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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #15 on: August 08, 2010, 07:59:53 PM »
Why am I so willin, to be the villain? (I'm only killin' my self)

Compel: They're either foreigners or they're against us

Invoke: Get bent like a bottle cap: bonuses when you're willing to take mental consequeces.

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #16 on: August 09, 2010, 06:41:10 PM »
"She Blinded me with Science!"

Invoke: Science is your food.  You take it in like a buffet, and spew it out like an anorexic model.  Bonus to scientific knowledge checks
Compel: Magic is bullsh*t.  You find it extremely hard to believe anything paranormal.  That "ghost" with the claws heading for your heart for instance...not real.  Just stand still and prove it.

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #17 on: August 09, 2010, 10:37:42 PM »
Imma Let You Finish
Invoke:  You've got a mountain of hype surounding you.  Invoke for bonuses to rolls to manipulate or persuade, since a guy of your personage finds people willing to believe or aid him easily.
Compel:  You feel compelled to interrupt people in their moments of accomplishment with horrible speeches and worse opinions.

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #18 on: August 11, 2010, 03:52:29 AM »
"It's a long road..."

Invoke: When opening a can of whoop ass on your enemies, you are unstoppable. Especially if the odds appear against you.

Compel: You must mumble or sprout incomprehensible pseudo-warrior-sage mumbo jumbo like "live for nothin, die for sumthin."
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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #19 on: August 11, 2010, 04:13:11 AM »
"Smack it up.  Flip it.  Rub it down."

Invoke: Expert of Fist to Face style.  Bonus to hand to hand combat where you are simply WAILING on your openent with no measure of discipline.  Or pizza crust making.

Compel: OH NOOOOO!  You tend to tire out quickly.  You dump all of your energy into the rampages and are tired afterward.

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #20 on: August 11, 2010, 04:18:01 AM »
"My own personal jesus"
Invoke: your own personal jesus, whoever that is, helps you out (bonus to contacts, and resisting feeling alone"
Compel: You yearn to follow people who look like they might be your salvation. Go help them out.

"Cult of personality"
Invoke: resources, contacts, presence, probably more. You're so cool, people just wanna follow you.
Compel: Stupid fans always in the way, and you can't let them get killed.

"Not a girl, not yet a woman"
Invoke: possibly underage sex appeal
Compel: unwanted attention from creeps, plus, trouble getting into clubs

"I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel"
Invoke: any roll to resist physical or mental stress
compel: self-destructive actions

"Fergalicious"
Invoke: resist social stress
Compel: shake your booty randomly

"laid back, with my mind on my money and my money on my mind"
Invoke: keep your cool, except when financial gains or losses are possible
compel: make money, act to keep your money.

"Son of a son of a sailor"
Invoke: anything sailor-y
Compel: drinking & seeking the affections of paid professionals

"'Yo Easy, why's your fly like that?' Easy access!"
Invoke: to quickly produce your... weaponry
compel: inappropriately produce your...weaponry

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #21 on: August 11, 2010, 04:58:32 AM »
I Walk A Lonely Road
Invoke:  The lonely road is the only one you've ever known.  As a result, you're good at doing what needs doing by yourself.  Invoke this when working alone would be beneficial, or when working alone in general.
Compel:  Choosing to go it alone, even when it's utterly stupid and bound to make more trouble than it's worth.

I Am Whatever You Say I Am
Invoke:  Social defense.  Hard to rile a guy who loves to be hated.
Compel:  Man, sometimes you really should worry about what other people think, 'cause they're right.

For a more serious one...

Like Toy Soldiers
Invoke:  You're supposed to be the soldier who never blows his compsure, even when the fate of the whole world's on your shoulders.  When you're leading others in high pressure situations, you can be counted on to be the one keeping your head and making the calls.
Compel:  Guilt is a bitch and being the leader is a double-edged sword.  You're compelled to take the lead, even when it would cause problems with others.  You're also sure to get lots of expectations placed on you, maybe more than you can realistically handle.

