Um. Excuse me, it has come to my attention that I've taken too many Benefit/Drawbacks, because I didn't understand that there was a limit.

[i]"For categories representing a many different types of being or a loose organization, this base package may have benefits or drawbacks swapped with alternative options."[/i] - This implied to me that the base package, that is, the four things you get no matter if you want to or not, may be swapped.

[i]"These categories may modify their base package with options. XXX - may take _ additional drawback(s)"[/i] - Is exceedingly weirdly worded, but it implied that one can modify the base package, which I assumed to be the four original things you get from any patron, by adding the amount of drawbacks mentioned. The meaning of this distinguished, this would then mean the line "After your initial package and benefit are chosen, you may gain an additional benefit for each additional drawback you take on" appears to have no limit.

However, having examined the character sheets of others, it has proven that one can pretty freely switch the two base benefits/drawbacks without any penalties whatsoever, which makes me seriously question why these four were forwarded like they were anything special if they can just be switched out whatever. Why not list them with the other options, then, rather than present them in any way? This realization meant, however, that the "may take _ additional drawback(s)" could not be referring to switching this. Meaning they're likely a limit, since "After your initial package and benefit are chosen, you may gain an additional benefit for each additional drawback you take on" implies one would freely take on drawbacks rather than benefits, which is exceedingly backwards but I seem to be the only person not to get it.

So, I seem to have bought too many benefits. Thing is, I WAS STILL ACCEPTED. This might just be because Western Robot didn't properly keep track of Benefits/Drawbacks of the players, but that's exceedingly weird because [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/161189-accidental-magical-girl-cyoa/ooc?page=15#post-4245392]he once pointed out those that hadn't fully used their potential benefit/drawback situation[/url]. He even mentions "one free benefit from the Universal list, and can take extra drawbacks depending on their patron" thing, there, which I must have missed, but it implies he had that under check. So why didn't anyone mention I had gotten things wrong?

It makes me have to ask, HAVE I gotten things wrong? Or am I just confused? Is what I've taken somehow legal and I've just misunderstood everything?

I mean, I can pretty easily discard... let's say "Takes One To Know One", and "Marked" could have been switched to "Reasonable". Who needs a mark, anyway? Is that REALLY a Benefit? And knowing other Horror children isn't that important anyway. Knowing them isn't important to Asengav's goals. I'm pretty fond of all my Drawbacks, though. Do I need to discard two? Hmpgh. Suppose I could remove Big Brother, because I'm worried I might not properly roleplay it, anyway. And... hm. I could remove Empty Pockets. A multidimensional horror could probably get coins anywhere at any time. Not that Asengav's ever going to give Mariette money, anyway. Haha.

Anyways. Some clarification would be nice, because I'm confused as to why nobody has brought this up if I did this wrong. Thank you.