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I honestly assumed it was going to be rarer than not, though as it tends to go it seems more than a few like the idea of it for their characters. Which is entirely fair you know, just hoping we all get to play the characters we want lol. [i]On that note[/i] I was going to have Corrine have it, though her secondary ability only manifested once and she hasn't been able to use it since. So really, unless someone gets the old man to talk or she actually manages to manifest that ability again, she's playing the best game of hide the gift possible on accident lmao.
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Narratively, it would be much rarer, right? lol but like I said, I do want to be fair so at least a relative number of players get to have the kiss. So 25% felt like a good compromise in this case. But yeah, most players can't have it, otherwise, it wouldn't be the narrative and thematic anomaly that its supposed to be. It's supposed to be this abnormality that the Mystic community heavily looks down on. It's a metaphor about discrimination for being different, which is also the entire point of the X-men. It's a cultural and safety hazard issue for them. So the rarity of it builds up the angst and secrecy that these individuals have to go through to keep the fact that they have "the kiss" hidden from most others. I mean, the Mystics are REALLY prejudice against other Mystics with the Seraph's Kiss due to the legacy of their world, notably during The Time of Tears.

I do think there's enough material where everyone can still play the character they want, they just might not be as "gifted" as they originally planned out. Similar to how not everyone can be an Illuminaire. We have to adapt tactfully and still be open-minded enough to make changes and have fun. ^_~ <3