To begin there was always the mystery of wondering what an imms tat did. Especially when a new one pops up. That hope of discovery always motivated me to RP harder to see what potentials could be unlocked. In this way it’s similar to exploring areas looking for new and cool loot.

Also, it was a guaranteed way you could beef your character. You may or may not have known exactly how but you knew it would do something and usually something helpful. In this way it is like skill maxing or working toward an edge.

Tattoos take a lot of work but they are worth the work for the cool boons. Honestly, if I really want to work hard on a character to make it unique with abilities a tattoo power is the way I’m going to go because hoping for a special imm reward beyond something minor like say, a cabal edge, is like grandma hoping to hit the big jackpot at the bingo parlor. It happens to grandmas, sure, just enough for them to all keep trying, but grandma needs to play a ####load of bingo and still have a lucky shamrock for it to happen to her. Especially if she’s hoping to do it more than once.