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  1. 01-12-2003, 12:48 PM #1
    tmutant
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    Talking Evil Game Masters Support Group

    The Evil GameMasters Support Group: Dedicated to the slow torture of player characters, both physical and psychological. (Fast torture is o.k., too. Some Gamers don't have enough time to sit through the slow variety.)

    President: StryoFoam Man (by acclaimation)

    Sergeant-At-Arms: Liz-Not-Beth (by fear of smiting)

    Everybody else just listens to the Prez, or smiting will follow.

    The EGMSG is seeking evil, painful, or twisted ideas for GM's to use to add a little "spice" to their campaigns, or to eliminate a few player-characters who have outlived their usefulness.
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  2. 01-12-2003, 01:01 PM #2
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    Is assassination of the prez and VP allowed for political gain?
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  3. 01-12-2003, 01:17 PM #3
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  4. 01-12-2003, 01:26 PM #4
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    Originally posted by Sea Tyger
    Is assassination of the prez and VP allowed for political gain?
    Only if you can get a patsy to take your smiting for you.

    That looks like that stings. Can I get you a pressure bandage or something?
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  6. 01-12-2003, 02:41 PM #6
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    So this thread would be best served in the 'General Chat' arena rather than than the Narrator forum.

    No big surprise there...

    Anyone care to move the thread?
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  7. 01-12-2003, 02:59 PM #7
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    To Dan:

    On a serious note, I'm looking for twisted, black humor sorts of episode and campaign ideas. Any asides along those lines are to be expected. Note the big grin smiley.
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  8. 01-13-2003, 05:33 AM #8
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    Hmmmm..... Maybe give one of the PC's Academy rivals command of an experimental transwarp vessel and literally jump in and steal the Crew's thunder at critical moments.

    ..or give one of the enemy captains the demeanor of a Spam-posting Troll
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    Inform the crew that they are getting a new captain, Zap Raddigan (the lunatic captain from Futurama). Everytime their is a very dangerous situation he'll assemble an away team composed of the PC's no matter how ill thought out that is.

    Whenever the PC's figure out the plot and are about to get the acclaim for it, the NPC's praise Raddigan for his leadership skills and forethought and so on...

    Works very well if the PC's were fans of the show.
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    Liz... Some Evil GM's enjoy being smited.... To them that is not a threat....


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    Horrible things to do to your players:*

    1. Early on during the character creation process, get your players to tell you about their characters' worst fears, phobias, and secrets, no matter how painful or embarassing. Pretend to forget this. Let several episodes pass, before you arrange an incident wherein a bajoran orb or group mind-meld will reveal everybody's secret to someone else.

    2. Tribbles.

    3. From the moment the game begins, always assume everything anybody says is "in character."

    4. Put your characters into situations which are way above their heads, and to which they are not much more than slightly involved spectators, but whose outcomes directly affect their lives. (Getting caught in the crossfire between rival omnipotent beings would be a good start. So are Amazing Colossal Space Dragons (TM))

    5. Create a Disposable Ensign. Kill him in various ways EVERY TIME the ship gets in any sort of firefight. Do little more than have someone else report this, or have one see it as an aside. ("You see Ensign Martin's body split in half by the Exploding Console of Doom (TM)") See how long it takes until the players say "Hey, you keep killing the same guy every time!" Deny any South Park connection. Let your players wonder if you're hiding something. (Never let on that you just keep getting new ensigns named Martin.)

    6. Get into "live action" gaming. Have everybody get/make uniforms. Act out what you're doing. Once they're all comfortable, announce "Tonight's episode is entitled "The Naked Time.""

    *I've only actually done two of these things.
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    I do 3.. constantly..

    2.. on drugs.. HYPER-TRIBBLES.....
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