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Post by Mitchell on Apr 3, 2014 14:11:30 GMT -8
Hey guys, I am currently running a D&D game and I wanted to create a samurai npc, but didn't want it to be cliche. Have any thoughts on this? This could potentially become a pc for a new player who has expressed interest but wants to watch first. He has a background in theater so the roleplaying aspect of it is what he wants to focus on. So fellow rpgers help me make a unique samurai character that he will fall in love with and want to play so we can add to our ranks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2014 14:12:03 GMT -8
Ah forgot to sign in .
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Post by The Northman on Apr 3, 2014 19:09:51 GMT -8
Some setting/situational info might be helpful. That way, any suggestions you get will blend well with where your game's at.
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Post by gandalftheplaid on Apr 3, 2014 19:34:39 GMT -8
How about not a samurai? Someone posing as a dead samurai.
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Post by guitarspider on Apr 4, 2014 4:27:04 GMT -8
Roleplaying is not a spectator sport. Get his input for that character. Then make him play.
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Post by The Northman on Apr 5, 2014 14:59:12 GMT -8
I disagree to a point. If he's interested in seeing how it all works, let him watch for a bit then give him control of a monster so he can get a feeling for playing without needing to worry about much. If he likes it enough to give it a try beyond that, work with him to come up with a character that's truly his.
That's exactly how I had my first rpg experience, and I'm still playing 20 years later.
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Post by guitarspider on Apr 5, 2014 15:50:14 GMT -8
I really think it's better to make him play. You can easily come up with the samurai as an NPC, ask him a few things in the process so he's got a little investment and some direction and then give him that NPC to play, so there's no pressure on him to be "player active" and he's not going to feel bound to that character. He still gets to play in that case, he just doesn't really know it. That's much much better than him sitting at the sidelines.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2014 22:47:31 GMT -8
I LOVE Gandalfs' the poser angle. You can pull a Mister Echo (Lost Refrence) he used it for a cover of nefarious deeds at first but the charade slowly redeemed him. That allows for his past to come back to haunt him!
I once crated a Paladin who allowed the death of women and children because of his tunnel vision and arrogance. In that arc he was on the road to forgiving himself. If that campaign was to continue he might have gone to seek forgiveness of his god. Seven Pounds but with duty.
It might be cliche but if you are playing the western influenced D&Dsetting it might be fun just contrasting that with a more eastern idea of duty.
Have you watched Ghost Dog with Forest Whitaker? Inner City thug trying to follow Bushido. Good movie.
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