 On the subject of freaks, Building a more distinctive 'Runner |
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 Jan 15 2008, 08:22 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl  Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490  |
...my namesake PC, she's only 4'10". |
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Jan 15 2008, 08:30 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,241 Joined: 10-August 02 Member No.: 3,083 |
Ah, I see. Well, the other thing I was hoping for in this thread (I'm going to give it a try when I have the time) would be some examples of useful flamboyance. For example, I imagine having retractable poisoned fangs could be a useful last resort for a face. Has anyone actually used any of the sea-going cyberware? Fins, gills, etc?
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Jan 15 2008, 08:31 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
once when i was building the thing from the black lagoon . . of course an orc *g*
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Jan 15 2008, 08:46 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 76 Joined: 12-September 07 Member No.: 13,233 |
Awesome. Maybe I have the bland trait. |
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Jan 15 2008, 09:06 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
Usefull Flamboyance would be Blurr . . basically Ruthenium pure on Skin, Suit and Cloak who used it to appear blurry to the whole world. . . and DeSynch who used extensive ear/voice hardware to make his voice be not in synch with his lip-movement . .
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Jan 15 2008, 09:20 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
Well for the Short One it is a combination of things.
1. her height - human only 4'10" tall 2. her long silvery white hair (natural) 3. Rising Sun motif tattoo around her right eye, 4. full back tattoo of a white lily 5. incorporates gymnastics moves into her melee fighting 6. uses twin revolvers ala Doc Holladay style. 7. dresses in a an odd mix of modern and old wild west styles 8. speaks in "cowboy" lingo (when not speaking in Japanese) 9. curses like Yosemite Sam 10. wary of strange elves Distinctive enough? |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:00 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
no *g* at least half of those traits are a regular occurance in my characters / in the characters in the group i am playing in *g* |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:06 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
How bout an Albino (ultra-pale blue eyes with silver rims on the irises, silver hair, milk-white skin version) Elf who is never without his staff (weapon focus), has a virtual menagerie of Spirits bound to him, dresses in the finest clothes, wears gloves at all times, and uses the Sterilize spell every time he walks to a new location, without fail, and is probably more snooty than the Princes of the Tir themselves?
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Jan 15 2008, 10:15 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,241 Joined: 10-August 02 Member No.: 3,083 |
Great Horny-toads? |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:20 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
so, you're playing joe-average from the dandelion-eaters? |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:23 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...yep. Her term for elves is "long-eared galoots." |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:31 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
would one actually have to be american or something to understand that? x.x i'm guessing horny toads should be trolls and/or orcs . . but what the hell is a galoot? |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:35 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
LOL Not quite, but given the arrogance of the elves, I can sorta see that. |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:37 PM
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Genuine Artificial Intelligence Group: Members Posts: 4,019 Joined: 12-June 03 Member No.: 4,715 |
One would've had to have seen the character of Yosemite Sam in the old Warner Bros Bugs Bunny cartoons. I wouldn't worry about it. |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:40 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
okay, let's get back to topic *g*
another one of my usefull freaks was the beast who, at his"day"job was a bartender . . being able to jump "climb a good distance and having the ability to hold things with your feet is a very usefull trait for a barkeeper *g* |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:43 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I'm not quite sure I'd actually want to be served by a bartender who uses his feet. :eek:
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Jan 15 2008, 10:44 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
as long as they are clean, you are not to complain about fast and spectacular service <.<
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Jan 15 2008, 10:47 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Is that like a directive from the official tavern overlord or something? :D |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:53 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
that, and you don't really wanna make somebody angry who can grab you by the shoulders with his feet and carry you half way across the room while hanging from the ceiling with his hands do you? *g*
think the librarian from the unseen university on discworld . . kinda like that as a bartender ^^ |
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Jan 15 2008, 10:57 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
I would still object if he was serving me with his feet. :P :D
Seriously though, he is in a service industry, where he has to deal with the public, typically (but not always) in a heath-conscious manner. A business where the perception of cleanliness is usually just as important as cleanliness itself. This guy would have few customers in my games (and in real life as far as I am concerned), unless he tended bar at the only sleaze hole tavern for miles around. |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:15 PM
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Deus Absconditus Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,742 Joined: 1-September 03 From: Downtown Seattle, UCAS Member No.: 5,566 |
Interestingly, I was thinking about this the other day. Recently, my street sam had to ditch his old doss and get himself a new lifestyle, and the best one his fixer could secure for him (physically, I mean, in terms of the housing) was a Medium, up from Low. Now, despite the fact that his rent is somewhat higher, his rent can't have ballooned THAT much. He's not living in a mansion. It's still an apartment. So I started thinking about how to rationalize how he's been spending his money now that he knows that people from past jobs are interested in killing him.
See, he's got a high disguise skill and makes a habit of changing faces. So I thought, "Why not spend that extra money per month on extra plastic surgery and outlandish body mods?" Tattoos that he gets removed a couple of weeks after getting. Light bands under the skin. Fiber optics woven into his hair, but not implanted. Minor nano injections for bioluminescent patches. Since the character lives in Capitol Hill, I figure people with odd body mods is de rigeur for the locals. And given that all these kinds of operations are mall-clinic level, why can't those kinds of mods be the 2070 equivalent of getting your hair done? I've always favored a slightly more distinctive countercultural style for my SR, though. |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:15 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,416 Joined: 4-March 06 From: Albuquerque Member No.: 8,334 |
He'd need to keep his feet as clean as his hands, and then use a rag he kept on a sterilized stainless steel ball to pick up beers and drinks and glasses to make sure his own feet/hands/things never touched the bottles/glasses/whatever. Then it might become a nice gimmick...
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Jan 15 2008, 11:16 PM
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The ShadowComedian Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,538 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Hamburg, AGS Member No.: 13,525 |
or he is working in a jungle themed club or something that is the place for people with such augmentations or abilities to be or the last sleaze-hole in the whole barrens . . or basically anything in between *g*
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Jan 15 2008, 11:25 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...whether a set of traits and unique appearance qualifies for Distinctive Style depends on the GM and nature of the campaign to some extent. The GM that I ran her under did consider her appearance and mannerisms to be unique enough to qualify her for the Distinctive Style quality as long as I played her consistently so. So one really doesn't necessarily need to be totally bizarre looking to have the flaw. The character just needs a few quirks or traits that stand out enough by which people can easily remember and identify her with. |
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Jan 15 2008, 11:30 PM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
That'd work. :D |
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