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As has been stated before, it doesn't take a tragic fall. Just a really bad stroke of dumb luck to enter the shadows.
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May 27 2011, 09:19 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 14,358 Joined: 2-December 07 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Member No.: 14,465 |
How about dumb luck and a tragic fall?
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May 27 2011, 09:36 PM
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QUOTE (CanRay @ May 26 2011, 08:04 PM)  QUOTE (AStarshipforAnts @ May 26 2011, 07:37 PM) IMHO, background is most important. I usually start out with a character, then stat them out later. Thank Ghost I'm not alone in that opinion. No you most definitely aren't, i also build most of my characters like that(all that aren't dicepool exercises of somekind) Well to be precise, i make up character of some kind(from a pretty long piece of background to few word concept) and then build her witch usually ends up influencing the background, so i then tweak to background witch ends up influencing the build and so on, it's vicious cycle i tell you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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May 27 2011, 09:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 1-April 11 Member No.: 26,456 |
How about some tragic luck?
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May 27 2011, 09:44 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 515 Joined: 27-May 10 From: Helios Space Station, L3 solar LaGrange Point Member No.: 18,624 |
QUOTE (Mäx @ May 27 2011, 06:36 PM) Well to be precise, i make up character of some kind(from a pretty long piece of background to few word concept) and then build her witch usually ends up influencing the background, so i then tweak to background witch ends up influencing the build and so on, it's vicious cycle i tell you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Yes. It always happens. There is no end to it! |
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May 27 2011, 10:10 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,803 Joined: 3-February 08 From: Finland Member No.: 15,628 |
QUOTE (AStarshipforAnts @ May 28 2011, 12:44 AM) Yes. It always happens. There is no end to it! The most annoying part for my main character build is that they changed the rules for karmagen between when i started building her and now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sarcastic.gif) so know i have to modify a 1000 karma build of her with the new costs (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) |
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May 27 2011, 10:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 492 Joined: 28-July 09 Member No.: 17,440 |
Kinda funny to see that the bulk majority of mages doing shadow work are doing shadow work because they can't do corporate work.
I really expected to see a few backstories with their mages having moral issues with working for a corp. Heck, a ton of the traditions and mentor spirits have honor codes that don't allow for a lot of the actions and work that a corporate mage might be required to do. Wouldn't they have some sort of inner conflict if their orders/research contradicted their tradition's values? Wouldn't they lose magical power if they acted in a way that went against the teachings of their tradition/totem/mentor spirit? |
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May 27 2011, 11:58 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 1-April 11 Member No.: 26,456 |
The most common magical tradition in the corp world is the hermetic, which sees magic as a science for the most part. While some mages certainly would have moral qualms, it is feasible that most would see their darker pursuits as justified.
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