The "Essay"(ESSE/UEH) Project(Warning: mature/controversial content contained herein)

[megaplayboy]

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One of the interesting contexts for the concept of courtly love is that most marriages (particularly those involving nobility, which would have included knights) were arranged, and usually for property and family networking purposes. A knight's devotion to his lady might well be extramarital in nature, though likely never physically consummated. The knight was to profess his love, defend her honor/virtue, prove his worth through a series of ordeals or quests, emotionally consummate the love through mutual declarations of devotion, and spend a lot of time avoiding detection. Evidence as to whether this practice actually existed or was mostly an invention of later fiction is inconclusive. Of course, if one reads Chaucer, a lot of knights also engaged in unchivalric, uncourtly behavior as well. An "Iron Age"(which would be iron-ic, of course) Middle Ages campaign could probably play upon this hypocrisy.

[ErikModi]

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Well, it all really depends on what you mean by "chivalrous:" the reality of chivalry as a code of conduct or the fantasy.

 

In fantasy, chivalry is all about doing right, being a good, moral (sometimes overmoral or "lawful stupid") Knight In Shining Armor.

 

In reality, chivalry was more of a set of rules of engagement, created to keep knights from being TOTAL rat-bastards and allowing them to be only partly bastard-like.

 

At its core, chivalry was more about how to treat opponents in battle than about any grand sweeping code of morality. Nobles weren't to be killed because they could be ransomed back to their families for a lot of money. That's where heraldry first got it's start. The dude with all the sigils and shields and crests all over his armor is worth some money alive, so don't kill him.

 

This idea did adapt and change a great deal, and there's a lot of debate over what the code meant, what was actually contained within, how closely it was followed, etc.

 

I'd be inclined to approach the subject from two angles. One being the "realistic" concept, the other being the "romantic" one. In the "realistic" idea, chivalry is less a moral code of conduct than it is a set of battlefield regulations, a primitive Geneva Convention if you will. Arranged marriages are common, and even in highly monogamistic societies it's not uncommon for men and women to have extramarital lovers, since the marriage is purely for convenience, wealth, land, title, whatever. In the romantic version, chivalry is indeed a code of moral conduct, Right Makes Might, and so on. Such a knight having sex with any but his bride is unthinkable, as she is his truest love, and he has probably slain a whole Monstrous Manual full of foul beasts to win her hand.

 

Interestingly enough, for both ideals in one package, check out A Knight's Tale, starring Heath Ledger.

[James Gillen]

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One of the interesting contexts for the concept of courtly love is that most marriages (particularly those involving nobility' date=' which would have included knights) were arranged, and usually for property and family networking purposes. A knight's devotion to his lady might well be extramarital in nature, though likely never physically consummated. The knight was to profess his love, defend her honor/virtue, prove his worth through a series of ordeals or quests, emotionally consummate the love through mutual declarations of devotion, and spend a lot of time avoiding detection. Evidence as to whether this practice actually existed or was mostly an invention of later fiction is inconclusive. Of course, if one reads Chaucer, a lot of knights also engaged in unchivalric, uncourtly behavior as well. An "Iron Age"(which would be iron-ic, of course) Middle Ages campaign could probably play upon this hypocrisy.[/quote']

 

There are several factors here:

1. As you say, marriages were not for love.

2. By the custom of the time, a noble's sons didn't get any property until he kicked the bucket, so despite their titles and potential wealth they were still landless knights until then. Thus, not good marriage material unless their marriages were already arranged.

3. A huge part of written chivalry was developed by Christian priests precisely because the knights-errant were doing such a terrible job of being Christian. Y'know, ransacking churches, molesting nuns and peasant girls... Game of Thrones type stuff.

 

JG

[Lucius]

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Well, originally chivalry was not just, as has been pointed out, a "primitive Geneva Convention" laying out such things as prohibited tactics or targets; it was a model of the martial virtues such as courage, obedience, mutual trust among comrades and between subordinates and superiors, etc. At first, it was about loyalty to one's liege lord and fulfilling one's role in the fuedal hierarchy. The religious orders of chivalry expanded on that idea by positing God as the ultimate Lord and fusing military discipline and monastic vows. For a more modern example of a religious impulse finding expression in a military framework, see the Salvation Army. The development relavant to our topic was romantic chivalry, or courtly love, which took the ideas of religious devotion and of vassal-like obedience and respect, and applied them to the knight's relationship to his chosen lady.

 

Lucius Alexander

 

Knight of the Palindromedary

[phoenix240]

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This is a gamer site and a Hero gamer site. I'm amazed we have as many female posters as we do.

 

JG

 

And this is the internet. We might not have as many female posters as we do.

