 Old Runners, Seniors in the Shadows |
 Nov 19 2005, 12:37 AM
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Anyone here ever played an old runner. I mean someone who should be retired, and would be in any other job, but for some reason won't hang up the guns or the mageblade?
I have been inspired to make a character by watching several movies with awesome, and dangerous old men. One of the is Sam Elliot, who I know could kick my ass anytime he wanted to, and the other is Billy Connolley, specifically his role as Il Duce in The Boondock Saints. He's just so cool. But seriously, these guys are a little past their prime physically, but totally make up for it in slickness, professionalism, and just plain smarts. What kinds of difficulties might an older runner face? What kind of traits would they have that would really flesh out the character? |
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Musashi Forever Old Runners Nov 19 2005, 12:37 AM
Lindt Yep, I run a one shot game every year at Gencon th... Nov 19 2005, 01:06 AM Syd He'll have to overcome bias from Johnsons/fixe... Nov 19 2005, 01:08 AM Velocity It also depends on what you mean by "old.... Nov 19 2005, 01:47 AM Toptomcat I think FastJack is about sixty, actually.
As for... Nov 19 2005, 01:56 AM TheNarrator I seem to recall that FastJack was born in 1999, m... Nov 19 2005, 02:14 AM Feshy QUOTE (Toptomcat) I think FastJack is about sixty,... Nov 19 2005, 03:03 AM Musashi Forever Thanks for all of the responses guys.
I am thin... Nov 19 2005, 10:19 AM Grinder I play a 40-yeard-old ex-cop, who started running ... Nov 19 2005, 10:35 AM brohopcp For creating a starting character that was old, I... Nov 19 2005, 10:53 AM Critias Or, instead of changing the rules, you can just as... Nov 19 2005, 01:18 PM Edward An old character dose not necessarily have all old... Nov 19 2005, 01:55 PM DocMortand For inspiration you can always watch Bubba Ho-Tep.... Nov 19 2005, 09:14 PM Teulisch well, for orks and trolls, 'old' isnt as o... Nov 19 2005, 10:10 PM TheNarrator I'm just going to note that the average lifeti... Nov 19 2005, 10:49 PM Musashi Forever "Way of the Gun" and "Bubba Ho-Tep... Nov 19 2005, 11:58 PM ShadowDragon8685 Wasen't I the first person to bring this up? W... Nov 20 2005, 08:21 AM SL James QUOTE (Critias @ Nov 19 2005, 07:18 AM) Or, i... Nov 20 2005, 10:02 AM Herald of Verjigorm I'll just add that an old runner doesn't n... Nov 20 2005, 01:53 PM The Stainless Steel Rat "There is only one thing you can assume about... Nov 20 2005, 06:26 PM Herald of Verjigorm QUOTE (The Stainless Steel Rat @ Nov 20 2005,... Nov 20 2005, 06:57 PM eidolon QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm) I'll just add that... Nov 20 2005, 07:21 PM RunnerPaul QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm) No, but people do tend... Nov 21 2005, 03:04 AM nick012000 Or the Senile Rambling specialization of the Intim... Nov 21 2005, 03:11 AM Mensche old runners...every group can benefit from one.
th... Nov 21 2005, 06:36 AM ElFenrir I had a character who was sort of modeled a bit af... Nov 21 2005, 08:38 AM DocMortand Easy way to get the entire group cracking up - sta... Nov 21 2005, 09:04 AM hyzmarca It must be said, so I'll say it.
If you ar... Nov 21 2005, 05:32 PM The Stainless Steel Rat QUOTE (Herald of Verjigorm) QUOTE (The Stainless S... Nov 21 2005, 06:28 PM Sahandrian Only things like this we've had in our games h... Nov 21 2005, 07:58 PM Kyoto Kid QUOTE (The Stainless Steel Rat)I think it's gr... Nov 21 2005, 10:07 PM Sahandrian Leela sounds a lot like Rei, the youngest member o... Nov 22 2005, 12:14 AM
Kesh I still want to play an older, cranky street mage ... Nov 22 2005, 01:40 AM  |
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