New Trait - Hatted

[Yagathai]

Obviously, another trait from my BW Old West ruleset. This is the first required trait for the Cowboy lifepath.

Hatted - 3 pts

Character gets a fourth instinct, "The hat is part of me. Never take it off, lose it or leave it behind."

At the GM's discretion, this trait may also act as "Ineffable Feature: Hat".

[Thor Olavsrud]

You gotta take it off in church or doff it to a lady, as long as you're a White Hat. No need if you're a Black Hat.

[Yagathai]

True enough. But that would make for a long and awkward instinct.

I figure we'll just let the players play that by ear, or let them take another instinct as part of their standard three: "Take off my hat in front of God, womenfolk and the dead."

[stormsweeper]

How about:

I'm never without my hat.

[Yagathai]

I don't think that the exact wording of the instinct is important. It's the intention that counts.

[Verrain]

Will there be traits in the lifepaths to change the color of the hat?

Suddenly I'm seeing Hat as a Faith-like attribute. *chuckle*

[stormsweeper]

Exactly, I was just making the wording more concise yet more broad. It was also pretty much straight from one of the "laws of Lexx" ( 10. Stanley Tweedle shall never lose his hat.)

In any case, I'm not sure you really need to bother with the instinct, just the trait.

[Yagathai]

I like the idea of adding an instinct. It really makes it a more ingrained part of the character.

Remember the scene from Back to the Future III?

"I was being chased by a bear!"

"But... your hat, man!"