[DL] Re: Pied Piper Suggestion

[EricW <ericw@shelby.net>]

    I did something similar.  More along the lines of harpies playing harps.
Basically, I made the musical instruments enchanted.
To successfully play an enchanting tune requires a Onerous (7)
Performin: Instrument roll (ie: Permormin: Harp)
    Anyone hearing the enchanted tune must make an Hard (9)
Smarts check or fall under the spell of the musician, allowing
for hearing difficulties. For each other enchanted instrument
successfully playing add +1 to the TN that players must make
to not fall under the spell.
    During combat, each action requires a continued Hard (9)
Smarts enchantment check. Once someone is under the spell
they are at -2 penalty to all their actions.


Example:
    My three harpies spot the posse coming down the trail and
start playing their harps (rolling their Performin: Harp and
make a 9, 12, 5).  The posse hears the sweet lilting refrain on the wind,
except one geezer who's deaf.  Everyone but the deaf old man
has to make an Hard (9) smarts check +1 for the additional tune.
Two posse members fall under their spell, one makes the check
and isn't enchanted, and the old geezer doesn't understand what's
going on.


Kayan Boomani wrote:

> >This "Pied
> > Piper" idea sounds devious.  Send some more of your
> > ideas for this under Marshall's Only.  I'm sure other
> > marshall's would love to dig their CLAWS into this
> > too.  Give some input and we'll spit ideas a'tcha.
> >
>
> Well, basically I was looking to use him as a hook to pull my posse into an
> adventure. Something to do with missing children. I have no idea at all how
> to stat this guy, and am looking for some input from you marshals out there.
> The Piper is described as a tall thin creature with swarthy skin and light
> hair, wearing old fashioned clothes with a red and yellow scarf around his
> neck with a pipe tied to the end of it. And he is able to charm all living
> creatures. His music to one under his charm is described as a voice
> promising to take them to a place where every dream and desire they have
> will be fulfilled. And bystanders stand by as if turned to blocks of wood.
> They can see what is happening but cannot move or act. The piper also has
> the ability to open portals in the earth and lead his victims inside.
> I've taken all of this straight from the Robert Browning poem. It's quite
> interesting. What I need to know is, I have never seen anything about
> charming people in any of the deadlands books, and am wondering what kind of
> attribute to use for it? Resistance would be a spirit based roll, but it
> would have to be pretty high I would guess.
> Any input you guys can give will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kayan
>
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