[UA] Proxy/Mechanomancer question

[Christopher Bedford]

Cool.  I figured it would require some rule bending.  The reason I have the therapist as the villain is that I pictured the man having to "share" his memories with him/her.  So every time he was recalling events to her during a session she was making proxy rolls to drain that particular memory for her own personal use.  As for the unreliable creations I had thoughts on that too.
 
I actually pictured a potential ending where the PCs inform the proxy of his predicament and that his memories aren't likely coming back.  He snaps, goes for revenge and as the clockworks in the therapist's home appear to protect their creator he changes their mind.  Since they're created with his memories, he can (and does) command them to violently destroy his enemy.
 
Of course if this does happen, it brings up more possibilities.  Do the PCs leave the now insane man and these machines, only to find he wreaks more havoc later, this time on innocent people?
-Christopher
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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 12:59:03 +0100From: niall.sweby at gmail.comTo: ua at lists.unknown-armies.comSubject: Re: [UA] Proxy/Mechanomancer question
On 04/04/07, Christopher Bedford <xombie-master at hotmail.com> wrote: 


I'm brainstorming a scenario right now which involves a partial amnesiac who claims his therapist has been stealing his memories.  My idea is that a Mechanomancer Therapist has proxied with one or more of his clients and is using their memories to gain charges for creating his/her inventions.My only question is, could this work?  Is this something that a Mechanomancer could potentially do.
I think its a cool enough idea that its worth bending the rules for to favour that interpretation. Even though its dodging the rule that charges cost the user and that the magic always knows when you are faking it its well within the theme of power and consequences.  I would be insisting on heavy use of madness meters if a PC though and the devices might not function as the Mechanomancer plans because the sacrifice doesn't come from him. Perhaps initially all is well, but as the patient becomes more enmeshed in the therapists life they have more contact with the devices which start to respond to the patient or act erratically. Niall  


-Christopher
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