I was wondering whether Breaking the Rhythm is able to negate item force bonuses because it doesn't specify exactly the source like Creating Order and Shameful Injury.
Breaking the Rhythm and Item Force Bonus
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I was wondering whether Breaking the Rhythm is able to negate item force bonuses because it doesn't specify exactly the source like Creating Order and Shameful Injury.
Under Discussion.
As noted on page 45 of the Ivory Edition Advanced Rulebook, Items to not provide Force (and Chi) Bonuses to their Personality; instead they have stat Modifiers.
These Modifiers work identically to bonuses when calculating a stat, but are not Bonuses themselves.
As such, they will not be negated by Breaking the Rhythm.