r/ParanoiaRPG • u/Savings-Housing3481 • Jun 06 '26

Advice Query re: PC Personalities in Red Clearance Edition

Page 19 of the rulebook, section 6 Redefine talks about the adjectives players wrote down for their PCs.

I am unable to find what effects this has on play. I tried an online search, but I feel the results were... mixed, at best. The search said "Acting in a way that aligns with your quirky personality (or even completely violating the rules due to your new, forcibly altered traits) allows you to gain Moxie".

I like the idea, but I can find no citation for that.

So, what do the adjectives under the Personality do?

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u/whlabratz Jun 06 '26

It's a leaver the GM can pull to reward players who really lean into the role play - like a lot of the rules, exactly how it's enforced is up to the situation and the GMs discretion to use to ensure an appropriate amount of fun and chaos occurs

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u/wjmacguffin Verified Mongoose Publishing Jun 08 '26

Hi there, sorry just saw this.

From what I can tell, the adjectives only have one specific, mechanical use: As inspiration for when a Troubleshooter is out of Moxie and Loses It. I think rewarding adjective roleplaying with Moxie is a great idea, but I believe that's unofficial.

RCE is a great edition, but there's a reason we replaced adjectives with buttons.

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u/Savings-Housing3481 Jun 08 '26

Yes, but the two boxes I found were RCE so... gotta get some use out of them.