexia" gives 1+ point and "bookworm" takes 1- point, then it would make technically no sense, except you want this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kajin Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 The cost and gain might not be even, depending on how powerful the benefits are as opposed to how inhibiting the detriments would be. Dyslexia might give more than taking bookworm costs because it's deemed that you lose more than you gain, or vise versa. Unsure, though. Reading is probably one of the only ways a character would be able to pass the time, and a character with dyslexia would either be forced to deal with the tedium of trying to read to pass the time (and maybe get angry or frustrated trying to progress?) or be forced to seek out other means of idle entertainment. This whole thing requires more thought. Sieben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jass0 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 maybe get angry or frustrated trying to progress? I like this idea.I definitely need more game experience to be able to suggest a balanced solution. In the meanwhile, let the brainstorming continue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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