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Space Madness: Odic Profile
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:32 pm
by virgil
When performing an Odic Calibration, you can generate an in-depth profile of individuals who have been present in an area. Currently, there is no standard of what this profile would consist of, and as such I'm seeking to establish it.
[*]Name: The one they most commonly go by
[*]Species and Native cert, if any
[*]Threat Assessment
[*]Number of stress & cracks
[*]Complex emotions experienced
I want to include a frivolous detail in this, the options in the survey above. If you feel the profile should have more/less/different information, I'm all ears, especially if you're the author.
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 7:58 pm
by erik
With the stars being right and all that, I lean toward horoscope. I’ll withhold my vote in case I’m persuaded otherwise.
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 8:50 pm
by deaddmwalking
I voted Horoscope. In Japan, Blood Type is used a lot like horoscopes, but it also has a history of excluding people/claims of superiority so using it might be problematic.
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 11:03 pm
by Trill
Blood type seems to be the most useful of those.
Which is why I'll go with Favorite Dessert (Revenge, anyone?)
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 2:00 am
by Foxwarrior
deaddmwalking wrote:it also has a history of excluding people/claims of superiority so using it might be problematic.
Is being problematic inappropriate for Space Madness?
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 10:34 am
by Schleiermacher
You should endeavor not to put things in your game that give cover to shitty people and their views. Especially when you're explicitly and spesifically doing it frivolously.
So yes, for Space Madness and for any game.
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 12:23 pm
by Thaluikhain
deaddmwalking wrote:In Japan, Blood Type is used a lot like horoscopes, but it also has a history of excluding people/claims of superiority so using it might be problematic.
I was going to vote for Blood Type because of the first part, not having heard the second part before. So, horoscope, I guess.
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 1:35 pm
by deaddmwalking
Thaluikhain wrote:deaddmwalking wrote:In Japan, Blood Type is used a lot like horoscopes, but it also has a history of excluding people/claims of superiority so using it might be problematic.
I was going to vote for Blood Type because of the first part, not having heard the second part before. So, horoscope, I guess.
Wikipedia Article about it
Blood type harassment, called "bura-hara" (wasei-eigo: a portmanteau of "blood" and "harassment"), has been blamed for bullying of children in playgrounds, loss of job opportunities, and ending of happy relationships.[41]
Many people have been discriminated against because of their blood type. Employers ask blood types during interviews despite the warnings they have been given. Children at schools have been split up according to their blood type. The national softball team has customized training to fit each player's blood type. Companies have given work assignments according to their employee's blood type.[42]
However, these episodes are thought to be more or less exaggerated—as well as horoscope addiction in Europe or the US, which is sometimes reported in Japan. No blood-type harassment trials have been reported, so far. In reality, most Japanese people don't think blood types determine their personalities, but affect it in some degree.[34][35
Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 5:31 pm
by pragma
It may be out of tone for the game, but I love "Favorite Dessert" as a bit of comic relief and or grisly cannibal horror.