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 Any ideas for a prostitution campaign?, changeling prostitutes.. heh! |
 Sep 8 2010, 03:21 AM
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Running Target  Group: Members Posts: 1,272 Joined: 22-June 10 From: Omaha. NE Member No.: 18,746  |
QUOTE (jaellot @ Sep 7 2010, 08:14 PM)  am I the only one who thinks this thread, as well as the dragon inhabiting one, are jokes? That's how I read Pg 1 of this thread, up to the warning from admin for publicly stating what they thought. |
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Sep 8 2010, 05:29 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,542 Joined: 30-September 08 From: D/FW Megaplex Member No.: 16,387 |
QUOTE (jaellot @ Sep 7 2010, 08:14 PM) ... shamages ... I think every spellcaster I ever play ever again will be called shamages. QUOTE (CanRay Posted Yesterday, 09:40 PM ) "How do you get a Prostitution Campaign going?" "Well, it IS an election year. You can just run for office." Zing! The whole thing should still be off-screened as just buying a Day Job quality. Maybe some related 'runs to earn some karma to offset the cost. |
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Sep 8 2010, 12:40 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (Neraph @ Sep 8 2010, 12:29 AM) The whole thing should still be off-screened as just buying a Day Job quality. Maybe some related 'runs to earn some karma to offset the cost. And a lot of mental trauma to deal with the nightmare fuel of the creepy Johns and Janes. |
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Sep 8 2010, 04:05 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (Neraph @ Sep 8 2010, 01:29 AM) I think every spellcaster I ever play ever again will be called shamages. sham-wow! |
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Sep 8 2010, 05:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 7-July 10 Member No.: 18,799 |
I feel that despite having few formal rules, no obvious endgame and lots of potential ick-factor, a game based around starting a prostitution ring could make for a very engrossing campaign. It is highly dependent on the players and GMs finding a comfort level and storyline they are both interested in. There have been tons of great suggestions about how to go about doing this.
However, when the people starting the prostitution ring are toxic *and* blood mages (and whatever else I have managed to repress) this starts to seem a little implausible. Even one character like that putting himself out in public (like a pimp) is walking a terribly fine line between god-like power over the usual dregs of the streets and being recognized for what he is and having the world come down on his head. The situation is about as plausible as Winternight stopping their plans for world destruction to sling some crack in the ghetto for a month or two. Asking for serious advice on this topic just seems like trollbaiting (or even trolling). If you want advice on a prostitution ring, ask about prostitution rings, don't open with the words "munchkin", "blood", "toxic" and "mages". |
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Sep 8 2010, 05:54 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
But, but, but then how are the Lesbian Elf Stripper Ninjas going to get their JoyGrrls? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)
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Sep 8 2010, 06:08 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,996 Joined: 1-June 10 Member No.: 18,649 |
QUOTE don't open with the words "munchkin", "blood", "toxic" and "mages". Aren't those Synonyms |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:09 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Sep 8 2010, 05:54 PM) But, but, but then how are the Lesbian Elf Stripper Ninjas going to get their JoyGrrls? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Buy the two-point contact like the rest of us. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:11 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Sep 8 2010, 01:09 PM) Buy the two-point contact like the rest of us. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) Can't argue with that. And you don't have to worry about genocidal magicians that use other people for their "Mana Drain Batteries"! I love it! |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:12 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (CanRay @ Sep 8 2010, 06:11 PM) Can't argue with that. And you don't have to worry about genocidal magicians that use other people for their "Mana Drain Batteries"! I love it! And if you want a discount, just get the Loyalty rating higher. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:14 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,996 Joined: 1-June 10 Member No.: 18,649 |
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Sep 8 2010, 06:12 PM) And if you want a discount, just get the Loyalty rating higher. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) That won't give you a discount. The loyalty rating is for how freaky she'll let you get. |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:18 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 7-July 10 Member No.: 18,799 |
QUOTE (sabs @ Sep 8 2010, 01:14 PM) That won't give you a discount. The loyalty rating is for how freaky she'll let you get. I want to know what a rating 6 favor from a JoyGirl would entail (it's equivalent to loan of equipment up to half a mil!). Probably the best god damned night of my life... |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:18 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (sabs @ Sep 8 2010, 07:14 PM) That won't give you a discount. The loyalty rating is for how freaky she'll let you get. I would handle it like a focus. Either the rating drops the price or ups the freak factor. Resist that account drain or more dice on the *ahem* Sorcery roll. |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:19 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
"Well, it's an extra 10 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) , but, sure I can call you Dunkie if you really want..."
