[UA] Hateboxing

[Bira]

On 3/7/07, Chris Cooper <insectking at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Or what happens if little Jimmy finds Grandma
> Pandora's little hopechest and, thinking there's
> pirate treasure inside, opens the lid?

I saw the word "hopechest" and immediately tought of a hatebox used
for the opposite of its intended purpose.

Imagine, say, an undercover cop. He's infiltrated a gang of real
bastards, and found out he's just not enough of a bastard himself to
keep his cover for long. One day when he's feeling superstitious, he
remembers Trent, and remembers him saying you can store any emotion in
a hatebox. So he builds one to store everything that's good and decent
in him.

It worked like a charm, and now this guy is the ultimate bastard,
Hardened all the way, so extreme he manages to neatly fill the
requirements for one of the nastier archetypes. And he's right in the
PC's backyard, learning just enough about the OU to become a threat
for everyone involved.

Learning about the "hopechest" and making him into a good guy again
seems like a good idea for a few adventures - it would be the best
option for dealing with him, since direct combat would result in a
very high body count.

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