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| − | + | Absent Love, the life of a minion is a hard one. You don’t | |
| + | have the strength to resist the The Batman, or the ability to aid | ||
| + | other minions in their struggles. And it’s almost certain that | ||
| + | you’ll have an unhappy ending. | ||
| + | A minion gains a point of Love attached to a Connection by | ||
| + | making an overture to that character. Essentially, the player | ||
| + | informs the GM that the minion wants to act on a specific | ||
| + | Connection, and the GM frames the scene, putting the | ||
| + | characters into a location together and describing the | ||
| + | circumstances as he sees fit. From there, the minion’s | ||
| + | effort of emotional risk is roleplayed by the player, and | ||
| + | the dice are thrown. The minion rolls Reason minus Selfloathing | ||
| + | against the target of the overture rolling Fear | ||
| + | minus Reason: | ||
| + | minion (REASON minus SELF-LOATHING) vs. | ||
| + | connection (FEAR minus REASON) | ||
| + | If the minion fails the roll, he gets a point of Self-loathing, | ||
| + | and the scene is roleplayed with a shared understanding | ||
| + | that the NPC’s reaction should deliver a blow to the | ||
| + | minion’s self-esteem. However, failing the roll or not, the | ||
| + | minion still gets the Love point he was after. He has | ||
| + | demonstrated his humanity, regardless of the outcome. | ||
| + | And of course, if the minion’s roll was successful, the scene | ||
| + | is roleplayed out to reflect incremental development of a | ||
| + | shared emotional bond. | ||
| + | EX: Gregor the hunchback’s player tells the GM he | ||
| + | wants a scene with one of his Connections, an | ||
| + | NPC named Catharine whose singing Gregor | ||
| + | enjoys. The GM describes Gregor coming upon | ||
| + | Catharine at the well in the center of town, singing | ||
| + | as she draws water. The player considers the | ||
| + | situation for a moment, and then roleplays Gregor | ||
| + | approaching Catharine and presenting her with a | ||
| + | skinned rabbit. The dice are thrown and the GM’s | ||
| + | roll is higher. ‘Meat, on a Friday?’ improvises the | ||
| + | GM. The player increments the Love Gregor has | ||
| + | attached to Catharine, and his Self-loathing. ‘Make | ||
| + | it on Saturday,’ blurts Gregor, his lip quivering, | ||
| + | before he flees the clearing. | ||
| + | Players can invent new Connections, or declare previously | ||
| + | revealed NPCs to be Connections, at any time. And this | ||
| + | includes NPCs that might already be Connections for the | ||
| + | minion characters of other players. But they remain empty | ||
| + | of Love for the minion naming them until an overture is | ||
| + | made. | ||
