Racial Property bootstrap "best practices"

[Gumbytie]

So looking for a consensus from fellow content authors. When creating specific Racial Properties that essentially are a Hindrance, do you just create a stand-alone Racial Property or actually bootstrap the Hindrance in as well.

An example would be Outsider, many races seem to have a version of this. So do you?

1. Racial Property - Outsider (with an Eval script for Charisma/Persuasion modifiers).

or

2. Racial Property - Outsider, bootstrap appropriate level Hindrance Outsider

Just a bit curious, that is all. Looking over my own files I seem to have done a bit of both. Not even consistent in my own work

 

[TCArknight]

For me, if there's an Hindrance (or an Edge) already then I will bootstrap it. At least I've tried to be consistent with it, but like you I can't say I always have been.

 

[zarlor]

It's been so very long since I've even done a data file (despite having done a bunch of them) that I really don't remember what I did. I THINK if there was an available hindrance I'd probably bootstrap that if I could, otherwise I'd build it out standalone. In practice I wouldn't be surprise if I did more of them standalone, though, because I think bootstrapping things was sometimes harder to do in older versions of the ruleset we had. I really can't remember for sure, though.

 

[CapedCrusader]

For me, it depends on if there are any special properties to this version of the Hindrance. Outsider is a good example. Some versions have specific text that it is good to include. It also depends on if the Hindrance has a bunch of background code I would have to duplicate if I didn't bootstrap. But I try to bootstrap whenever I can, just so there aren't multiple versions I have to keep track of.