 

"The internet: Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI agents."

[James Gillen]

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And this is the internet. We might not have as many female posters as we do.

 

"The internet: Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI agents."

 

Quite so.

 

JG

[ErikModi]

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And this is the internet. We might not have as many female posters as we do.

 

"The internet: Where men are men, women are men and children are FBI agents."

 

Or plants from To Catch A Predator.

[megaplayboy]

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Still struggling with my annual cold. Hope to be back up and productive in a couple days.

[megaplayboy]

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A few links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtly_love

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chivalric_romance

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swashbuckler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versailles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_Courtier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprezzatura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_mistress

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Favourite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtesan

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_morality

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertine_novel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rake_(character)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Fire_Club

[James Gillen]

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This is my new favorite word. "Sprezzatura."

Italian for "Chutzpah."

 

JG

[Lucius]

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As if we haven't offended enough peoplte yet, an in connection to the topic of chivalry, I'm crossposting this

 

 

Phallos: Sacred Image of the Masculine[/u]]

 

Phallos, the erect penis, the emblem and standard of maleness. All images through which masculinity is defined have Phallos as their point of reference. Sinew, determination, effectuality, penetration, straightforwardness, hardness, strength - all have Phallos giving them effect .... Erection points to a powerful inner reality at work in a man, not altogether in his control. No male has to learn Phallos. It presents itself to him, as a God does.

 

A man uses Phallos; he is not a man if he cannot do so. Men need to know their source of authority and to respect their sacred symbol. Phallos opens the door to masculine depth.

 

Phallos has been neglected by the literature of psychoanalysis as an originating psychic force. It has been suggested by the fathers but not developed as a primal element in the psyche. Pscyhoanalytic theory, whether Freudian or Jungian, gives singular primacy to the mother as the basis of life. This is an error.

 

What's that have to do with chivalry?

 

The minstrels who popularized courtly love borrowed the language of religious devotion to describe the knight's view of and relationship to the beloved lady. For that matter, religion has often used romantic or downright erotic language and imagery to express itself. Song of Solomon anyone?

 

I think there's a sizable intersection between sex and religion (especially if both those terms are defined broadly) and I find it fascinating. Maybe someone will take the idea and run with it. Or maybe you'll all look at me funny and say "Lucius, those topics have come up and will come up naturally by virtue of having this kind of conversation, there's no need for you to emphasize the point."

 

 

Lucius Alexander

 

The palindromedary is moderately surprised

[Steve]

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Still struggling with my annual cold. Hope to be back up and productive in a couple days.

 

I'm looking forward to any new character postings.

[Lucius]

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Relevant sort of

 

http://www.herogames.com/forums/showthread.php/88040-Adult-Entertainment

 

Lucius Alexander

 

and an irrelevant palindromedary tagline

[megaplayboy]

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Drones, Droids and Avatars

(the following is based on stuff I've done or come up with for my own games)

In the world of artificially-created "homo sapients"(human simulacra), there are three basic varieties.

1. Drones--a Drone is a Designer Replicant Optimized for Natural Exploitation. It is basically an artificially bio-engineered human, 99.6% similar to homo sapiens sapiens genetically and biologically, who has been incubated and "grown" to young adulthood, with a brain modified to minimize the neurophysiological components of the brain responsible for "free will" and maximize the components responsible for obedience and following directions. Drones are born sterile(as a precaution and a legal requirement) and have shortened lifespans(though subsequent generations of drones tend to have substantially longer lives than early ones did). A process of "neuroprogramming" and custom genetic engineering optimizes a drone for the functions and duties they are created to perform. There are about 7 basic and advanced "classes" or types of drone. "Alphas" are basic worker drones, optimized for heavy labor and sometimes law enforcement/milsec functions. "Betas" are basic clerical/office drones, optimized for such duties as filing, data entry, cooking, etc. "Deltas" are basic social drones, optimized for social interaction--this can include sex drones, receptionists, waiters, concierges, etc. "Gammas" are basic thinker drones, optimized for duties involving heavy calculation, engineering, etc. "Epsilons" are high-end jack-of-all-trades drones, optimized for professional duties(lawyers, doctors, elite soldiers, etc.) and are usually the base template for superhuman drones. Among the superhuman drones, "Psis" are psychically attuned, psionically gifted drones, often specialized for transferring a human consciousness into a clone body at or near the time of death. "Omegas" are drones who have been engineered or "grafted" to have superpowers. Particularly strong superhuman drones may have a "Duo or Tri" preceding their letter designations, and "Omega Psi" drones are possible. Needless to say, superhuman drones are extremely expensive to create, and their production is very closely monitored by regulatory authorities. Sometimes a celebrity or intellectual may license their genetic likeness for the production of a limited quantity of "Celebrity Drones"(e.g. "Brittania Spheres" or "Byra Tanks"), which may or may not be programmed with some of the talents or skills of the celebrity or intellectual. It's even rumored that gigantic and tiny drones have been created as one-off experiments or special commissions. There may also be drone animals(even dinosaurs) who are specially programmed for docility and/or obedience. To date, there have been six generations of drones, each about 10 years apart) each more sophisticated and closer to "human" than its predecessor. Gen 6 drones cannot be visually distinguished from normal humans without the use of special markings or clothing(sometimes legally required, in some jurisdictions). They have a life expectancy of 50 years, and the basic Alpha, Beta, Delta and Gamma versions sell for about 200,000 dollars, with the Epsilon costing between 500,000 and 1,000,000 dollars. Celebrity versions may sell for up to 1,000,000 dollars, depending on the model and skill sets. Superhuman drones typically cost in the millions to tens or even hundreds of millions(for a Tri Omega, Tri Psi, or any combo thereof). A drone which passes the Turing Emotive Autonomy and Motivation Assessement(or TEAM Assessment) is reclassified as a "Generation 7" or Gen 7 drone and is qualified to apply for full citizenship, under the law. Some customers prefer drones to droids because the drones' organic, near-human nature feels more "comfortable" to them. Others are uncomfortable for precisely the same reasons.

