Editing Scum: We Is Scum (section)

==Scum Motivations==

As mentioned, ''Scum'' generally don't have much in the way of long term plans - life is cheap and meaningless.

The short term motivation of ''Scum'' is enjoyment. Scum will do anything if it feels good, from drink and drugs, to having unprotected intercourse, to casual crime, to high speed races and other dangerous games. Consequences rarely figure in a Scum's calculations. 

The long term motivation of ''Scum'' is to get out of their current lives and into something better. Scum don't tend to like the hard way up though - school, education, a job and hard work all take too long, and are frankly too boring to be worthwhile in the Scum's eyes. Instead, they look for quick fix solutions, which might include such things as:
* Acquiring a big stash of money or drugs.
* Getting hold of a book of "perfect racing tips" that predicts how horse races will be fixed for the next year.
* Getting into the Pop Idol competition, and winning through fair means or foul.
* Getting into the Big Brother house.
* Stealing a winning lottery ticket.
These motivations arise as the next get-rich-quick scheme arises, and hence tend to be the basis of game scenarios.

Note that though the Scum game is designed with scenarios and short stories in mind, it is possible to run games with longer campaigns, story arcs and more complex character development. This is explored more in a later section*.

''((*for the purposes of the Game-Fu competition, please note this variant is not yet included, but will be added at a later date))''
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