Hindrance: Illiterate

Value:
10

Description:
Your character may be extraordinarily intelligent, but they’re totally unable to read. They never learned how. You might think this would be impossible with schooling available so cheaply, but there are ponies who never found the time. This is an absolutely debilitating hindrance for those who rely on most intellect skills, and prevents them from quite a lot of options in life. Illiterate characters are totally incapable of using the skills of Hacking, Science, and Computers, but more importantly are prevented from reading books or any signs they come across in their travels. They may still be fluent in multiple languages, but are unlikely to have received any sort of formal education. Learning to read is a long and arduous process, but if sufficient time and resources are applied, it’s not impossible for a character to buy this hindrance off. Barring extraordinary circumstances, this hindrance can only be gained at character creation.