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questions about characters pc and npc
SoulCatcher78:
--- Quote from: Ancalagon on February 09, 2010, 08:14:56 PM ---any system where a GM can make up an NPC's stat on the fly has a really good thing going for it! I rather spend more time thinking about NPC's motivations etc and less over complex character stating.
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Exactly, some systems (D&D 3.x I'm lookin' at you) took the NPC stat thing way to much importance. If I want a single shot NPC I should be able to do so (and not feel like I'm shorting the players). The more I read about how this is supposed to be used/played, the more excited I get to see the final product.
Ancalagon:
To get back on track...
There are a few supernatural creatures that have been better covered that may make good PCs.
(click to show/hide)Ms. Gard is probably a Valkyrie. (click to show/hide)Glau (spelling?) was a half Djinn I believe. I saw someone on a blog that was listed to this site where a ghoul was used... Would all this work easily in the game?
iago:
A valkyrie would be tough -- the way we see her, she's got a refresh cost of -13, at least.
A jann might be easy, might not be -- we know very little about what their capabilities are.
A ghoul is technically an option with a refresh cost (as we estimate it) of -7 ... but dude, "Ghouls can go through 40 to 50 lbs of meat a day, preferably human." So, ew. I'd find it a tonal mismatch for my own game, but that doesn't mean you can't lobby your own GM. (Meat bribe?)
Ancalagon:
I admit its' rather hard with the first two, since we've only met two individual of their race... and we don't know if they are average, exceptional or "runts of the litter".
The meat... yeah I had forgotten about that bit. I'll note that it's a "can" not a "must". The body count otherwise from ghouls would be horrendous, there is no way they could hide. I'm just re-reading the series now, and I haven't reached ghouls yet, so I will need to refresh my memory (and take notes!)
iago:
--- Quote from: Ancalagon on February 12, 2010, 02:32:43 AM ---The meat... yeah I had forgotten about that bit. I'll note that it's a "can" not a "must". The body count otherwise from ghouls would be horrendous, there is no way they could hide. I'm just re-reading the series now, and I haven't reached ghouls yet, so I will need to refresh my memory (and take notes!)
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It's must-ish. They have very poor control over their appetites. :)
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