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Five Levels, make a FRPG Hard-Boiled Detective
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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 1699469" data-attributes="member: 6533"><p>I'm making a character for Eberron and I want to create an adventure worthy hard-boiled detective and I want to discover as many ways to do this as possible.</p><p></p><p>I'm talking Jack Nicholson from Chinatown, Nick Nolte from Mulholland Falls and 48 hours, the various versions of Mike Hammer, Humphrey Bogart, and Race Williams. Heck, even Batman, the world's greatest detective belongs on this list.</p><p></p><p>And, of course, the infamous Garret from Glen Cook's incredible novels.</p><p></p><p>Maybe with a little bit of the Thin Man, Rick from Casablanca, and Inspector Fred Abberline from From Hell for, respectively, the humor and love, criminality and sentimentality, and the addiction and nobility.</p><p></p><p>But most basicly the brunt brutal urbanity, the capacity in a fight, the strong mind, the basic charisma, the horrible sense of the underlying grim reality, and the ability to move between the realms of light and dark with great ease even if it is at a terrible price. </p><p></p><p>Now it is for Eberron so use that in any idea, but also keep in mind that Eberron is the place you are supposed to be able to use all of your products with so you want to throw in some AU or UA or even Dragonstar then do it and I will bless you for it.</p><p></p><p>I want everything I talked about above, but only with the addition of the fantastic that is the joy of our medium.</p><p></p><p>Can it be done, can we create crazy Kalashtar Psionic Warriors with Cloaks of the Bat and exotic weapon proficiency baterang to patrol the bridges of Sharn? </p><p></p><p>Is DnD's pulp setting pulp enough for Half-Orc monks to wear trench coats and beat the truth out of some mook?</p><p></p><p>One caveat, use savage species with care, the Mind-Flayer might be great at intimidating folks, but can you really picture him with gumshoes and a dingy office?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Strangemonkey, post: 1699469, member: 6533"] I'm making a character for Eberron and I want to create an adventure worthy hard-boiled detective and I want to discover as many ways to do this as possible. I'm talking Jack Nicholson from Chinatown, Nick Nolte from Mulholland Falls and 48 hours, the various versions of Mike Hammer, Humphrey Bogart, and Race Williams. Heck, even Batman, the world's greatest detective belongs on this list. And, of course, the infamous Garret from Glen Cook's incredible novels. Maybe with a little bit of the Thin Man, Rick from Casablanca, and Inspector Fred Abberline from From Hell for, respectively, the humor and love, criminality and sentimentality, and the addiction and nobility. But most basicly the brunt brutal urbanity, the capacity in a fight, the strong mind, the basic charisma, the horrible sense of the underlying grim reality, and the ability to move between the realms of light and dark with great ease even if it is at a terrible price. Now it is for Eberron so use that in any idea, but also keep in mind that Eberron is the place you are supposed to be able to use all of your products with so you want to throw in some AU or UA or even Dragonstar then do it and I will bless you for it. I want everything I talked about above, but only with the addition of the fantastic that is the joy of our medium. Can it be done, can we create crazy Kalashtar Psionic Warriors with Cloaks of the Bat and exotic weapon proficiency baterang to patrol the bridges of Sharn? Is DnD's pulp setting pulp enough for Half-Orc monks to wear trench coats and beat the truth out of some mook? One caveat, use savage species with care, the Mind-Flayer might be great at intimidating folks, but can you really picture him with gumshoes and a dingy office? [/QUOTE]
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