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From: RAY MACEY <r.macey@*******.qut.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Character creation (fwd)
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 09:58:44 +1000 (EST)
I posted this on the rec.games.frp.cyber newsgroup, and then thought as an
idea I'd post it to the list. So what do you think?


Ray.

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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 09:56:25 +1000
From: RAY MACEY <n1565842@*******.qut.edu.au>
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.cyber
Subject: Re: Character creation

On Sun, 22 Sep 1996, Dark Shade Spectrum wrote:

> Yo chummers,
> im looking for character creation ideas, from roleplaying ideas, to how
> to crteate that mage or that phys ad.....anything at all....
> cya laterz
> Cen

I was having trouble getting my two players to co-operate properly and the
game was suffering, so I/we came up with some ideas. I made a requirement
that they both make characters with a magic attribute, be it physads,
mages, adepts, whatever. Then I told them that they were fraternal twins
(ie non-identical) so that the could be different in looks, sex, attitude,
whatever, without falling into too many stereotypes.

I then told them that (as they were the only two members, and comprised
the entire team) there magic only works properly while they are within 50
metres of each other. If the move apart, they have an amount of time in
hours equal to their essence, before they start to lose magic points.
This lose occurs at the rate of one point per hour. It is regained when
they come back within range.

Ok now guys, this was just simply the way I played it. Please don't write
50 replies telling me that 50 metres is too far, or they should lose magic
faster/slower or whatever. Other than that, how do you like the general
idea?


Ray.

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