Allies: Free Points amplification?

[arnej]

Originally Posted by vitruvian

Huh. But then we need to figure out whether Alfred would take Bruce, Dick, or Tim's side when it comes down to it, whose NPC Ally he therefore is, or if he is in fact another PC....

I always figured that Alfred was Bruce's Patron...

arnej

[vitruvian]

Originally Posted by arnej

I always figured that Alfred was Bruce's Patron...

arnej

That makes sense, but wouldn't the same problem obtain? If more than one PC has the same Patron, how do you determine which PC's side is taken in a dispute?

[Snargash Moonclaw]

Originally Posted by vitruvian

That makes sense, but wouldn't the same problem obtain? If more than one PC has the same Patron, how do you determine which PC's side is taken in a dispute?

By playing the Ally character as a(n NP) Character! Anything else is looking for a mechanical rubric to determine the outcome of what is fundamentally a role-playing issue.