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<blockquote data-quote="SuentisPo" data-source="post: 1643968" data-attributes="member: 21181"><p>Hello all, </p><p></p><p>I'm Suentis Po, the GM of the Shadow game, and a new poster to EN world. I suppose it is rather ironic that my first post would consist of the closing of a campaign.</p><p></p><p>Like the rest of you, I will miss the Shadow campaign; it has been extremely fun and well worth the effort I put into it. </p><p></p><p>The Shadow requested that I post a few comments on the planned future of the game: </p><p></p><p>David and Carlos would have problems the second time they met (the first time they would be on their best behavior); the Shadow/Alex's behavior would be crucial to how the acted in the future. (Isn't sibling rivalry fun?) </p><p></p><p>Maria was kidnapped by the 'troubleshooters'- that was the next planned episode. This would be the close of the Omni-Metal arc- I wasn't planning on having any threads for the Shadow to follow back. She had been spotted by a telepath and grabbed, they were trying to program her mind and running into her fierce willpower. I mistakenly told the Shadow that this arc was over, I forgot about her when I did- mea culpa. </p><p></p><p>The next arc after that was going to be 'The Return(?) of Hexmaster'. For those of you who don't know him, he was a homozygous telepath who had coped with his immense telepathic powers by going insane. He fought the Shadow in an earlier version and is, in some way, a dark reflection of him- a what might have been. </p><p></p><p>Hexmaster would have had the two psis and mutated ape that the Shadow chased off before as allies- yes, this was planned out that far back. The twin psis had vastly different powers: 1 was an empath that could also do a minor bio-drain, and the other was a powerful biokinetic, able to boost her strength, stamina and fleshcraft others- including a gorilla they stole from the zoo (the 'monster' before- controlled by the boy). These 3 were an homage to both the earlier Hexmaster's minions (a trio called Leech, Mutator and Ogre) and the Wonder Twins of the old Superfriends cartoon (I couldn't resist <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>After that, my plans were a bit more nebulous. I was planning on having one more story arc, then go back to Omni-Metal (or to be precise, The Overmind Project). I would have introduced the problem of the undecided story arc during the Hexmaster arc- a big possibility was Maria Escalante and the Red Shivs. The Shadow was going to regret letting her rebuild- she was planning on having a cadre of high-tech goons- none of them could take her on, but they would be able to wrest control from the police quite nicely. This was where the extra profits she made from the drug sales were going to go. </p><p></p><p>Somewhere in there, I was going to have Dr. Wright (as he would insist on being called) and his threat to seed a dangerous variation on the Legion process all over the city- that was the other contender for the big story arc, as it would tie back into the Overmind Project. Jay Warren was toast. Wright was planning on 'testing' the compound on him as payback. If I didn't make it a huge story arc, just a one-shot, it would be the start of the Overmind Project storyline. </p><p></p><p>The last possibility for a story arc would have been Alex's disassociation from his Shadow and the problems that would cause. I hadn't decided on what to do with that (or even if I was going to do it at all). 'Dr. Wright' might be a huge problem for the Shadow in this case- he wouldn't know why Wright was doing what he did, thus preventing him from anticipating his next moves. The PC said he was thinking about doing this anyway, it was just how much energy I was planning on putting in it.</p><p></p><p>If there was any plans in my head for a death scene for the Shadow, it would have been at the end of the Overmind saga, ironically, they might have gotten a start on what they wanted, just as they were defeated. </p><p></p><p>Thinking on that, Maria and the Red Shivs might have been a great nemesis for the Shadow's successors (as seen in the short he posted). Alex left a mess and the boys work together to clean it up. </p><p></p><p>Just a few thoughts on the possible futures of the game.