Roleplaying Fae NPCs

[UmbraLux]

I almost want to contest this one. It wouldn't be *fair* for eating a pastry to carry on to descendents. But that's a mortal understanding of fair, isn't it?

I don't object to debts being passed on based on some concept of fairness.  It's what makes sense.  To me, you might stretch said pastry debt to a child conceived after it was eaten.  I don't see how it could be stretched to cover anyone else...they couldn't possibly have gained a benefit. 

One more item caught my eye looking through your list - true names.  Don't think that's limited to "unchanging creatures".  After all, Harry has a true name.  I suspect all intelligent beings do and, possibly, all discrete entities.  That doesn't really affect your list as it applied to fae. 

I still think fae "nature" is best represented by aspects, compels, and fate points spent to act against aspects.  But YMMV.

Overall, I think the updated list does a pretty good job of showing Butcher's treatment of fae. 

[devonapple]

I don't object to debts being passed on based on some concept of fairness.  It's what makes sense.  To me, you might stretch said pastry debt to a child conceived after it was eaten.  I don't see how it could be stretched to cover anyone else...they couldn't possibly have gained a benefit. 

I'd definitely wait for there to be a story hook to bring in something like this, to be sure.

One more item caught my eye looking through your list - true names.  Don't think that's limited to "unchanging creatures".  After all, Harry has a true name.  I suspect all intelligent beings do and, possibly, all discrete entities.  That doesn't really affect your list as it applied to fae. 

True enough: that is just legacy text from wherever I lifted the initial wording.

I still think fae "nature" is best represented by aspects, compels, and fate points spent to act against aspects.  But YMMV.

Overall, I think the updated list does a pretty good job of showing Butcher's treatment of fae. 

For me, this list makes it easier for me to properly apply those elements when roleplaying fae NPCs. In truth, if a Fae is in a game as anything other than set dressing, they should have at least one Motivation to their name, as well as a High Concept and a Personality Aspect. But when I need to improvise, a list like this makes it easier to do all the devious fae tricks for which they are known.