01-12-2013, 09:48 AM | #21 | |
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Norrköping, Sweden, Europe, Earth
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Re: Alternitive to Frequency of Appearance?
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Of course, I like FoA, simply because it decides, on average, how involved the ally/enemy/dependent is in the story. It's very easy to have a character's kung fu girlfriend show up and help kick some ass, because your sidekick turned bitter antagonist told the plot villains where they could find your girlfriend's son. And all of them, separetely and in pairs, could be removed from the equation. Maybe your girlfriend was there to save your mutual son, but now she's ****** off at your former sidekick, who in return fell for her when he saw her kung fu. Maybe the sidekick knocked her out and stole the son. Or maybe she knocked the villain out while the plot villains escaped with their hostage. When it comes to how I play Allies and Contacts and the such, I let people throw in whatever NPCs they want, but those NPCs have no plot protection whatsoever unless they are on the sheet, and trust me, I'll do whatever it takes to motivate my players...
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