SR Politics, Or, The Messiah gets elected |
SR Politics, Or, The Messiah gets elected |
Oct 30 2009, 02:45 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
Obama is some type of savior?
Now, I'm not looking to debate politics, but this article made me wonder about the SR future. How would you incorporate celebrity-like politicians and their adoring fans/worshipers into your SR game? ------ My idea: A politician making serious headway in a local election where his supporters literally think him (or her) divine. The team is hired to advance/destroy his bid. |
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Oct 30 2009, 02:57 AM
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Cybernetic Blood Mage Group: Members Posts: 3,472 Joined: 11-March 06 From: Northeastern Wyoming Member No.: 8,361 |
Given the state of the Sixth World, rabid fans declaring their favorite politician, CEO, brand of soda to be divine and everything else hellspawn should be the norm as opposed to the exception. And of course, the truth is that no-one and nothing is ever as "shiny" as the fanboys want it to be.
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Oct 30 2009, 03:18 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,899 Joined: 29-October 09 From: Leiden, the Netherlands Member No.: 17,814 |
My plan is to write a short newssheet for every session. About four lines each about bussiness, politics, culture, crime and sports. It'll allow some name-dropping of NPCs, products, and even occasionally plot-related information.
If you want to run a story about a much-hyped NPC, you should make people feel the hype by having references to the NPC everywhere. |
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Oct 30 2009, 03:33 AM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
My plan is to write a short newssheet for every session. About four lines each about bussiness, politics, culture, crime and sports. It'll allow some name-dropping of NPCs, products, and even occasionally plot-related information. If you want to run a story about a much-hyped NPC, you should make people feel the hype by having references to the NPC everywhere. I used to produce a Newsletter (2 page for Champions (in 3 variations), and 12-24 pages in Vampire) for each month of play, and it worked out wonderfully... allowed me to introduce a great many things in a somewhat subtle manner... Keep the Faith |
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Oct 30 2009, 04:54 AM
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Street Doc Group: Admin Posts: 3,508 Joined: 2-March 04 From: Neverwhere Member No.: 6,114 |
This idea is hardly new to SR. There are cults that worship Dunklzan/Ghostwalker. Plus Dunklezan's whole schtick was that he was a media whore who became the first blac... er non-metahuman president.
Oh, and Sting is a douche bag. |
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Oct 30 2009, 05:04 AM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,849 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Melbourne, Australia Member No.: 872 |
My plan is to write a short newssheet for every session. About four lines each about bussiness, politics, culture, crime and sports. It'll allow some name-dropping of NPCs, products, and even occasionally plot-related information. If you want to run a story about a much-hyped NPC, you should make people feel the hype by having references to the NPC everywhere. I have been meaning to do this for so long.... I'm just too constrained for time. So much so, I can barely run my campaign as it is. - J. |
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Oct 31 2009, 12:04 AM
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Prime Runner Ascendant Group: Members Posts: 17,568 Joined: 26-March 09 From: Aurora, Colorado Member No.: 17,022 |
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Oct 31 2009, 12:58 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Obama is some type of savior? Now, I'm not looking to debate politics, but this article made me wonder about the SR future. How would you incorporate celebrity-like politicians and their adoring fans/worshipers into your SR game? Did you perhaps miss the entire Dunkelzahn campaign? ~J |
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Oct 31 2009, 01:10 AM
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Cybernetic Blood Mage Group: Members Posts: 3,472 Joined: 11-March 06 From: Northeastern Wyoming Member No.: 8,361 |
What made it even worse was that the devs allowed "the fans" to vote, I mean who did they expect to win given the people voting?
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Oct 31 2009, 05:08 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
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Oct 31 2009, 10:55 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
at the other end of the scale in that race was Brackhaven who was the klan member arguing that non-humans were impure. IO suspect you'd see more of this than fan boys- I mean really- and ORK???? negative adds are bed enough today when it's just 2 white men.
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Oct 31 2009, 11:09 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 6-March 07 From: Seattle, UCAS Member No.: 11,168 |
I have been meaning to do this for so long.... I'm just too constrained for time. So much so, I can barely run my campaign as it is. - J. I actually have been doing this for the last couple campaigns I've run and found it very helpful and only to take about 15-30 minutes total after the first time. I used MS publisher to make a very simple template, and just replace the articles and change the date every time. I only have two actual stories, and then a couple of small tag lines. I found it very helpful for reinforcing things such as the popularity of a new drug, the scale at which a gang is operating, or other larger ideas like that. It also was a way to drop an idea and see what the players thought of it. I essentially just limit it to a Scream Sheet since I don't have enough time to fully flesh it out (though since one group member is about to start running exalted I will have more time to plan my sessions thankfully...) |
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Nov 1 2009, 01:58 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Did you perhaps miss the entire Dunkelzahn campaign? Did they ever mention how the voting split regarding the candidates? IIRC very few people actually bothered to send the forms back and the result was fairly slanted to Dunkelzahn but it would be interesting to know how the others did. |
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