For the Spider playbook advance Functional Advice, I’m trying to get a grip on what the language means:
When you indulge your Vice, you may adjust the dice outcome by 1 or 2
Mostly, it seems pretty clear, but does it mean when you roll a 6, you can lose 8 stress if desired. Or does the result still cap at 6? Is it “adjust the dice range between 1-6, roll depending ala changing between outcomes the dice could have rolled or does it mean “adjust the dice range between 1-8”, ala up to 2 better than what the dice rolls.
We’ve played it the other way, which does make Functioning Vice the most powerful special ability in the game
It is very powerful and convenient, but I would argue that “A little something on the side” (+2 Stash at the end of each downtime) is more powerful. It grants you 2 Stash, that you can use to have 1 extra downtime action that will clear 3-4 Stress more (akin to Functioning Vice), BUT you could also use those 2 Stash for other things if you prefer.
Yes, Functioning Vice also has the effect of making overindulgence pretty much impossible, but I am not sure this is really an advantage: the effects of overindulgence are FUN and have minimal (if any) mechanical drawbacks.