2. Droids--a Designer Robot Optimized for Interactive Duties, sometimes referred to as an "android", is a cyber-engineered inorganic anthropomorphic humanoid construct, designed and programmed to interact with and serve under and alongside humans(and drones and other artificial sapients). Droids have an internal power source and a sophisticated computer brain, of "artificial intelligence" quality without generally rising to the level of true sapience/free will. They are expressly designed to physically(and socially) resemble humans as much as possible, after a number of early studies determined that it was easier to integrate them into human social and work spaces by having them be more like humans. Droids have been designed to tackle more specific ranges of duties, as evidenced by the larger number of types/models. "A" models are basic labor droids, "B" models serve as Bodyguards, "C" models do clerical duties, "D" models do domestic chores, "E" models are programmed to have expertise in some specific area, "S" models are designed to provide expert sexual gratification(though all droids are technically capable of sexual functions, a feature integrated beginning with the Mark 6 standard), "H" and "W" models integrate sexual and domestic (and sometimes work) functions to serve as "cyber-spouses", "M" models are upgraded, up-armored combat droids, etc. There are two special designations. "Z" models incorporate most upgrades available to the Mark #, including multiple skill sets and up-armoring, and serve essentially the same purposes as the Epsilon model drone. "X" models are always built using the Z as a base template, and are "superpowered" droids. Multiple X's after the Z indicate increasingly powerful super-droids--e.g. ZX, ZXX, ZXXX. Droid animals, oversized and undersized droids, and droid vehicles are rarely built, but known to exist. Pricing is slightly higher than for drones, but as with drones, earlier models, especially pre-owned and "refurbished" models, can be had on the market for substantially less(in fact, though the Mark 12 is the latest, Mark 9s, 10s, and 11s remain on the market for precisely this reason, to provide maximum options to middle class and even lower middle class consumers). While people with very keen perception can physically distinguish earlier Mark # droids, this is not the case with Mark 12 droids. Only an electronic scan or a detailed medical physical can distinguish them. For this reason they are usually required to wear some sort of visible identifier or to verbally identify themselves as droids whenever human confusion occurs. Droids who pass a TEAM Assessment are reclassified as Mark 13 droids and eligible to apply for citizenship.

3. Avatars--the latest, and to some, the ultimate in artificial sapients, Avatars are a hybrid of bio- and cyber-engineering, embodying the best characteristics of drones and droids, with something "extra" on top of that. The standard avatar is a nearly-superhuman paragon of strength, agility, intellect, charisma and beauty...and has a part-electronic, part-psychic "rider-avatar interface"(i.e., a mind link) permitting a human to see, hear, smell, taste and feel what the avatar feels, to give it commands, and to "speak" through it. A more sophisticated(and expensive) interface permits the rider to supplant/overwhelm the avatar's consciousness completely(i.e., Possession) and essentially become the avatar(or the avatar becomes them). A beautiful, perfect surrogate who can be used for whatever purposes the rider chooses. Avatars are designed to be multifunctional and are therefore much more expensive than their closest droid and drone counterparts--a "blocked" avatar(one with no mind link) will still sell for 2-3 times a high-end droid or drone, and fully functional avatar surrogates can go for up to 10 million dollars. It is possible to engineer a truly superhuman avatar, and at the highest end(for one with nearly godlike abilities) this could cost as much as an aircraft carrier(billions of dollars). Avatars can only be distinguished from humans due to their unusual height(they're about 2 meters tall, standard, male or female) and near-superhuman physical appearance. To date, only one Avatar has passed a TEAM Assessment. Avatars are essentially a high-end "niche" product for wealthy libertines, government agencies and corporate executives. The "blocked" versions are sometimes used as bodyguard/escort/admin assistants by the latter.

