"JAL;c-18299626" wrote:
@Daravi Thank you, and perhaps you're right, adapting the rules does sound better. For me, researching what did and did not exist is half of the fun. Much I know, but when it comes to the US in general, and Louisiana in particular, research is needed on my part.
I have found the geek trait difficult because, as you say, the programming and video game preferences that comes with the trait. Curiosity however is something else, that I definitely wouldn't mind. And you are absolutely right, people (men and women) were curious and figured out new things all the time. I read a book that was published in 1901 about house building as research for this and found descriptions on how to create floor heating under tiled floors as a compliment to radiators! And this was a book aimed at the upper middle class, not the extremely rich.
Ida seemed to grow into the perfect little lady of the time, with her love of cross-stitching, knitting and piano and with little interest in physical or mental pursuits, but we'll see what Anna turns into when she ages up. I much prefer to see what happens with the traits they're given than force them into a mold of what they should be.
When I play the game in an historical setting I use my own knowledge of that time over the rules of the Decades challenge. If there's a clash, then real history wins out.
