Re: Character Altering Decisions

From: Sam Elliot <sam.elliot1_at_...>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:06:05 -0000

wrote: >
> When presented with information about their home clan sending out
messengers to seek the heroband and all the bad things happening at home, the heroband decided to go off somewhere else.
> I am thinking that this may well end up as a negative bonus, like
a -5 or -10 to a relationship role whenever they are at home (if they ever go there again), when te clan finds out about this behaviour. I am wary about asking the group to take points off their relationship to clan rating.

Rob - a permanent negative affect on the relationship doesn't advance your game any and could easily be perceived as a punishment, potentially even leading to the players being more cautious of not following the narrator's big pointy arrows in the future.

I would definitely suggest in game consequences and bring in the negative mods if and when relevant. E.g. if and when they do come into contact again, they find that the clan has sold out to the pcs' arch-nemesis as an alternative to being wiped out. If the heroes decide to do something about it, they can get all the negative modifiers you want if they try to recruit any of their clan to their cause or, alternatively, once they have saved their clan, have the clan still wish to cast them out, then bring in the mods.

Sam.