 New Flaw: Animosity, I hate you all. |
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 Nov 20 2004, 03:10 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 1-March 04 Member No.: 6,112  |
Animosity
Value: -2 to -6 A character with Animosity suffers from a deep-seated, destructive hatred of a certain group or thing. Determining the value of this Flaw requires two steps. First, determine whether this group or thing is Uncommon (-1), Common (-2), or Extremely Common (-3). Then determine the severity of the symptoms: Mild (-1), Moderate (-2) or Beserk (-3). Add together the appropriate point values for the condition and the severity to get the final Flaw value. Uncommon: Groups like porn stars, ghouls or astronauts: things like posters for a particular band, old-style typewriters or laser pointers. Encountering the group/thing happens rarely. Common: Groups like Bear shamans, CAS citizens and baseball fans: things like vending machines and toy balls. Encountering the group/thing could possibly be avoided if the character put an unreasonable amount of effort and inconvenience into it. Extremely Common: Groups like elves, blacks and stupid people: things like soda cans, street signs and cars. It is impossible to avoid encountering the group/thing constantly without becoming a hermit. Mild: The character really hates the group/thing. If a group member, they do whatever they can short of violence to disadvantage that person, and if he could reasonably resort to violence he will do so...but unless it's the sort of thing they usually do, they won't use lethal force. If a thing, they may attempt to damage or destroy it, or maybe hide it, but they won't put too much effort into it. A Willpower (4) test is neccesary to resist if the character needs to. Moderate: The character's hatred is all-consuming. If a group member, they will immediately commence insulting or taunting them as soon as they notice a group member, and will attempt to kill them if it is at all feasable to do so with a few hours' worth of effort. If a thing, they will probably try to completely destroy it, and may stomp on, shoot, or melt the peices. A Willpower (6) test is neccesary to resist the compulsion if the character needs to. Beserk: The character is enraged at the very thought of the group/thing. A group member will be brutally attacked on sight, and quite possibly their body will be mutilated. An object will be destroyed in the most comprehensive manner possible: emptying a full clip of EX-EX into a computer screen, for example, or dynamiting a street sign. A Willpower (6) test is neccesary to resist the compulsion if the character needs to: the number of successes is the number of half-minutes they are able to hold themselves back before succumbing to their rage. Note that a Common or Very Common Beserk character will probably be tied up or imprisoned for most of the time to prevent them from going on a rampage! |
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Nov 20 2004, 03:15 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,751 Joined: 8-August 03 From: Neighbor of the Beast Member No.: 5,375 |
Adversary Shamans are more common than pornstars? What a cruel, evil world we live in... :(
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Nov 20 2004, 03:34 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,901 Joined: 19-June 03 Member No.: 4,775 |
Oh my. It's the new Allergy. Munchkins, start your char gens.
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Nov 20 2004, 03:37 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
Moderate animosity toward "Everyone who isn't on my 'I like' list" has suddenly replaced vindictive, and gives 3 more points!
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Nov 20 2004, 03:39 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'd just use the old Intolerance Flaw from SR2, with levels from 1 to 4.
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Nov 20 2004, 03:46 AM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
I like it!
I am going to use it on the next appropriate character. |
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Nov 20 2004, 03:52 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 |
Shadow: Can I use it (Moderate Animosity: Aztlan) for Danny? :D
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Nov 20 2004, 07:22 AM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 7,116 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,449 |
I would add one thing to this Flaw; GMs should be careful to only allow it to be treated as a Flaw if it is something that most people don't normally feel animosity towards. Otherwise, I could easily see people taking Uncommon, Mild animosity towards child molesters, drunk drivers, and toxic shamans, getting 6 build points despite the fact that most people probably have "mild animosity" towards those groups of people.
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| Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_* |
Nov 20 2004, 07:49 AM
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Guests |
So if the character is sufficiently wound up, can he just stroke out one day due to a poor dice roll? I mean, since it's been proven that frustration at stupid people does increase the likelihood of strokes and heart attacks. |
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Nov 20 2004, 09:08 AM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
Yes. |
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Nov 20 2004, 11:13 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 11-December 02 From: The other end of your computer screen Member No.: 3,724 |
heh...couple this with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and you've got a real big winner :grinbig:
Cool Flaw! |
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Nov 20 2004, 01:36 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,133 Joined: 3-October 04 Member No.: 6,722 |
Er... why not just use the already-existant Intolerance flaw? levels 1 to 4, IIRC.
No, wait, don't tell me - <chorus> It got cut from SR3 </chorus> :S |
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Nov 20 2004, 02:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 903 Joined: 11-December 02 From: The other end of your computer screen Member No.: 3,724 |
<pats DrJest on the back>
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Nov 20 2004, 02:02 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,889 Joined: 3-August 03 From: A CPI rank 1 country Member No.: 5,222 |
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Vindictive doesn't include you seriously plotting the death of just about every pedestrian you come across and going ahead with it if it can be done within a few hours? |
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Nov 20 2004, 03:34 PM
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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 |
Not to mention that I already suggested this very thing ... ... oh wait ... I just did! :D |
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Nov 20 2004, 05:05 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
It does with some PCs. But, yes, the rules don't force that action from vindictives. |
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Nov 20 2004, 08:49 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 1-March 04 Member No.: 6,112 |
Probably not, actually- the fact that he actually kills stupid people sometimes would serve as a kind of catharsis. :D |
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Nov 20 2004, 08:52 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 626 Joined: 1-March 04 Member No.: 6,112 |
Point. I'll change that to a more common totem. To qualify, Bear Shamans are Common in the shadows but Uncommon in the world at large...shadowrunners see a lot more of the Awakened than do others. |
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| Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_* |
Nov 20 2004, 08:52 PM
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Ah, true.
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Nov 22 2004, 10:15 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 57 Joined: 16-September 04 Member No.: 6,670 |
HULK SMASH!!!
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