[K5pbem] Some comments from the GM

[Jeff Skagen]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Surbrook" <susano at guisarme.net>
To: "Kazei 5 PBEM" <k5pbem at devermore.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: [K5pbem] Some comments from the GM


> I have started to post material on the PCs involved in the game.  First up 
> is Vivian Lau, who can be found here:
>
> http://k5pbem.devermore.net/characters/k52039/vivian.html
>

Vivian: Woo Hoo! I'm finally first at something!

> Don't be afraid to scale back your PC concept,  to actually have a 
> weakness (or, an area you're not competent in), to  have human feelings, 
> emotions, and failings.

I agree and I'm glad you said something about it, Mike. All one has to do to 
see that you don't have to be a combat powerhouse in K5 is to look at some 
of your most interesting characters, like Sarah Ferrari and David Lam.

Although Vivian Lau is a fairly powerful esper, I was careful to also give 
her some significant weaknesses, both physical and psychological, to balance 
her out as well. I won't bother to enumerate them here, since the character 
profile linked to above defines them pretty well. I actually toyed with 
several character concepts before I settled on Vivian Lau. Most if not all 
of the others were weaker than her - in fact, two had virtually no combat 
capability at all - but that isn't why I rejected any of them. Ultimately, I 
chose Vivian Lau because her background linked her to Raven and was tied 
closely to events from the previous series, which made for a more 
interesting character and opened up a wide range of interesting story 
possibilities.
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Jeff Skagen
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