I have an idea for a clued in bartender for an upcoming game and I got to thinking "what if the bar itself is alive?".
I don't mean can move around and speak, but alive in the same sense that the TARDIS is alive. I also envisioned that the building could be a kind of repository of information, sort of like Bob.
Any Ideas?
-E

Hi,
I'm the other GM, and in my defense I was mostly concerned with the laws of magic (on the story side), and breaking a mystery by reading someone's mind (on the fun side).
That said, I have no real objection to psychic communication or reading surface thoughts. That could actually lead to some very interesting role play situations.

DS: Hi Mr. Bad guy. I'm Detective Smith and this is my partner Detective Weston, we need to ask you some questions.
DW: ++ask him where he was last night++
DS: So where were you last night?
BG: I was at the bar all night (oh jeez I better not mention the warehouse)
DW: ++ he was in a warehouse part of the night++
DS: You wern't in a warehouse on the lower east side?
etc.

This is something we used in a Champions game and it worked fine.


I'm just not thrilled about the idea of a psychic going up to a suspect and ripping all of the evidence from their minds, kinda ruins the mystery thing.
And I still say that we are bumping into the 4th(?) law of magic, psychics are just untrained minor talents.


By the way Bruce I DO drink cider 
-E