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #22 on: August 11, 2010, 02:42:32 PM »
"For My Love I'd Shift The Planet's Axis"
Invoke - When forced to take desperate actions to aid/save said love
Compel - Your love is in danger; Break laws as part of desperation

A kind of flip on that one from The Man in Black.

"Because you're mine, I walk the line"
Invoke - Love makes it easy to do the right thing at all times
Compel - At ALL times . . .

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #23 on: August 11, 2010, 05:33:55 PM »
"On A Steel Horse I Ride"
Invoke: Your favorite transportation is your trusty motorcycle; invoke as appropriate for anything involving said bike.
Compel: You absolutely insist on using your bike even when another vehicle might prove better suited to getting you someplace; also the usual loss/damage of item stuff

"Wanted: Dead or Alive"
Invoke: You're a wanted man; invoke for bonuses to social skills, particularly intimidation, and knowledge of various criminal things
Compel: Someone, or something, wants you real bad; compelled for trouble with cops, being hunted by your pursuer, etc.

"Karma Chameleon"
Invoke: For luck and karmic bonuses.
Compel: It comes and goes; sometimes your luck just runs dry and leaves you in a tough spot.

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #24 on: August 11, 2010, 11:22:18 PM »
"Karma Chameleon"
Invoke: For luck and karmic bonuses.
Compel: It comes and goes; sometimes your luck just runs dry and leaves you in a tough spot.
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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #25 on: October 29, 2010, 05:16:57 PM »

"Yeah, here come the Rooster!"

Rooster, Alice in Chains
Invoke: To take the fight to your opponent; to move toward danger, rather than fleeing; to display strength and courage against long odds
Compel: To cause you to tackle opposition head on, rather than using stealth or intrigue

"One tin soldier rides away."
One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack), Coven
Invoke: For anything that helps you remain standing, or at least functional, after a conflict
Compel: To cause you to leave after a conflict, without explanation or reaping the reward for your efforts

And finally, for a song just chocked full o' Dresdenverse-style ideas, look up the lyrics to Bat Out of Hell by Meatloaf.



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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2010, 07:56:11 PM »
"White and nerdy"
Invoke: If it is obscure and trivial you know something about it.
Compel: social interactions are hurt by your random tangents.

"Love is our resistance"
Invoke: Dealings with White Court, or when your love is threatened
Compel: Your love is threatened
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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #27 on: October 30, 2010, 03:19:54 PM »
Rocky Horror Picture Show

"I'm just a sweet transvestite"
Invoke: you're a man but dress like a woman people find this intimidating some times bonus to intimidation
compel: "wait up I need to reapply my make up"
Oh, hi, Mr. Warden!  How are you this fine day?  My, what a shiny sword you have there...

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Re: Aspect Ideas
« Reply #28 on: November 05, 2010, 07:42:04 PM »
Is there any room for a little Meat Loaf?

"Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are"
Invoke: Your rough childhood taught gave you a broad base of experience and wisdom to draw upon in many situations.
Compel: The current situation touches on some childhood trauma - you are unable to be cool about it.

"I'd Do Anything for Love"
Invoke: Your commitment to love fills you with strength when the chips are down.
Compel: Your commitment to love obligates you to step up when the chips are down.

"I'd Lie for You (And That's the Truth)"
Invoke: Your lies are more effective when they are serving the best interests of someone you care about.
Compel: Someone you care about needs you to cover for them, at risk to your reputation.

"If It Ain't Broke, Break It"
Invoke: If you have to break a rule, you can break it good and hard.
Compel: You could let this go and play nice, but today just isn't that day.

"Inducted in the Armies of the Night"
Invoke: Your leather jacket, tough demeanor, and party attitude earn you some serious street cred in some circles.
Compel: There's a problem, and those chains and spikes on your leather jacket mean you better step up.
"Like a voice, like a crack, like a whispering shriek
That echoes on like it’s carpet-bombing feverish white jungles of thought
That I’m positive are not even mine"

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