Wealth seems to be a specific beast under this framework. Technically, would it be possible to have Wealth 1 then Particular Trait Obscene Wealth 1 and how would you play that? The rest of the Universal Traits seem broad enough to avoid this. (Of course, this could be navigated at the table to avoid such a contradiction…)
Matt, here's one idea. Wealth 1 + Obscene Wealth 1 means that your wealth is not that liquid and that you are not that good with money either. This would work for someone who gets a big pay out from a trust fund every month, so they can have lots of stuff that even regular wealth can't buy, perhaps gifts from relatives, or not-so-wise purchases of your own. So you buy an armor-plated Humvee on a whim, but you have trouble filling up your Humvee two weeks later, and you've got to bum rides or borrow money from your friends who wonder at your inability to manage your money. The main point is that a universal trait of 1 is a weakness, and you can't get away from it by purchasing a particular trait. Or I could make Wealth of 4 a prerequisite for any level of Obscene Wealth, but I prefer my first answer.
Wealth seems to be a specific beast under this framework. Technically, would it be possible to have Wealth 1 then Particular Trait Obscene Wealth 1 and how would you play that? The rest of the Universal Traits seem broad enough to avoid this. (Of course, this could be navigated at the table to avoid such a contradiction…)
Matt, here's one idea. Wealth 1 + Obscene Wealth 1 means that your wealth is not that liquid and that you are not that good with money either. This would work for someone who gets a big pay out from a trust fund every month, so they can have lots of stuff that even regular wealth can't buy, perhaps gifts from relatives, or not-so-wise purchases of your own. So you buy an armor-plated Humvee on a whim, but you have trouble filling up your Humvee two weeks later, and you've got to bum rides or borrow money from your friends who wonder at your inability to manage your money. The main point is that a universal trait of 1 is a weakness, and you can't get away from it by purchasing a particular trait. Or I could make Wealth of 4 a prerequisite for any level of Obscene Wealth, but I prefer my first answer.