The fact the nomad role ability represents a broader thing (you’re a dude with a bike and some kind of pack who maintains them), and the nomad life way represents something specific (this American movement with American-specific organizations), is a goddamn mess

I’ve done a good job making Stinger legible from this context, but letting the gm know she’s not of a nation and she’s not of American nomad culture is exhausting. I’ve at this point gathered a dossier of screenclips form sourcebooks and such to make the whiplash easier, but there’s a whiplash

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“What nation is Stinger?”

“Ryukyuan.”

“No what nomad nation is Stinger?”

“She’s a vice president in a biker gang.”

“No. No. No. What…”

Edit: on the other hand, there’s a lot of fun to be had describing what reclaimers and nomads of other cultures are like. One of my fellow players in this joint is calling their PC an Australian road warrior.