| From: | Tom Pendergrast <pendergr@***.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | RE: MAge discussion (WAS :Metamagic) |
| Date: | Tue, 14 May 1996 14:41:08 -0700 (PDT) |
> in trade. I probably couldn't play a character like that because it
> wouldn't feel realistic to me. I, personally, would never throw money at my
> friends without any hope of return. Why would my characters?
((I guess he's to the point now where he has what he needs, so to him it
doesn't matter... if someone needs something, and he can help (and they
aren't "bad" or "evil") he will help... <CHEESE ALERT!> I guess
he's just
compassionate shadowrunner... who usually wishes to remain anonymous.))
<God I hope that made sense and I didn't contradict myself>
> >> He could sit around in his group's mansion, teaching fellow initiates the
> >> ways of the metaplanes, making far more money than he does shadowrunning
<snip>
> >((Because of what he does <explained above> he doesn't have time for
<snip>
> >he'se on the job... he doesn't hang out in his high lifestyle that often...))
> He wants to do good things, so educate people on what those good things are
> and better train them to do those things. One man (no matter his power
> level) can't do as much as 100,000 people can. Let alone millions.
((That's just no his style. He's a do-it-yourslelf man. Part of the
character, I guess...))
> Perhaps the largest problem I face in this part of the thread is that I
> always have a solid, defined goal for my characters and strive toward it
> (usually some sort of retirement outside of the shadows). Once I get there,
> I retire the character. Why? Because he got what he wanted. He may end up
> with a presence in the shadows still (keeping in touch with contacts) but
> he'll no longer be a runner. I just couldn't see playing a character
> forever as a runner.
((My char in this group originally started out money-oriented... as time
went by, that drifted off (as he got some money), and he became more of a
goal char (get out of the shadows)... early on, he met his long-time
girlfriend... one of his goals then became to one day start a family.
As the years went by, he began to realize that time, er- his life was
passing him by. (He's 35 in 2057). He's finally managed to eke his way
OUT of the shadows, and he's now 'retired'... from shadowrunning, NOT
being played. His goals have changed now. He's engaged now. He's still
just an absolute BLAST to play... its a very different feel now too... I
guess I'm the kind of person that will keep playing a really good (that
is well played and fun, not necessarily powerful) character...))
<I hope that made sense and I didn't drift off the question too much :) >
---Tom---
