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<blockquote data-quote="Rechan" data-source="post: 4113256" data-attributes="member: 54846"><p>Two variations on the same method are possible. They're very similar; just switch the role of the PC card in the Deal.</p><p></p><p><u>Method 2</u></p><p></p><p>The PC card becomes the <strong>Plot Group</strong> card. Pick an aspect from the PC card, and make the plot about that. For instance, the plot revolves around the source of Kars's magic. Maybe a demon that his grandfather commanded wants to get his attention, and is causing a ruckus. </p><p></p><p>The first NPC card is the <strong>Other Group</strong> card. Oculus Sinister could have released the Demon. Or they are trying to capture the Demon so they can use it as a weapon for later. </p><p></p><p>The second NPC card is the <strong>Complication</strong> card. Talsthana of Ravendale has grown terribly ill. She sends a magical message to Kars asking for his immediate aid. Does Kars confront the demon or go to his mentor? Either way, something will happen; he flees the demon, giving it tiem to regroup with Oculus. Or his Mentor could succumb to undeath as a way to circumvent the disease, and hold a grudge against Kars, coming back as an antagonist later.</p><p></p><p><u>Method 3</u></p><p></p><p>The PC card becomes the <strong>Other Group</strong> card. Treat one of the player's aspects as something involved with the plot. See <u>Method 2</u>, except that it's Oculus Sinister being the big bad guys, and the demon associated with Kars's family tree is manipulating Oculus Sinister.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rechan, post: 4113256, member: 54846"] Two variations on the same method are possible. They're very similar; just switch the role of the PC card in the Deal. [u]Method 2[/u] The PC card becomes the [b]Plot Group[/b] card. Pick an aspect from the PC card, and make the plot about that. For instance, the plot revolves around the source of Kars's magic. Maybe a demon that his grandfather commanded wants to get his attention, and is causing a ruckus. The first NPC card is the [b]Other Group[/b] card. Oculus Sinister could have released the Demon. Or they are trying to capture the Demon so they can use it as a weapon for later. The second NPC card is the [b]Complication[/b] card. Talsthana of Ravendale has grown terribly ill. She sends a magical message to Kars asking for his immediate aid. Does Kars confront the demon or go to his mentor? Either way, something will happen; he flees the demon, giving it tiem to regroup with Oculus. Or his Mentor could succumb to undeath as a way to circumvent the disease, and hold a grudge against Kars, coming back as an antagonist later. [u]Method 3[/u] The PC card becomes the [b]Other Group[/b] card. Treat one of the player's aspects as something involved with the plot. See [u]Method 2[/u], except that it's Oculus Sinister being the big bad guys, and the demon associated with Kars's family tree is manipulating Oculus Sinister. [/QUOTE]
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