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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9332601" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>In my Carrion Crown campaign I had major NPCs specifically be celebrity cameos, and I invited the party to make their own PC inspirations based on the Indiana Jones vibe I was starting with.</p><p></p><p>PCs included a bard young archaeology professor with crackpot theories about aliens and Ancient Osirian culture (inspired by Daniel Jackson in Stargate), a cleric archaeologist former girlfriend of the late professor inspired by Elsa in Last Crusade, and a rogue rival archaeologist inspired by Beloc in Raiders of the Lost Ark.</p><p></p><p>NPCs included the deceased archaelogist professor Lorrimor Jones, his orphaned daughter Jessica Jones, crazy homeless Robin Williams from the Kingfisher, creepy noble patron Christopher Walken from the second Batman Movie, sneering necro-doctor Jack Nicholson, cackling Chelaxian diabolic bishop Tom Cruise, town sheriff Carol Connor from in the Heat of the Night, Elven bard murderer ghost David Bowie, Dwarven murderer ghost Danny Devito, axe murderer ghost Jared Leto Joker, steampunkology doctor of everything Jodie Whittaker, Judge RGB Diarmuid, handsome but useless defense attorney Hugh Grant, alchemical professor Lewis with a nut allergy, and I was going to have alchemical drug dealer Johnny Depp.</p><p></p><p>Going with these kinds of hooks was a lot of fun and gave instant roleplay cues and conveyed some themes quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9332601, member: 2209"] In my Carrion Crown campaign I had major NPCs specifically be celebrity cameos, and I invited the party to make their own PC inspirations based on the Indiana Jones vibe I was starting with. PCs included a bard young archaeology professor with crackpot theories about aliens and Ancient Osirian culture (inspired by Daniel Jackson in Stargate), a cleric archaeologist former girlfriend of the late professor inspired by Elsa in Last Crusade, and a rogue rival archaeologist inspired by Beloc in Raiders of the Lost Ark. NPCs included the deceased archaelogist professor Lorrimor Jones, his orphaned daughter Jessica Jones, crazy homeless Robin Williams from the Kingfisher, creepy noble patron Christopher Walken from the second Batman Movie, sneering necro-doctor Jack Nicholson, cackling Chelaxian diabolic bishop Tom Cruise, town sheriff Carol Connor from in the Heat of the Night, Elven bard murderer ghost David Bowie, Dwarven murderer ghost Danny Devito, axe murderer ghost Jared Leto Joker, steampunkology doctor of everything Jodie Whittaker, Judge RGB Diarmuid, handsome but useless defense attorney Hugh Grant, alchemical professor Lewis with a nut allergy, and I was going to have alchemical drug dealer Johnny Depp. Going with these kinds of hooks was a lot of fun and gave instant roleplay cues and conveyed some themes quickly. [/QUOTE]
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