 Free Sprites, Any Ideas How They Work? |
  Apr 19 2008, 06:41 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 95 Joined: 23-June 07 From: Akron, OH Member No.: 11,993  |
Due to the TM in my game's mental disorder, she ended up summoning 2 sprites while she was "not there" mentally, so I ruled that they went free rather than following orders of someone who was effectively catatonic. My question now is what should I do with these sprites? Any ideas out there?
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Apr 19 2008, 06:51 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
I would bet money that there's info in Unwired.
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Apr 19 2008, 08:24 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,009 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Paris, France Member No.: 9,466 |
They become free software.
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Apr 19 2008, 08:42 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
But are they open source?
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Apr 19 2008, 08:46 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,009 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Paris, France Member No.: 9,466 |
They have to, in order to be Free software.
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Apr 19 2008, 08:58 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,148 Joined: 27-February 06 From: UCAS Member No.: 8,314 |
That depends on whether you mean "free as in speech" or "free as in beer."
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Apr 19 2008, 11:47 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 497 Joined: 16-April 08 From: Alexandria, VA Member No.: 15,900 |
Well, the sidebar on page 236 mentions that uncontrolled sprites likely to act like uncontrolled spirits. I would reason that a "free sprite" would exhibit behavior similar to that of a free spirit. Everything involving sprites closely resembles spirits so that'd be the first thing I'd look to for inspiration.
I don't know what the character's exact mental issues are, but I would use the character's personality and frame of mind at the time they were compiled to figure out what they're like. Something on a subconcious level would have likely scripted them...Perhaps they would be like the character's mental problems personified? |
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Apr 20 2008, 12:18 AM
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Illuminate of the New Dawn Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 317 Joined: 9-June 03 From: Seattle 'Plex, UCAS Member No.: 4,700 |
The download themselves onto multiple optical chips and send themselves around the country to every mail drop as UCAS Online free trial subscriptions.
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