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Free20: The Troublemaker Template is a
free Otherverse Games product, suitable for
inclusion in almost any D20 based campaign.
The concepts in this book are as applicable to
dungeon crawls as they are modern action
campaigns. Special attention is given to using
this template in Psi-Watch and Otherverse
America campaigns. While working on the Otherverse America
core rulebook last month, I took advantage of
the after Christmas sales to purchase some new
DVDs. Among my purchases was the Star
Wars: Clone Wars animated DVD, which
introduced a new character to that venerable
universe: the sarcastic, enthusiastic young Jedi
Ashoka Tanu. While Ashoka was had a unique
name and a unique look, I realized how familiar
she was to me. Ashoka was Jubilee or Kitty
Pryde or Carrie Kelly (the Dark Knight’s
Robin) repackaged and redecorated, but still
instantly recognizable, and still enjoyable as a
character. All the fictional girls mentioned above share
certain traits: all petite, nimble females, all
sarcastic and quick-witted, all running on nerve
and bravado, all anxious to be taken seriously
by their larger, more experienced male partners,
and none of ‘em exactly
as tough or competent as they think they are. The Troublemaker Template helps gamers
build young heroines who fit the tropes of the
fictional girls who inspired the template. This easy to-
attach template rewards players for fully embracing
this character concept, keeps them alive in the
face of overwhelming opposition (at least hopefully),
and adds a handful of appropriate new weaknesses
right out of the comic books.
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