10-03-2014, 05:48 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Help with a THS Mystery
Thank you Phil. Coming from you, I take that as a high complement, based on your many memorable collections of characters.
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Yes, advice on this would be appreciated. |
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10-03-2014, 05:48 PM | #12 |
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10-03-2014, 05:58 PM | #13 |
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In a brainstorming mode, I came up with some motives, means, escape plans, and secrets for each of the PCs (other than Taggart and CHAN).
Thoughts, additions, modifications, etc are welcome. The motives: a. None (i.e., Taggart) b. Personal (family of a victim of Victim’s crimes), c. Personal (friends of a victim of Victim’s crimes), d. Personal (former victim of Victim’s crimes), e. Professional (Chinese government assassin), f. Professional (hired Maple Syndicate assassin) g. Professional (hired Martian Triad assassin) h. Professional (hired Red Duncanite assassin) i. Professional (Israeli government Mosad agent/assassin), Means (to access Victim) a. None (i.e. CHAN, who wasn't there) b. Disable AI with a Worm program uploaded from implant/wearable c. Means to circumvent the suite door security Weapon a. Hand-to-Hand b. Gun c. Bomb d. micro swarms e. Means to suborn a cybershell to do the killing f. Means to suborn a Bioroid to do the killing Escape Plans: a. No plan, wanted to take credit b. Ship to pick you off of the elevator c. Elevator maintenance car (not in Penthouse) d. Was going to go skydiving when closer e. Were going to download Secrets to protect: a. None b. Any connection to the Victim c. Location of weapons d. Location of escape plan items Last edited by DAT; 10-05-2014 at 07:39 PM. Reason: Fix Means and Weapon lists |
10-03-2014, 09:34 PM | #14 |
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Re: Help with a THS Mystery
I appreciate the attempt to keep the list of characters orderly, but assigning them numbers *and* letters of the alphabet seems counter productive. Typically, the closer you stay to the name of the person *as introduced to the audience/players* the better, as long as it is clearly distinct from the others, and alphabetical order helps with so many.
Also, can you mention here where each person's eponym is taken from, and how they are different from the original (other than being a catgirl or a robot)? I only recognize about half. |
10-04-2014, 09:05 AM | #15 |
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10-05-2014, 07:07 PM | #16 | ||
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Alpha Series Upgrade - p. TS115 / p. TS:CT48 Metanoia Series Upgrade - p. TS116/ p. TS:CT48 Siduri Upgrade - p. TS116 / p. TS:CT48 Tennin Parahuman - p. TS117/ p. TS:CT49 Ziusudra Parahuman - p. TS118/ p. TS:CT49 Eros Bioroid – p.BIO72 Felicia Bioroid - p. TS116/ p. TS:CT48/p.BIO73 Spartan Bioroid – p.BIO74 Tianyi Bioroid - p. TS117/ p. TS:CT49 K-10A Postcanine – p.TS118/p.TS:CT50 SAI – p. TS120 /p.TS:CT52 Ghost Mind Emulation – p.120 /p.TS:CT53 Tech-Spider (p. TS125/p.TS:CT58) Infiltration Android (p. TS122/p.TS:CT55) Or were you thinking of the actual short descriptions from the sources to include in the listings? |
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10-05-2014, 07:39 PM | #17 | |
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By eponym, I mean the character they were named after. |
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10-05-2014, 07:40 PM | #18 |
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10-05-2014, 07:42 PM | #19 |
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Re: Help with a THS Mystery
No, the names were just going to be left as Easter Eggs.
I was going to put a few items in (the K10A Magnum was going to have Danger Sense), but most were just going to be names. Google should get them all. Googling "List of Famous Fictional Detectives" will get all but one. Last edited by DAT; 10-05-2014 at 07:48 PM. Reason: finish, was interupted while typing |
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