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> Martyr mentor Spirit, final design after careful consideration
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post Mar 16 2007, 05:46 PM
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Personally, I think that laughingowl's revision comes closer to the author's original intent, if the mentor spirit is intended to be inclusive of things such as suicide bombers without classifying them as twisted way.


I'll put a question out there. Anyone think this would be a fun mentor spirit to actually have for a character, or is it more likely to be the sole province of NPCs?


I think as written, it would be very difficult to play as there is usually too much self-interest necessary to fit into a standard game and or team. You might want to buy that power focus, but would such a character realistically do that when there is so much good that you could do with that money. You can justify it in various ways, but you need the right environment. After all, you can't say that you need the focus to help you fight the forces of evil if you're only ripping off prototypes for nuyen.

And I think few players would be willing to identify with the mindset. Genuine sacrifice for the greater good is admirable, but someone who goes out looking for ways to harm themselves for other people has a different goal, I think. Historical figures who have made great sacrifices, did so out of necessity, not a psychological desire to be a martyr. IMHO, anyway. I could actually see "Martyr" as being the twisted way version of Pheonix, as Wasabi sort of mentioned. Still wanting heroism and glory, but depressed, troubled and fixed on the idea that their death is the means to it.
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