To Stack or not to stack

[Fenn Grunberg]

I've noticed that, mixing origins you can get more than one time the same special ability: as a general and "official" rule, do these bonuses stack? For instance, if I create a Human Mage Wizard Charismatic I would get the Encouragement Special Ability twice: would I give +2 morale buonus (stacking the two bonuses), or just +1 (not stacking them)? 
I think they should stack, even if they are "named" bonuses, because it would make sense trying to specialize the character giving them coherent adn recurring "personality traits and attitudes", rather than saying "Oh, I would like to choose this talent, but I already have this bonus from another source, so I'm going to choose something else. Yes, this is metagame thinking, but many players of mine share this approach.
This is just an example, but there are other possible examples, so I would really like receiving an "official" answer I've not been able to find in the core rulebook so far.
Many Thanks,
Fenn

[Sletchman]

By the rules, some do and some don't.  For example: Encouragement doesn't (it's a morale bonus), but Crunch does (unnamed).

Personally, at my table, I'd let it stack (because it's not at all overpowered, IMO and lets the character still get some bang for their investment).  Most of the guys I know would think the same way and let it stack.  If you/your GM is totally "by the RAW", then no - it doesn't stack.

[Deral]

Actually (for what it's worth), with Encouragement specifically I let it stack so that it may be used twice per scene.

[Sletchman]

Actually (for what it's worth), with Encouragement specifically I let it stack so that it may be used twice per scene.

Of course - I totally forgot it was 1/Scene.  So I totally agree with you.

If it's still a problem for Fenn Grunberg though, I still don't see a problem with letting it be +2 Morale and 1/Scene still (the bonus just isn't big enough to worry me).

[Fenn Grunberg]

Many Many thanks to everybody! I think that probably I'll go with multiple times per scene!