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 Mar 12 2010, 04:43 PM
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So, I'm getting ready to run my first real attempt at a Shadowrun game. I expressed my wishes for my players to have a pretty decently filled out background, which so far they've done pretty well. Thing is, they've left some major holes open for me to take advantage of.
One of them is set on having a dependent NPC, in the form of a little girl. I'm meeting with him tonight to roll up the character and have him explain this further. Aside from the obvious getting her kidnapped or endangered in some way, I'm looking for some other out-of-the-box methods of using this. Also, does anyone know of a quality that he can use to represent this, or should we just keep it to his background and roleplaying? The other one isn't as big. He just has a brother who is a big time hacker and fixer. Still, any ideas with this one are helpful, too. |
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iamZebulun PC Backgrounds Mar 12 2010, 04:43 PM
Namelessjoe the little girl could get hooked on BTL's or o... Mar 12 2010, 05:07 PM Ascalaphus Turn it around
Instead of the little girl gettin... Mar 12 2010, 05:08 PM Mongoose There's a "Dependents" quality in th... Mar 12 2010, 05:15 PM
Draco18s QUOTE (Mongoose @ Mar 12 2010, 12:15 PM) ... Mar 12 2010, 05:34 PM iamZebulun You're right that I shouldn't punish the c... Mar 12 2010, 05:26 PM iamZebulun Also, was kind of thinking of exploring the angle ... Mar 12 2010, 05:28 PM Warlordtheft What if she wants to be a shadow runner though? ..... Mar 12 2010, 05:34 PM iamZebulun QUOTE (Warlordtheft @ Mar 12 2010, 11:34 ... Mar 12 2010, 05:41 PM Creel QUOTE (iamZebulun @ Mar 12 2010, 11:41 AM... Mar 12 2010, 05:45 PM rumanchu Well, aside from the stuff that's already been... Mar 12 2010, 07:58 PM ZeroPoint I have a character right now that has Dependants (... Mar 12 2010, 08:48 PM The Jake I'd leave the Dependent out of it for now but ... Mar 12 2010, 11:55 PM Saint Sithney How to threaten a character with the dependent neg... Mar 13 2010, 12:14 AM Ascalaphus Babysitters are a good one.
Instead of seeing Dep... Mar 13 2010, 02:58 AM Whipstitch A 10 or 15 point dependent is likely to have some ... Mar 13 2010, 08:05 AM Eugene You can play on the mother or other relatives. ... Mar 13 2010, 01:07 PM Saint Sithney "Hi, Honey. Sorry daddy was five weeks late ... Mar 13 2010, 05:59 PM MikeKozar Consider her getting 'adopted' by a stray ... Mar 13 2010, 07:10 PM wind_in_the_stones The number of build points spent on the particular... Mar 15 2010, 03:31 AM KCKitsune Here's an idea: the kid is "wiz" (r... Mar 15 2010, 03:58 AM Headshot_Joe Tool up honey-bunny, it's time to get bad guys... Mar 15 2010, 05:52 AM toturi QUOTE (Headshot_Joe @ Mar 15 2010, 01:52 ... Mar 15 2010, 06:21 AM SpellBinder Don't forget the "Perfect Roommate" ... Mar 15 2010, 06:18 AM Draco18s QUOTE (SpellBinder @ Mar 15 2010, 01:18 A... Mar 15 2010, 03:08 PM CanadianWolverine I am thinking Cowboy Bebop for some reason, was th... Mar 15 2010, 08:04 AM SpellBinder Yes, there was. Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky I... Mar 15 2010, 08:23 AM Wuerfelwerfer If she's already in her teens, she might bring... Mar 15 2010, 11:12 AM CanadianWolverine QUOTE (Wuerfelwerfer @ Mar 15 2010, 04:12... Mar 16 2010, 06:27 AM iamZebulun Well, I really won't have to worry about who t... Mar 21 2010, 07:55 AM Draco18s QUOTE (iamZebulun @ Mar 21 2010, 03:55 AM... Mar 21 2010, 03:33 PM iamZebulun QUOTE (Draco18s @ Mar 21 2010, 09:33 AM) ... Mar 21 2010, 04:35 PM Whipstitch Honestly, I wouldn't blame the player or even ... Mar 21 2010, 06:39 PM Tachi That's too bad, you had an opportunity to stat... Mar 21 2010, 09:25 AM MatrixJargon I read that backwards at first and thought you sai... Mar 21 2010, 10:35 PM Saint Sithney Shame when a person can't learn to be more fle... Mar 21 2010, 10:46 PM Whipstitch Neither does stroking your ego over your ability t... Mar 22 2010, 01:55 AM Draco18s QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Mar 21 2010, 09:55 PM... Mar 22 2010, 03:04 AM Saint Sithney QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Mar 21 2010, 05:55 PM... Mar 22 2010, 08:36 AM toturi QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Mar 22 2010, 04:36... Mar 22 2010, 09:03 AM iamZebulun QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Mar 22 2010, 02:36... Mar 23 2010, 07:37 AM Whipstitch EDIT
Couldn't tell that was a link on my teen... Mar 22 2010, 03:09 AM Draco18s QUOTE (Whipstitch @ Mar 21 2010, 11:09 PM... Mar 22 2010, 04:16 AM Saint Sithney In society? Not so much, but it's a fantasy s... Mar 22 2010, 09:46 AM EuroShadow QUOTE (iamZebulun @ Mar 12 2010, 06:43 PM... Mar 22 2010, 12:03 PM MikeKozar I was just flipping through a copy of Fields of Fi... Mar 23 2010, 09:18 AM Saint Sithney Just the difficulties of a moral man having no opt... Mar 23 2010, 09:30 PM iamZebulun I really was looking forward to the idea. When we... Mar 25 2010, 03:51 AM Draco18s Ask him if he's seen Ocean's 11. Ask him ... Mar 25 2010, 04:10 AM The Jake Simple fact is that not everyone gets a buzz over ... Mar 25 2010, 04:15 AM Glyph Shadowrun isn't a white hat and black hat game... Mar 25 2010, 04:48 AM The Jake I said from the onset that my campaign was dark an... Mar 25 2010, 06:28 AM Whipstitch Yeah, see, I agree with that stance. I have no iss... Mar 25 2010, 06:58 AM Saint Sithney Or maybe you're just misconstruing things so t... Mar 26 2010, 12:05 PM The Jake QUOTE (Saint Sithney @ Mar 26 2010, 12:05... Mar 27 2010, 01:52 PM Whipstitch I run into at least one just about every time I st... Mar 27 2010, 01:48 AM Triggvi one way to use a dependent but never truly harm he... Mar 27 2010, 02:06 AM Triggvi Holes in a background are playgrounds for GM to fi... Mar 27 2010, 02:09 AM  |
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