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Sep 8 2010, 06:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 155 Joined: 7-July 10 Member No.: 18,799 |
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Sep 8 2010, 01:18 PM) I would handle it like a focus. Either the rating drops the price or ups the freak factor. Resist that account drain or more dice on the *ahem* Sorcery roll. My my, that's quite a euphemism you have there. |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:20 PM
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Advocatus Diaboli Group: Members Posts: 13,994 Joined: 20-November 07 From: USA Member No.: 14,282 |
It makes the magic happen, silly.
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Sep 8 2010, 06:20 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
QUOTE (The Grue Master @ Sep 8 2010, 01:19 PM) My my, that's quite a euphemism you have there. So that's what the kids are calling it now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:24 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (Yerameyahu @ Sep 8 2010, 06:20 PM) It makes the magic happen, silly. I'm told critical successes can make the earth move. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:33 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (sabs @ Sep 8 2010, 02:08 PM) Aren't those Synonyms I don't think he implied that they were. He's referring to the way to OP started: "I'm don't want to be a munchkin with this thread, but my group of toxic/blood mages wants to start a prostitution ring." Implying that a toxic mage or a blood mage isn't munchkinning (which it may not be, but is by most people's definition, because toxic and blood mages are supposed to be GM tools). |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:35 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,996 Joined: 1-June 10 Member No.: 18,649 |
Sigh
I hear airplanes buzzing the crowd. No, I was saying they were Synonyms. A snark at the Magic balance in the game (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:40 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 10,289 Joined: 2-October 08 Member No.: 16,392 |
QUOTE (sabs @ Sep 8 2010, 02:35 PM) No, I was saying they were Synonyms. A snark at the Magic balance in the game (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Derp, I read "those aren't synonyms." Likely because you finished the sentence with a period* not a question mark. *Or rather, the lack of any punctuation what so ever. |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:48 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (Draco18s @ Sep 8 2010, 06:33 PM) Implying that a toxic mage or a blood mage isn't munchkinning (which it may not be, but is by most people's definition, because toxic and blood mages are supposed to be GM tools). When I can turn a street-level game into a big payoff just by introducing a one-word modifier to my magical opposition, yeah - I'm inclined to say it's a little munchkiny. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 516 Joined: 22-July 10 From: Detroit Member No.: 18,843 |
I've discovered the perfect game system for this idea:
F.A.T.A.L. (yes, somehow I've never actually read the rules for the legendary system until today) |
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Sep 8 2010, 06:55 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,179 Joined: 10-June 10 From: St. Louis, UCAS/CAS Border Member No.: 18,688 |
QUOTE (Mooncrow @ Sep 8 2010, 07:52 PM) I've discovered the perfect game system for this idea: F.A.T.A.L. (yes, somehow I've never actually read the rules for the legendary system until today) ... You know, you're absolutely right. Patty needs to go play F.A.T.A.L. - it has everything the group needs. |
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Sep 8 2010, 07:23 PM
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Old Man Jones Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,415 Joined: 26-February 02 From: New York Member No.: 1,699 |
QUOTE (Doc Chase @ Sep 8 2010, 02:55 PM) ... You know, you're absolutely right. Patty needs to go play F.A.T.A.L. - it has everything the group needs. I heartily endorse this idea. Does F.A.T.A.L. have a discussion forum? -karma |
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