Making a bootstrapped Hindrance not yield a Reward.

      if (field[abilActive].value <> 0) then
        #resmax[resHinder] -= 2
        endif

~ Fix the hindrance and reward point numbers.
hero.child[resHinder].field[resMax].value -= 1
herofield[acMaxMinor].value += 1
herofield[acMaxHindP].value += 1

hero.child[resHinder].field[resMax].value += 1
herofield[acMaxMinor].value += 1
herofield[acMaxHindP].value -= 1

  <!-- Elves Race -->
  <thing
    id="racElven"
    name="Elven"
    compset="Race"
    isunique="yes"
    description="Elves are tall, thin souls with pointed ears and deepset eyes of all different colors. Whether they hail from the forests or hidden valleys, they are all born more graceful than humans, though somewhat slighter. Their long lives also tend to make them a bit wiser.{br}{br}Elves think dwarves are somewhat crude. Humans are too ambitious for their tastes. Half-orcs are downright barbaric.{br}{br}Most elves are content in their secluded homes for hundreds of years, but humans seek to conquer the world even though they live but half a dozen decades or so.{br}{br}Elves live upwards of 300 years. They have fair skin and their hair includes all typical colors, plus shades of silver and blue.">
    <usesource source="OrigRace"/>
    <usesource source="Fantasy"/>
    <bootstrap thing="abAgile"/>
    <bootstrap thing="abThumbElf"/>
    <bootstrap thing="abLowLight"/>
    </thing>

  <!-- All Thumbs Ability - links to hindrance with different description -->
  <thing
    id="abThumbElf"
    name="All Thumbs"
    compset="Simple"
    isunique="yes"
    description="Elves have an inbred dislike of mechanical objects, and thus have the All Thumbs Hindrance. They shun most metallic or manufactured items of any design.">
    <bootstrap thing="hinThumbs"/>
    </thing>

  <!-- Accrue hindrance points into the resource appropriately -->
    <eval index="2" phase="Setup" priority="5000"><![CDATA[
      ~if this hindrance was not add by the user, skip it entirely
      doneif (isuser = 0)

      ~if this hindrace was added as an advance, skip it entirely
      doneif (tagis[Advance.?] <> 0)

      ~consume another hindrance slot or two, depending on the severity
      #resmax[resHinder] += field[hinMajor].value + 1
      ]]></eval>

    <!-- Accrue hindrance points into the resource appropriately -->
    <eval index="3" phase="PreTraits" priority="4000"><![CDATA[
      ~if this hindrance was not add by the user, skip it entirely
    if (field[hinMajor].value <> 0) then
        perform assign[User.HindMajor]
    else
        perform delete[User.HindMajor]
        endif
      ]]></eval>

    </component>

~if this hindrance was not add by the user, skip it entirely
      doneif (isuser = 0)

<thing id="rpLessEdu" name="Less Educated" description="Simian communities are superstitious of “modern” or “futuristic” technology, and traditionally don’t teach technology to their young. Simians begin with the Illiterate Hindrance, and cannot take the following skills at  the  time  of  character  creation:  Driving,  Lockpicking, Knowledge  (Computers,  Electronics,  Science,  and  the like), Piloting, Repair. Simians, can buy this off with two character creation points, or as an Advance." compset="RacialProp" summary="Technology averse">
    <fieldval field="raceCstVal" value="-2"/>
    <usesource source="BrEarth"/>
    <tag group="DomainTerm" tag="Race" name="Race" abbrev="Race"/>
    <tag group="User" tag="LessEdu" name="LessEdu" abbrev="LessEdu"/>
    <bootstrap thing="hinIllit">
      <containerreq phase="Initialize" priority="8000">hero#User.LessEdu</containerreq>
      </bootstrap>
    <eval phase="Setup" priority="5000">#resmax[resHinder] += 1</eval>
    </thing>

<thing id="hinBESIll" name="Illiterate" description="Your hero cannot read. He can probably sign his name and knows what a STOP sign says, but can do little else. He also doesn&apos;t know much about math either. He can probably do 2+2=4, but multiplication and the like are beyond him.{br}{br}Illiterates can&apos;t read or write in any language, by the way, no matter how many they actually speak." compset="Hindrance" summary="Cannot read, write, or do math" uniqueness="unique">
    <usesource source="BrEarth"/>
    <pickreq thing="racSimian"/>
    </thing>

<thing id="edgEducSim" name="Educated Simian" description="A Simian with this Edge is not Illiterate nor limited in the skills they may take." compset="Edge" summary="An educated Simian">
    <fieldval field="shortname" value="Educ Simian"/>
    <usesource source="BrEarth"/>
    <tag group="EdgeType" tag="Background"/>
    <tag group="MinRank" tag="0"/>
    <tag group="User" tag="EducSim"/>
    <eval phase="Initialize" priority="7500">perform hero.delete[User.LessEdu]</eval>
    <pickreq thing="racSimian"/>
    </thing>