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Pursuivant · 01-24-2022, 11:34 AM

The only caution I'd add is that there has to be serious sweetener for a player to play in imposter who's directly sabotaging the party, much less their PC.

Some players might not be up to the roleplaying challenge. Others might have a mental block about sabotaging party cohesion or damaging their PC's achievements. Still others might take playing an imposter farther than the GM wants them to go.

I'd lay out specific character point awards and penalties, in advance, for the imposter.

E.g.,

Get to the end of the play session without revealing yourself as an impostor, +1 CP.
Keep the party from exploring the mansion's basement, +2 CP.
Keep the party from exploring the graveyard on the mansion grounds, +1 CP.
Get a party member to pick up and handle the dagger in the drawing room, +1 CP
Killing a party member, -1 CP
Incapacitating a party member, +/-0 CP.

01-24-2022, 11:34 AM	#13
Pursuivant Join Date: Apr 2005	Re: how would you GM something like a "shapeshifters impersonating the PCs" situation The only caution I'd add is that there has to be serious sweetener for a player to play in imposter who's directly sabotaging the party, much less their PC. Some players might not be up to the roleplaying challenge. Others might have a mental block about sabotaging party cohesion or damaging their PC's achievements. Still others might take playing an imposter farther than the GM wants them to go. I'd lay out specific character point awards and penalties, in advance, for the imposter. E.g., Get to the end of the play session without revealing yourself as an impostor, +1 CP. Keep the party from exploring the mansion's basement, +2 CP. Keep the party from exploring the graveyard on the mansion grounds, +1 CP. Get a party member to pick up and handle the dagger in the drawing room, +1 CP Killing a party member, -1 CP Incapacitating a party member, +/-0 CP.