 The Twisted Way, more references? |
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 Feb 6 2004, 07:24 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 173 Joined: 4-March 03 Member No.: 4,196  |
Other than the entry in MitS on pg 135, are there any references or rules on the Twisted Way?
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Feb 6 2004, 07:40 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 9-June 02 Member No.: 2,860 |
Yes, it's well known in San Fransisco, mostly as a tourist attraction. Though most people call it "Lombard Street" rather than "The Twisted Way." |
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Feb 6 2004, 07:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 745 Joined: 26-July 03 From: Montréal, QC, Canada Member No.: 5,029 |
Okay, that was a dumb joke but I just damn near snarfed half a cup of tea through my nose. :rotfl:
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Feb 6 2004, 07:46 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Which is doubly funny since Cray was just tea-sing you.
-Siege |
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Feb 6 2004, 07:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 1-January 04 Member No.: 5,948 |
And this is what the twisted way is all about. Adepts using puns to cause extreme pain.
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Feb 6 2004, 07:56 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Adept 1: "Do you know 'The Twisted Way'?"
Adept 2: "Isn't that the 'Twist and Shout' remake?" Adept 3: "I dunno, but if you hum a few bars, I'll fake it." -Siege |
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 Feb 7 2004, 12:38 AM
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The Sewer Jockey Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 857 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Kent, United Kingdom Member No.: 1,197 |
No. And I apologise for the four stooges! They have been taking too much caffeine and not taking their pills... |
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Feb 7 2004, 12:42 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,035 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Anahiem, CA Member No.: 100 |
Good question. As far as I know there aren't, but it would be a cool thing to do a write up on. I've used the Twisted Way a few times in games I run. The make great serial killers. When I ran Brianscan I had an entire floor that Deus was leaving to a tribe of people who had formed there. The tribe was run by a Twisted Adept who slowly turned the tribe of ex-company men into savage barbarians. The players didn't like that floor too much. :vegm:
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Feb 7 2004, 01:19 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 283 Joined: 30-September 03 From: Kenmore, NY, USA Member No.: 5,663 |
Stuff to add to my current Renraku Arcology: shutdown.
Brain Scan, ohhh how fun, another brain to scan. I cross a bit between the corrupted, to me in some ways a toxic shaman is also twisted. She has a pure hate of things because of what the toxins did to her. Ummm anyways, to me there is diffently enough information there to do a bit with. |
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Feb 7 2004, 01:23 AM
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Beetle Eater Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,797 Joined: 3-June 02 From: Oblivion City Member No.: 2,826 |
In Threats 2, the Aleph Society section, we see a passing mention that the Society creates possible twisted followers (using Burnouts).
Remember that twisted and evil are not necessarily the same thing. Sometimes, lust and desperation lead to rape... |
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Feb 7 2004, 01:40 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,035 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Anahiem, CA Member No.: 100 |
Totally. I had a Twisted One in a game once that was ugly and always rejected by girls, so he started to rape then, which lead to taking them home, raping them over and over, them dieing, and him not stopping to rape them. It just depends on how dark you want your games to be. |
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Feb 7 2004, 02:08 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 17-December 03 From: CAS, Houston Member No.: 5,913 |
That's kinda f***ed up, dude. No offense but that's not just dark that's sociopathic. |
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Feb 7 2004, 02:45 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,035 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Anahiem, CA Member No.: 100 |
Well yeah. I guess I had read too much Poppy Z Brite at the time.
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Feb 7 2004, 12:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Paris, France Member No.: 639 |
There's a published adventure, Two Solitudes, in which a n adept of the Twisted Way is involved. Shreck is his name, IIRC.
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Feb 7 2004, 03:12 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
Uep, Schrek it is - the adventure appears in the 'Shadows of the Underworld' adventure book, for those interested. Interesting fellow he thrives on the suffering of his victims so much it increases his strength... (fun geas)
And for those even further interested, he works for [ Spoiler ]
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Feb 7 2004, 06:40 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,759 Joined: 11-December 02 From: France Member No.: 3,723 |
[ Spoiler ]
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Feb 7 2004, 08:25 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 806 |
IIRC the book never mentioned Schrek as being a TW-adept (was MitS out by then?), he just had some funky geas. But it is obvious to anyone who reads it, that he is :].
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Feb 7 2004, 08:34 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
Kellogs... -Siege |
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Feb 8 2004, 01:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 1-January 04 Member No.: 5,948 |
"Tucan, Son of Sam
Tucan, Son of Sam! TUCAN, SON OF SAM!!! snap crackle POP" |
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Feb 8 2004, 02:23 AM
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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 |
Next y'all be saying that the Lucky Charms leprechaun is really a toxic shaman. :D
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Feb 8 2004, 03:23 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 216 Joined: 27-January 04 Member No.: 6,025 |
Nah he's an Immortal Elf. Li'l bastard has been around for years 8) |
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Feb 8 2004, 03:28 AM
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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 doesn't preclude him being a toxic shaman though. ;)
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Feb 8 2004, 04:02 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,065 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Fayetteville, NC Member No.: 3,916 |
An Immortal Toxic? Erk...that's almost as bad as a Vampire Blood Mage.
-Siege |
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Feb 8 2004, 04:11 AM
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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 once used a Vampire Toxic Shaman for a long term adversary in my games. Fun for the whole family! :D
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Feb 8 2004, 02:13 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
It does mention him as 'a physical adept who follows the twisted way (p.54 Awakenings)' - this was back in SR2 though, before MiTS as you said. He's a really nasty piece of work though, for the villain in a published SR adventure. [ Spoiler ]
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