Shadowrun
Shadowrun Play => Gamemasters' Lounge => Topic started by: Cass100199 on <08-17-11/2252:39>
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I was watching it a couple of nights ago, and it was mentioned in another thread, so I figured I'd throw this out there: How would you turn Man on Fire into a SR adventure? Where would you set it? How would you set it up? How would you adapt it for a team of runners?
Personally, I like to use books, movies, etc. to build campaigns and then hand out extra karma for the player who can name it first. Just my thing though.
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I would run it as a antagonist. basically the group pissed of our Man and he has decided to not stop until himself or the party is dead. Also make it so he is not dead unless there is a body and even then there is a chance he can come back.
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At heart, Man on Fire is really two stories; a bodyguard flick and a revenge flick. If you want things to play out in the same way, you'll have to run it over at least two sessions, IMO. Let the players get a long-term executive protection gig (with a precocious, adorable, kid) and run it long enough for them to get attached, IC or at least OOC, dealing with some day-to-day stuff or even a genuine attempt or two on their employer's lives.
Then, have a big fight scene where the kiddo gets snatched. You may have to fudge some numbers here, or maybe you can just stack the deck just right (so that things don't go the players' way, without them feeling like doormats OR getting totally wiped out and murdered in the face).
From here on out, the campaign becomes a little more standard Shadowrun fare again -- doing footwork, killing the guys who are between them and their MacGuffin (in this case the little girl), and having a good old time playing offense, not defense.
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As for stacking the deck...
Remember that Daddy was in on the grab as an insurance swindle gone wrong. Set the Runners up, and if you want to be true to the story, And get that same desperate atmosphere, shoot them. A lot.
If the want to save the kid, they gotta drag their bullet-ridden hides out into the mean streets to find her.
- Jn -
Ifriti Sophist
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Fixed. Gracias.
-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist
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Lagos or Johannesburg?