Divis Mall Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 I'm thinking of starting up a game with all the PC's as untriggered latents, and I'm trying to come up with a bunch of sample reasons why they wouldn't be triggered yet. So...any suggestions, oh EON folk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorHFrost KSC Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 1. they're young, and haven't yet gone to a testing facility2. they were raised within the shatter and or other such places where latent testing would be scarce3. they have some kind of psychological problem (bias, phobia) that doesn't allow them to get tested on their own4. they are high latency baselines still considering various orders that all want them to be triggered with their respective prometheus chambers5. they are exceptionally low level latents and either have been overlooked on some tests or are trying (in the inverrse of the last reason) to find an order that is willing to dip and train someone with low potential6. they've lived under a rock (i.e. luna in downbelow or other such place) for several years and honestly don't know the procedures for psionic testingthats just off the top of my head. that roughly what you were looking for?jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divis Mall Posted August 18, 2002 Author Share Posted August 18, 2002 Yep. Ideas like that work, and make some nice introductory plot hooks. Anyone else have any more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breearg Posted August 18, 2002 Share Posted August 18, 2002 This kind of goes along with too young: but the Orders generally have extensive training regimes that go along with being dunked (with the Legions being the shortest at, if I recall, something like 9 weeks--I'm probably way off, but that's the number that springs to mind). And I believe the Ministry has the longest cause they have that Neo-Confusicus stuff. That's the alternative to having them not have picked an Order or not know their latency--they are simply in the training regime that goes along with their order of choice.-Breearg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triq Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 Perhaps they have grown up on one of the extrasolar colonies. Until project: recontact this would prevent them access to a tank (and most of the psi-orders for that matter). I don’t know if you want to put them through the darkness revealed series, but the fact that they grew up outside the orders might make them the perfect (untainted/uninvolved) investigators for Aeon.Triq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VictorHFrost KSC Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 hey there triq, excelllent suggestion! very glad to have you on the forums and welcome aboard! hahahaha! i got to say hi first again, me quick like the ninja ::ninja ::halo uhm, ok, that was just an excuse to use the ninja smiley, i apologize, won't happen again ::ninja jake ::ninja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILL Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 Heya there Triq, like Vic said, welcome aboard! ::smiley5 oh.. and.... ::ninja ::ninja ::bigsmile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triq Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 Thanks all for the welcome, happy to be here and contribute. Short bio: I've been a fan of Trinity (and adventure) since the beginning, own pretty much everything (including t-shirts). I St'ed a short-lived Trinity game, and will continue St-ing a A! game in (hopefully) september.Again happy to be here.Triq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlequin Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 doh! i missed saying hi and welcome, well, i'll do it anyways, hello, and welcome aboard! ::thumbs-up -see i'm not addicted to ninjas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aninemity Posted August 19, 2002 Share Posted August 19, 2002 ....mmmm....ninjas...... ::ninja ::ninja ::ninja ::ninja tastey!! ::smiley10 ::hehe ::hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 PC's are meant to be special, right? (Or is the pspecial? ) Start them off as neuts for the first session or two. Then have them meet up with some one or thing that forever changes their lives. You can then work them through the new awareness or feelings they may be experiencing. Kind of like a second puberty.People may be giving me the old Hairy Eye right now at my thoughts (and Harle is already frightened to know how this turns out), but give me a moment. One good example, but possibly a bit contrived, depending, is being too close to a Leviathan when it goes "zip." Somewhere in the core (I think), it says that people who have never shown any signs of latency before that were caught in the wash of a tesser making a hop suddenly showed definite psionic potential.And that's just the start my friend. Plenty of things you can do to mess with them in classic Evil ST fashion.If you'd like some help on how to start it, or other ideas, we're here to help. Some of us uber-geeks ::points at self:: are just seething with excitement for an opportunity to help someone out.Btw, I hereby enact the Ninja Rating System. Please ignore the other Staffers running away screaming. -Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Papa_Kap Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 ::cryto the above post... and I think I speak for everyone who's played aberrant in addition to trinity... the phrase "leviathan goes "zip"" should never be used again to describe anything...ever...oh god I'm gonna have nightmares. ::ninja ::ninja two ninjas down, man. seriously though, that's an interesting idea. the number of plot hooks are infinite with latent games. Finally, a game to which all those latency merits and flaws come into play! I never can get more than 3 games without getting dunked normally. lemme know how it ends up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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