Bad Reaction vs. Good Reaction?

Gnomes get a bonus on bad reactions. Is that good or bad? How does it break down?

Bonus on bad, negative on bad, bonus on good, negative on good. Is a bonus on bad the same as a negative on good? Or are both bonuses good things (or bad things)? I'm confused.

 

So is a positive on good reactions bad? I'm still a little confused as to how it all breaks down.

 

So a positive to good reaction doesn't affect anything?

 

Bonus to a good reaction means that you get the good reaction increase plus a bonus.

"Good evening, sir. Please accept this gift."
Reaction +10

If your character has a good reaction bonus of 5:
"Good evening, sir. Please accept this gift."
Reaction +15

"You, sirrah, are nothing but a blackguard!"
Reaction -10

If your character has a bad reaction bonus of 5:
"You, sirrah, are nothing but a blackguard!"
Reaction -5

So basically a penalty will always make the reaction change number more negative and a bonus will always make it more positive.
Gnomes get a +10 bad reaction bonus. If you insult a beggar the reaction change is -4 or -8 (depending on how you insult them). So a gnome gets a reaction change of -8 + 10 = total change of +2. Therefore beggars like gnomes more and more after every insult.
A silly little oversight really. I suppose I could set the beggar reaction change to -10 to stop gnomes getting any increase from them.

 

Thank you so much! That was really helpful, and I appreciated the examples.