[James Gillen]

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Perhaps better suited to this forum than A Thread For Random Musings:

 

PLAYBOY Advisor

Q: How strong is the penis? -R.T., New York, New York

 

A: How strong do you need it to be? Thanks to kung fu grandmaster Tu Jin-Sheng of Taiwan, aka The Iron Crotch, we know a flaccid human penis can pull at least 8,100 pounds without being torn off. That's the weight of the rental truck Tu moved in 2005 with a rope tied around his penis and testicles. (He did a second pull using only his testicles, setting a record there as well.) Tu has also moved an 8,000 pound airplane and hopes to someday organize a group tug of a 747. He claims his most accomplished students can break ice blocks and cut coconuts.

Please don't try this at home- and never while erect; it involves specialized training that involves squatting with weights swinging between your legs. "Penis training is often ridiculed in the martial arts," writes Gene Ching of Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine. "But as Tu sees it, people train every other part of your body except their sexual organs." There is a higher purpose: Tu claims penis qigong, besides improving sexual stamina, can treat diabetes, arterial blockages, allergies, earaches and other ailments. Women can practice the method by inserting into their vaginas a ball attached to a rod on which weights are attached. This makes it possible, for the first time, for a female to be well-hung.

[megaplayboy]

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Bumped, to remind me to do stuff here.

[Steve]

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Bumped' date=' to remind me to do stuff here. [/quote']

 

I was worried you'd either perished from your illness or abandoned the thread.

 

I'm still looking forward to more character postings from you.

[megaplayboy]

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I was worried you'd either perished from your illness or abandoned the thread.

 

I'm still looking forward to more character postings from you.

 

Well, it's a combination of holiday laziness and gamer's block. I have in mind to write up my own Drone(Hypergals, Generation 6 Duo Omega Epsilon Drone), Droid(Brittania Spheres Celebrity Sex Droid, Mk. 12), and Avatar(Avatar Mark I) examples next. That knocks a few more off my checklist. I also have to finish:

1) other writeups for the Wolf and associates

2) Vampire variants(about a half dozen)

3) Captain Tentacle, Count Orgon, Regulus Brightstar, other Hentamari, members of the Special EXtraordinary Youth Squad and faculty at Shokushu Learning University for Troubled and Talented Youth

4) the Pretty Young Things, a rival team to the SEXY Squad

5) SIREN, an organization devoted to the sexual "liberation"(or corruption, depending on POV) of humanity

6) the Extraction Team, Count Orgon's alien slave trader/trainer/bounty hunting group

7) the rest of the Harem Fantasy Hero characters

 

Kind of a lot. On top of that, I need to flesh out the 20 or so subject areas I listed. If I can complete all that, then I think I've got enough for an unofficial sourcebook on Sex, Romance and Eroticism in Hero System.

[Steve]

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Of the items listed, I'd like to see the Shokushu teams next after you do the Drone, Droid and Avatar write-ups, and I look forward to more of the Fantasy Harem Hero characters.

[megaplayboy]

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Hypergal

50 STR 40

30 DEX 40

30 CON 20

15 INT 5

15 EGO 5

35 PRE 25

10 OCV 35

10 DCV 35

5 OMCV 6

5 DMCV 6

30 PD 28

30 ED 28

7 SPD 50

20 REC 16

80 END 12

80 STUN 30

20 BODY 10

(391)

 

Powers and Talents

24 Superhumanly Attractive: +8 levels Striking Appearance

8 Va-Va-Va-Voom(superhumanly voluptuous): +4 levels SA, limited group

15 People Pleaser: +3 to Charm, Persuasion, Conversation; +3 to KS: Sexual Technique and PS: Perform Sexual Technique

25 Indefatigable: 0 End Cost on 50 STR

30 Invulnerable: Resistant on 30 PD and ED

75 Hyperflight: 60m flight, x16 noncombat

100 Multipower--Hypergal powers

10u 20d6 Blast(hypervision)

10u +80 STR @half End cost(hyperstrength)

6u 10d6 Blast, double knockback, AE Cone, Explosion, no range(hyperbreath)

