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The last two worlds Julian and Peter swapped predictability*. Peter did pretty much what was expected, and Julian has been an absolute wild card in this world.



The missiles are Paulis Tatim's normal Job, if that helps with context.



*Julian has had two worlds total, so he might not be as predictable as advertised.

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And his jump circumstances were not exactly what you'd call typical.

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Interesting thoughts... Peter has been referring to this as "The powers that Be", rather than assuming he can detect "Weirdness"--- but experiments are useful.



Ok, thanks, that helps.

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True, the "PTB" is an idea he's got in his head, but he feels the magic and corresponding sense as his own, despite the potential paradox.

If he has a feel for magic and conveyors, he thinks maybe he can push the sensitivity to adjacent effects to pick up otherworldly things or more passive magic.

"Weirdness" is more of a meta discussion term than one Peter would use obviously, but it might be appropriate as a detect category in its own right.

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This situation is very interesting. With the pressure of "real world" ramifications and the natural deference to his parents, we're seeing a very different Peter than we're used to.

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I see. So Paul was always in the plot. I got the crazy idea that the Starpus were related to the missiles (like maybe they Kamikaze piloted them), but that doesn't seem to have materialized.

I don't think you expected Julian to sell the knives in the spears and not mention them, or to just surrender to Tarbreth, so how predictable is he really?

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These are some interesting ideas. Some of the implicit questions have really firm answers and some are more nebulous. And what assumptions are being taken for granted.


You specified that his parents were fairly hands off and defferential and let him have a lot of trust independence, and I've been trying to play that... but there are also limits to that.



Also, Great Uncle Bob is fun to play.


Perhaps Julian is not predictable. Where DID I get that idea?


I noticed the starpus idea being thought about before.

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How else will he figure it out other than probing at the edges?
I did say Peter's parents both work, so he has always been very "free range" and they've given him lots of latitude in his life choices, but when they are in the room, they are calling the shots, especially in matters that involve the family safety. This isn't whether or not to get a paper route. Feel free to firm them up... Peter will need something to rebel against soon enough ;)

I've actually been a bit surprised his parents haven't been a bit bolder, given that they are the role model's for Peter's confidence!

I understand (and appreciate) the desire to maintain player agency, but Peter is a good son, and the grownups are here.

I'm delighted that there's a "Grunklebob" and I'm sure we will be seeing more of him... Starting to think we might start driving there now...


Peter wanted to get back to the Broken World after Christmas, but it looks like there is a mess to untangle at home. Cue Peter's anxiety they will go back to mistreating peasants and kidnapping Earthlings without an Emissary to keep them in line.

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Yeah, that bit is news for Peter, but not for you.

I'm surprised that Peter hasn't dealt with Aliens or demihumans (or whatever you want to call fantasy species) yet. Some of that is perspective though: I've found that if you describe radically different cosmetic features on a humanoid its not deterministic if the player thinks they're a new species or just a different looking human.


By contrast, Julian has seen both in two worlds. Though he's been short on Gods and Spirits.

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I fixed it.