In the past I have successfully played a slave PC several times else sites. The thing is it is a tricky thing, because slaves can get into an inordinate amount of trouble if they do not act a certain way. So more often then not you get one of two 'slave characters', the first is the quiet mouse in the background mumbling "Yessir, Nossir" or you get the type that have a very short life expectancy due to being beaten for their conduct so often (and frankly there are a few out there that want that for their slave PC's). Myself, I prefer the dynamic slave pc. Dynamic not cookie cutter. Meaning I am not saying that my preference is the only good slave pc. In fact my preference, if played well should result in a different sort of slave each character. One thing to keep in mind is, slaves have more control then you think. Yes Slaves have more control then you think. Look at the United States very unfortunate, and very unethical and amoral I am in no way condoning slavery, in the early years of the country. When Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, an entire way of life died. Why? Because without the slave the plantation owners could not keep up the life style that they were living. They had to pay wages, cutting into their profits hugely, and that was just one of the changes that destroyed the deep south (again it NEEDED to happen, please do not think I am complaining about the Emancipation Proclamation). Without the slaves then things change drastically for owners. So keeping that in mind lets look at other instances in history, such as Mata Hari. The famous spy. She posed as a concubine in some instances, was positioned in sensitive positions to hear information. Information that later proved detrimental to various rulers. All this is to say that in the IC world your slave, while probably wouldn't lead an entire nation in revolt, but can have more influence... |
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