</p><p></p><p>Suentis Po</p><p></p><p></p><p>A couple of after thoughts </p><p></p><p>Grace would have been very important to the boys after Alex died. In an odd way, she would be the 'mother figure' for the two of them. I'm sure they would have appreciated the information and insights she could provide. </p><p></p><p>No, Hal was not directly responsible for Maria's toys. They are the work of a telepathic thief- he steals ideas from the hyper-intelligent and markets them as his own. He has 3 genii he 'skims', Hal was just one of them. (The head pieces were from Hal, though) </p><p></p><p>At the time this went to press, I didn't have any ideas for/about Mike (or anyone else). In the months to years of game time, I'm sure I could have come up with something. </p><p></p><p>If any of these ideas interest anyone, they are free to use them. I'd like to be notified, so I can see my work through another's eyes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuentisPo, post: 1643968, member: 21181"] Hello all, I'm Suentis Po, the GM of the Shadow game, and a new poster to EN world. I suppose it is rather ironic that my first post would consist of the closing of a campaign. Like the rest of you, I will miss the Shadow campaign; it has been extremely fun and well worth the effort I put into it. The Shadow requested that I post a few comments on the planned future of the game: David and Carlos would have problems the second time they met (the first time they would be on their best behavior); the Shadow/Alex's behavior would be crucial to how the acted in the future. (Isn't sibling rivalry fun?) Maria was kidnapped by the 'troubleshooters'- that was the next planned episode. This would be the close of the Omni-Metal arc- I wasn't planning on having any threads for the Shadow to follow back. She had been spotted by a telepath and grabbed, they were trying to program her mind and running into her fierce willpower. I mistakenly told the Shadow that this arc was over, I forgot about her when I did- mea culpa. The next arc after that was going to be 'The Return(?) of Hexmaster'. For those of you who don't know him, he was a homozygous telepath who had coped with his immense telepathic powers by going insane. He fought the Shadow in an earlier version and is, in some way, a dark reflection of him- a what might have been. Hexmaster would have had the two psis and mutated ape that the Shadow chased off before as allies- yes, this was planned out that far back. The twin psis had vastly different powers: 1 was an empath that could also do a minor bio-drain, and the other was a powerful biokinetic, able to boost her strength, stamina and fleshcraft others- including a gorilla they stole from the zoo (the 'monster' before- controlled by the boy). These 3 were an homage to both the earlier Hexmaster's minions (a trio called Leech, Mutator and Ogre) and the Wonder Twins of the old Superfriends cartoon (I couldn't resist ;) After that, my plans were a bit more nebulous. I was planning on having one more story arc, then go back to Omni-Metal (or to be precise, The Overmind Project). I would have introduced the problem of the undecided story arc during the Hexmaster arc- a big possibility was Maria Escalante and the Red Shivs. The Shadow was going to regret letting her rebuild- she was planning on having a cadre of high-tech goons- none of them could take her on, but they would be able to wrest control from the police quite nicely. This was where the extra profits she made from the drug sales were going to go. Somewhere in there, I was going to have Dr. Wright (as he would insist on being called) and his threat to seed a dangerous variation on the Legion process all over the city- that was the other contender for the big story arc, as it would tie back into the Overmind Project. Jay Warren was toast. Wright was planning on 'testing' the compound on him as payback. If I didn't make it a huge story arc, just a one-shot, it would be the start of the Overmind Project storyline. The last possibility for a story arc would have been Alex's disassociation from his Shadow and the problems that would cause. I hadn't decided on what to do with that (or even if I was going to do it at all). 'Dr. Wright' might be a huge problem for the Shadow in this case- he wouldn't know why Wright was doing what he did, thus preventing him from anticipating his next moves. The PC said he was thinking about doing this anyway, it was just how much energy I was planning on putting in it. If there was any plans in my head for a death scene for the Shadow, it would have been at the end of the Overmind saga, ironically, they might have gotten a start on what they wanted, just as they were defeated. Thinking on that, Maria and the Red Shivs might have been a great nemesis for the Shadow's successors (as seen in the short he posted). Alex left a mess and the boys work together to clean it up. Just a few thoughts on the possible futures of the game. Suentis Po A couple of after thoughts Grace would have been very important to the boys after Alex died. In an odd way, she would be the 'mother figure' for the two of them. I'm sure they would have appreciated the information and insights she could provide. No, Hal was not directly responsible for Maria's toys. They are the work of a telepathic thief- he steals ideas from the hyper-intelligent and markets them as his own. He has 3 genii he 'skims', Hal was just one of them. (The head pieces were from Hal, though) At the time this went to press, I didn't have any ideas for/about Mike (or anyone else). In the months to years of game time, I'm sure I could have come up with something. If any of these ideas interest anyone, they are free to use them. I'd like to be notified, so I can see my work through another's eyes. [/QUOTE]
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