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<blockquote data-quote="Gizzard" data-source="post: 703410" data-attributes="member: 527"><p>I did exactly this with Brother Egil and Lucius in the Freeport series of modules. </p><p></p><p>The reason why the issue is important is because it conveys something about the motivations of the characters. Considering that you can't trust many people in Freeport, I felt it was important that Egil have a strong story about why he was willing to go to rather extreme lengths to find Lucius.</p><p></p><p>Now: our group is 6 players in their 30's and 40's. And we live in the Bay Area, so homophobia isn't a sustainable option. </p><p></p><p>Its still a little tricky to pull off; I imagined that homosexuality is tolerated but not encouraged in Freeport. So Egil doesnt have to hide the fact, but he's also not the kind of guy who trys to hook up a bunch of burly adventurers from the mainland by saying "I'm gay and my gay lover has been kidnapped". So, I just sort of edged around the subject, like I imagined that Egil would, calling Lucius "a good friend" and letting the party fill in the pieces. </p><p></p><p>As far as how it went, it went OK. The party put the pieces together pretty quick ("Oh, you were in Lucius' room 'comforting' him after his ordeal again, eh?"). So there was a little RP gained out of the situation and then people pretty much settled down to business. ("OK, whatever. How much will you pay us to find him?")</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gizzard, post: 703410, member: 527"] I did exactly this with Brother Egil and Lucius in the Freeport series of modules. The reason why the issue is important is because it conveys something about the motivations of the characters. Considering that you can't trust many people in Freeport, I felt it was important that Egil have a strong story about why he was willing to go to rather extreme lengths to find Lucius. Now: our group is 6 players in their 30's and 40's. And we live in the Bay Area, so homophobia isn't a sustainable option. Its still a little tricky to pull off; I imagined that homosexuality is tolerated but not encouraged in Freeport. So Egil doesnt have to hide the fact, but he's also not the kind of guy who trys to hook up a bunch of burly adventurers from the mainland by saying "I'm gay and my gay lover has been kidnapped". So, I just sort of edged around the subject, like I imagined that Egil would, calling Lucius "a good friend" and letting the party fill in the pieces. As far as how it went, it went OK. The party put the pieces together pretty quick ("Oh, you were in Lucius' room 'comforting' him after his ordeal again, eh?"). So there was a little RP gained out of the situation and then people pretty much settled down to business. ("OK, whatever. How much will you pay us to find him?") [/QUOTE]
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