6u +100 STR, 2x END cost (emergency hyperstrength)

10u 16d6 Blast, AoE16m, Explosion(Hyperblast)

10 Sturdy: -10m knockback resistance

40 Hyper Lovemaking+20 to PS: Perform Sexual Technique, and Change Environment, Stunning Effect, 0 Endurance, Constant, Extra Time(5 minutes)

52 Erotic True Sight--Detect Libido, Physical form, and Emotional State, Sense, Range, Discriminatory, Analyze, Penetrating

50 Full Life Support

45 Scent Lure--+10 Striking Appearance, Variable Effect

 

(516)

 

Skills and Perks

7 Charm 17-

7 Persuasion 17-

7 Conversation 17-

8 KS: Sexual Technique 17-

8 PS: Perform Sexual Technique 17-

30 3 levels all combat

20 Universal Translator 12-

3 Tactics 12-

3 Teamwork 15-

8 KS: Owner/Master 17-

3 Acrobatics 15-

3 Breakfall 15-

3 Contortionist 15-

(110)

 

1017 points

 

Complications

25 Psychological Limitation: Slavishly Devoted to designated "owner"

15 Social Complication: Non-Sapient Drone, limited legal rights

15 Psych Complication: Lusty

15 Physical Complication: Drone, requires special medical treatment

15 DF: Extremely Attractive

10 2x effect from genetic and biochemical attacks

5 1d6 Unluck

 

Notes: In addition to serving as an example of one of Hyperman's army of drone helpers, this is a good example of a high-end superhuman sex drone, often serving a dual purpose as protector/paramour. They have exceptional combat, seductive and sexual prowess. A drone such as this would cost tens of millions, similar to a military fighter jet. Only the filthy rich can really afford such an expensive(albeit useful) toy.

[megaplayboy]

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Whew! Finally the dry spell is over.

[James Gillen]

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Well, sometimes you need to rest and replenish your fluids.

 

JG

[phoenix240]

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Whew! Finally the dry spell is over.

 

*paging Dr. Freud, Dr. Freud to the ER Stat*

[megaplayboy]

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Brittania-model Mark 12SC Celebrity Sex Droid

10 STR 0

18 DEX 16

15 CON 5

15 INT 5

10 EGO 0

25 PRE 15

4 OCV 5

5 DCV 10

3 OMCV 0

5 DMCV 6

5 PD 3

5 ED 3

4 SPD 20

10 REC 6

40 END 4

24 STUN 2

12 BODY 2

(102)

 

Powers and Talents

12 Aesthetically Pleasing: +4 Striking Appearance

8 OMG She Looks Just Like Brittania Spheres!: +4 SA, limited group(people who would be strongly attracted to BS)

15 People Pleaser: +3 to Charm, Conversation and Persuasion; +3 to KS: Sexual Technique and PS: Perform Sexual Technique

15 Resistant Protection, 5/5

12 Override Protection: 15 points mental defense, only vs. outside interference(-1/4)

10 Emergency Defense Protocol: +20 STR, 0 Endurance, usable 4x per day, only when owner or self physically threatened

5 She can go all night long: 0 END on 10 STR

13 LS: Self-contained breathing(NOT rated for vaccuum, though), no need to eat/excrete

(95)

 

Skills and Perks

8 KS: Brittania Spheres 17-

6 PS: Act Like Brittania Spheres, 17-

4 KS: Stuff Brittania Spheres Knows, 13-

8 KS: Owner/Master 17-

5 KS: Stuff Owner/Master likes, 14-

6 Musical familiarities: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals

5 PS: Musician 16-

5 PS: Dancer 15-

3 PS: Singer 14-

2 PS: Actress 11-

2 Acting 10-

7 Charm 16-

5 Conversation 15-

5 Persuasion 15-

2 High Society 10-

8 KS: Sexual Technique 17-

8 PS: Perform Sexual Technique 17-

3 Contortionist 13-

3 Perfect Pitch

3 Mimicry 14-

(98)

(assume up to 30 points for "customization")

295 points(325 with customization)

 

Complications

25 Programmed to Want to Please Owner

15 DF: Very Attractive, Looks like Brittania Spheres

10 Watched by Ms. Spheres agent and legal representatives

20 Social Complication: Non-Sapient Android, limited legal rights

20 Physical Complication: Android, requires special medical/repair treatment

10 DF: Android, only detectable with special senses

 

This model would retail for over a million dollars/euros new. Can do pretty close to a dead-on simulacrum of the celebrity.

[Lucius]

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Isn't Mental Defense ALWAYS vs outside interference, more or less by definition?

 

Lucius Alexander

 

Palindromedary Defense