SPOILER: Random Plot Encounters
WORSHIP[edit]
Let's say I want this game session's MAIN encounter or THEME of the story/adventure is to be dealing with "worship" of the PCs and NPCs from various means such as religious cultures, tv/movie, corporate deals, and even simple fans clubs seeking them out... For all good, bad and ugly on how they contact and interact with the PCs who now have godlike powers.
- What does the game session (scene by scene) consist of? - What red herrings and other additions could be added for contrast or parallels? - How do you tie in all the PCs?
Act 1: • Establishing scene: this is where the conflict presents itself if possible all of the characters should either witness or be involved in the scene. Lets say a super human zealot is captured and his radical views are stirring up dissent in the general populace polarizing people. The PCs are involved by being interviewed by the press or being asked to attend the trial as witnesses.. • the Super Human Zealot has Super Charismatic powers with subtle as an extra making his speeches "empowering" but also subtle mind controlling! How will the PCs know?? • he/she probably has other of the powered people "brainwashed" to the belief who's minds might crack and do something negative • I love the idea of being interviewed and being a witness to the crime, twisted perhaps when this zealot elects to be his own lawyer....... (or lawyer for his minion that committed the crime) • Court of public Opinion: After the statement is made public. The PCs will need to deal with the effects of their statement. As an added twist reveal the super was actually being framed and regardless of what the PC's said the super's supporters demonize them and turn everything they said into something completely different Public opinion affects include: o radical protestors outside their headquarters. You could even have extremists from both sides those who think the characters are being too lenient and other who think they are being too harsh. o Political extremists (professional talking heads) twisting whatever they say on "news" networks o Wannabee who do things to "impress" the characters not really understanding what the characters meant. • perhaps someone (a scientist) finding a way to track WHO has a power and what power level (combo of Baltar from Battlestar and the Assessment feat) that then tells the PCs that NO the "believed super zealot" was NOT a super. When in fact he WAS but he got to the scientist first!! (ie. he can now continue to plague them and be thought NOT to have powers in the court of public opinion!!)
STUDY[edit]
What if the MAIN encounter or THEME of the story/adventure is "study" of the PCs, NPCs and their powers and effects on the world. Good, Bad and Ugly...
- What does the game session (scene by scene) consist of? - What red herrings and other additions could be added for contrast or parallels? - How do you tie in all the PCs?
NIGHTLINE INTERVIEW[edit]
the spokesman for our group went on nightline to clarify a few things. The Gm had Capt. Thunder, and Unifier on as well Unifier spouted out his hate and talked about all the good he had done My character pointed out how many good heroes mysteriously disappearred under his rule. this continued with several of our group feeding me lines until Unifier neutralized my powers and tried to goad me into attacking on TV. I knew what he wanted and refused to give him the photo op. something which would've really backfired had I so much as blasted him. props to our Gm for making a tense tete a tete
Really Random[edit]
These are true events reported in the UK news that can be used in paranorm rpgs;
- A US fighter plane cuts through a cable car wire in Italy. The car falls killing all 30 passengers. The pilot was stunt flying illegally.
- A hurricane rips through Selsey a seaside town at night, doing great damage, though nobody is seriously hurt.
- Repeated winter storms, the worst for a decade, destroy power lines in Scotland and Wales, leaving small communities isolated and freezing.
- A member of royalty is killed in a car crash in Paris, escaping paparazzi.
- An arsonist causes a fire in the Channel Tunnel. The train stops in the tunnel, passengers are nearly suffocated. the Heat of the fire is so intense, it destroys the concrete lining in the tunnel.
- The IRA plant very large bombs in London,one in suitcases under Chelsea bridge, another in a trailer in Docklands. Previously a van loaded with explosives is abandoned at the base of Canary Wharf.
- A huge exhibition dome is being constructed in Greenwich.
- A train crash in Southall kills and injures passengers.
- International balloonists are competing to fly around the world, including passing over hostile territories.
- Mardi Gras bomber has grudge against NatWest bank and now Sainsburys supermarket
- Aryan Nation preparing anthrax and plague bombs against NY
- Drug cartel tries to buy Russian sub & crew for smuggling into America
- Vicar stages stunt kidnap & mock execution with SAS man in front of Boy Scout troop to emphasis today's sermon, SAS man breaks in with knife and gun, takes Vicar outside, 2 shots to the head
- Pedophile goes on shooting rampage in infants school, kills 16 children & teacher, using several automatic pistols (Dunblane)
- Lunatic attacks infants school picnic with machete, teacher defends children despite chopped arm
- Russian MIG flew across Europe without a pilot, crashes into a house in Belgium
- Courier carrying foreign currency does a runner with £1m
- Repo Man - car repossession
- Blackpool, soccer riot, looting
- Vandalism of railway, concrete left on tracks derailed train onto platform
- Bus trapped under low bridge, person trapped in upper deck
- Marchioness sinks in Thames, 50 dead (disco boat struck by dredger at night, sinks in minutes)
- IRA bomb in Deal barracks, 20lb bomb kills 10 bandsmen (musicians)
- Robber murders policeman at petrol station, shoots himself in a vicarage, got gun from gun club
- Sonic binoculars used to fixed races, unseated rider, revelations at cocaine trial
- Aluminium Sulphate put into water supply by accident (S W Water), thousands made ill, ulcers, memory loss
- Clapham rail crash, 3 trains wrecked
- Purley train crash - 2 trains collide, 1 derailed
- Man robs building societies with a cucumber hidden in a bag as a gun
- Berlin Wall opens (Eastern Bloc secrets)
- Navy jet hits flats in Atlanta
- Jewel thief rapes victim, Mediterranean thief breaks into rich houses, steals gold, credit cards, attacked man & wife
- Rottweiler dogs kill children, Akita Japanese dog 10st (140lbs) "uncontrollable"
- Man kills himself with bomb tied to chest, used to be a shot firer in coal mine, had several bombs at home
- Piper Alpha, huge oil rig in North Sea blew up, catastrophic explosions
- Oil tankers collide, oil slicks burn
- road petrol tankers collide and explode
- Week of heavy fog, constant motorway pile ups
- Boxing promoter shot outside event by hooded gunman, his champ is prosecuted and acquitted
- Badder Meinhof blow up W German financier with bomb on bicycle, armour plated limo destroyed
- Medellin drug cartel wages war in Bolivia
- US Army tries to capture General Noriega with heavy rock
- Woman steals baby from hospital (a regular occurrence)
- Man fights Beefeaters in Tower Of London
- Genuine Air Car developed
- Massive stamp fraud, stamps collected for charity, washed off phosphor & resold, worth millions
- Rioting outside council meetings setting poll tax
- Poll tax demo turns to riot in Trafalgar Square and looting in West End
- Riot in Strangeways encourages copycat riots in other prisons
- Fires in Danish ferry, 170 die of fumes
- Fires started on Irish ferries by football supporters
- Child crushed to death by roll of newsprint
- IRA bomb Carlton Club in St James, club for Tories
- IRA attack No 10 with mortar bombs, fall in garden during Cabinet meeting
- IRA attack Heathrow with automatic mortar bombs, devices not discovered for days
- Police forensic labs fire bombed to destroy evidence
