 NPC totem (idol): Disney, evil scariness |
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 Aug 18 2004, 01:02 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 14-March 04 From: Cal Poly: SLO Member No.: 6,155  |
A lot of my group is from the Anaheim area, and has a certain... distaste for disney. I thought I'd cater to that thought and send their team against a disney shaman at some point.
I'm not sure of what exactly this totem would entail, although bonuses to illusions and control manipulations seem to fit. He's going to be an initiate and have invoking, and at some point he'll sommon a great form ___, which will manifest as Chernabog (the demon from fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain). I'd like some ideas for totem flaws and other concepts for this totem though. And what type of spirit that demon would be. Any ideas? |
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Aug 18 2004, 01:07 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 749 Joined: 22-June 02 From: Parts Without Member No.: 2,897 |
Just thinking about an appropriate geas-- singing.
M....I....C........ K....E....Y....... M....O...U...S....E....! I'd also treat the shaman as a pacifist. He can be as manipulative and conniving as you want, but to be in tune with the ideals of Disney, he should draw the line at actually hurting the runners (then again, if one of those animatronic pirates were to go haywire....) |
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Aug 18 2004, 01:07 AM
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Jesus Freak Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 3,141 Joined: 23-April 04 From: Anaheim, CA Member No.: 6,274 |
You do know that in age of Shadowrun, Disney bought almost all of Orange County and made it into a huge Disney Universe. Its been a while since I searched through the CalFree book, but I know its all in there.
I just love the security guards that wear Disney costumes with guns hidden in them... "Mommy? Why is goofy shooting at that man with an uzi?" |
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Aug 18 2004, 01:15 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Small World theme would be crueler. Especially if the GM gets the audio and sets it on repeat as long as the PCs are fighting him. I vote massive, overpowered great form mountain spirit. Arrange the climactic battle in mountainous terrain, and watch how the PCs react to the mountain they are climbing unfolding its wings to better protect the shaman. |
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Aug 18 2004, 01:59 AM
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UMS O.G. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 444 Joined: 18-May 04 Member No.: 6,335 |
Animate + Trid Phantasm = happy smiling moving trees/cars/chairs/teapots.
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Aug 18 2004, 05:20 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
the mountain idea seems like the best. make it part of a theme world, though--Fantasia Land, or something.
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Aug 18 2004, 11:34 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 3-August 04 Member No.: 6,535 |
Or summon spirits in the form of Disney characters.
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Aug 18 2004, 12:14 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Earth Member No.: 1,274 |
Alternatively, have the shaman use plenty of control manipulations to alter the PC's moods. Hey you could even make them sing to the wittle birdies and cute furry animals that come out of the trees to watch them. Then they go berserk and attempt to rip the runners to shreds! :eek: (Images of Homer Simpson going wilderness here :D )
(Actually, when one of my Earthdawn players did his beastmaster karma ritual one of the others dubbed him Bambi due to all the little critters coming out and sitting around his meditation circle.) Hmmm, or then there's the possibility of having a "genie" pop up out of a lamp to continually harass the team. A kind of Uber-Imp perhaps? (See Threats 2) |
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Aug 18 2004, 07:45 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 128 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Winston Salem, NC Member No.: 1,359 |
I gave my team the following information about the 'corp' involved in a kidnapping.
They are based out of Southern CFS somewhere and that they have fairly good intelligence. The also have resources in CSA, Europe and Japan. Then when the encountered the corporate black ops team, 8 strong, 1 human female who was a "The Mouse" Shaman with a tough ally spirit that took the form of a very small, glowing fairy and 7 short metahumans in sec armor. Yes they were dwarves, I couldn't resist. The one tough Physad we had in the group still gets razzed about getting his ass handed to him by Tinkerbell. It was a fun run though, in spite of all the cheese. |
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Aug 18 2004, 10:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 326 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Vigo (Spanish Kingdom) Member No.: 1,446 |
They'd all have to be wearing bright-colored clothes, probably blue, or red, or yellow. And a big, big, smile. :D
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Aug 18 2004, 10:30 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,665 Joined: 26-April 03 From: Sweden Member No.: 4,516 |
I think I'm gonna use this in my campaign!
I can just picture it - hardened shadowrunners fighting their way through a host of cartoon characters to stop the Evil Disney Magician from stealing away a bunch of children... Oh, the possibilities! :grinbig: |
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Aug 19 2004, 10:16 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,925 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 948 |
Hmm, Wile E Coyote Shaman, must have skills like Traps, Explosives, Rocketry at minimum 4 and "Bad Luck" flaw...For the suicidal one you could take "incompetence" flaw on the above skills.
Hated enemy Roadrunner Shaman. Roadrunner shaman likes good food, cant stand still for more than 3,0 seconds and has "Good luck" edge. Must have athletics/running at highest possible skill and maxed out natural quickness. |
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Aug 19 2004, 02:50 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,548 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Don't forget, Roadrunner and the Coyote belong to the Time/Warner/AOL/CNN Shaman, arch nemesis of the Disney shaman.
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Aug 20 2004, 01:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: 14-March 04 From: Cal Poly: SLO Member No.: 6,155 |
Thanks for the help. I'll see how it goes.
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Aug 22 2004, 04:07 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
Oh Goddess! I was once stuck in that ride for 3 hours. A deviously evil thought. He should be powerful in manipulations and illusions and suffer for combat spells. I like the idea that spirits summoned would look like characters |
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Aug 22 2004, 04:08 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
Warner shamans would be more capable of combat and manipulation spells |
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Aug 22 2004, 08:32 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: 2-January 04 From: California Protectorate Member No.: 5,949 |
And if you want to kep in theme with the animated movies, make subtle sex references! :rotfl:
Let us know how it goes. |
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Aug 22 2004, 08:42 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 20-August 04 From: Alive and Breathing Member No.: 6,581 |
For some reason I am picturing a twisted evil Disney, kinda like the 'Cult of the Rat' form the Black Dog game <u>Hole</u>. I'd use a control manipulation simply to make a character talk like Donald or Goofy. That would be funny.
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 Aug 22 2004, 06:27 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 26-February 02 From: DC/NOVA, USA Member No.: 80 |
3 HOURS?!? :eek: I was only trapped for 45 minutes as a kid, and it left emotional scars... :wobble: Y'know, I'm starting to wonder how many of us have been trapped on that same ride for lengthy periods of time, and were traumatized by the experience. I keep hearing about people who've had the same experience, and it's beginning to seem like some sort of conspiracy or secret mind control experiment... :alien: |
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Aug 22 2004, 10:19 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 118 Joined: 20-June 04 Member No.: 6,423 |
It's our world after all It's one world after all It'll be our world after all It's our one big world :D |
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Aug 23 2004, 05:23 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 88 Joined: 13-January 04 Member No.: 5,975 |
How would you drop an anvil out of thin air??? |
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Aug 23 2004, 05:33 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
It's either a visual manifestation of a powerbolt (powerball for the big ones) or a variant elemental manipulation. |
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Aug 23 2004, 05:45 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 16-August 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 6,564 |
New spell, "Summon Anvil". |
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Aug 23 2004, 06:22 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 654 |
I've heard of this happening several times, its got to be getting close to the size of a potential class action lawsuit. |
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