Pariah Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Your character is at the mall / supermarket / farmer's market one afternoon when a man in a black leather jacket walks up to another man, pulls a gun with a silencer, and shoots him at point blank range. The victim dies instantly, and the shooter slips into the shocked crowd. But your character manages to catch up with the shooter, who surprisingly surrenders without a fight. Upon questioning, the shooter reveals that he is a precognitive telepath, and that he'd had a vision of the victim committing a mass shooting at that same mall / supermarket / farmer's market later that same day. He argues that he saved more than 30 lives by taking out the shooter first. What does your character do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothere Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Quote Turn him over to the authorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Depends on the laws in effect in this campaign world. If they are no different than our Real World® laws, then I'd turn him over to the police. The guy deserves his day in court like everyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grailknight Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 He goes to the authorities. He has plenty of ways to stop him without killing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 I would turn him in and then ask "You didn't' see this coming?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phydaux Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Quasar - "Mind Maiden! AGAIN? This makes... Oh God! Get back to headquarters before anyone ELSE sees you..." Shadowhunter - "PRIMUS has Psy Ops of their own who will confirm your story after a deep mind scan. So come with me to PRIMUS headquarters right now. OR I can break every bone on the left half of you body. Your call. I'm not picky." Mystica - "Punch-punch, Bang-bang heroes will be busy tonight. So will Mystica. New artifact to analyse." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrinku Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 My guys would all turn him in. For a start, all you have is his word for it. Big Girl would probably punch him out first. Any excuse will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted November 16, 2017 Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Most of my characters would wonder what prevented the precog from disabling the future shooter instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 Turns him over to the authorities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 "Tell it to the jury." Lucius Alexander Did you see the palindromedary coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 15 hours ago, megaplayboy said: Most of my characters would wonder what prevented the precog from disabling the future shooter instead. "I saw that if I just walked up and punched him, some jackass in a costume was going to fly over and beat me up, letting the shooter get away." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 As multiple people have said: "Turn him over to the authorities." The precog is a murderer and could have done multiple non-lethal things to stop the person. Oh, and it wasn't justifiable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrinku Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 It's not even justifiable if the guy is a geniune precog. But from the PCs point of view it's more likely he's either lying or following what the voices in his head told him to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted November 18, 2017 Report Share Posted November 18, 2017 On 11/16/2017 at 12:58 PM, Pariah said: Your character is at the mall / supermarket / farmer's market one afternoon when a man in a black leather jacket walks up to another man, pulls a gun with a silencer, and shoots him at point blank range. The victim dies instantly, and the shooter slips into the shocked crowd. But your character manages to catch up with the shooter, who surprisingly surrenders without a fight. Upon questioning, the shooter reveals that he is a precognitive telepath, and that he'd had a vision of the victim committing a mass shooting at that same mall / supermarket / farmer's market later that same day. He argues that he saved more than 30 lives by taking out the shooter first. What does your character do? Most of my played characters are heroic enough to take the alleged perp to the cops if he surrenders, no matter what the circumstances. Some of my anti-heroic NPCs might let him go, if their prejudices align with the shooter's claims (or if there is other supporting evidence). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyrm Ouroboros Posted December 15, 2017 Report Share Posted December 15, 2017 ... most of my characters eliminate him, with prejudice. Whether that's Freedom (he's clearly too stupid/irresponsible to use such power wisely, i.e. what Megaplayboy said), or Kiershia (because he's inversely a threat to K's own activities), the guy is toast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt the Bruins Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Earth Girl, Kurzhaan the Conqueror, and Super Model would all turn him over to the proper authorities. Young Scratch would say "Y'know, I've heard a philosophical problem along these lines and I can't wait to hear you and Hitler debate it!" And then open a doorway to the Netherworld to make that happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsatow Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Depends on my character. Most of my PC characters would turn him over to the authorities. I do have a GM anti-villain who would come up to him and say "I'm sorry, but I'm from the future and you killed 30 innocent people in cold blood." and then shoot him in the head and kill him. If asked about it himself, he would just say "I'm not justifying my actions. I'm a murderer plain and simple." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, dsatow said: Depends on my character. Most of my PC characters would turn him over to the authorities. I do have a GM anti-villain who would come up to him and say "I'm sorry, but I'm from the future and you killed 30 innocent people in cold blood." and then shoot him in the head and kill him. If asked about it himself, he would just say "I'm not justifying my actions. I'm a murderer plain and simple." You might need to reread the scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have to agree it depends on the character. The most interesting character I have would be my own precog. What would have probably happened is my character would have seen his character shooting the suspect and tried to stop him. The question is would the other precog have seen me, seeing him and try and avoid me? If so would I have seen him, seeing me, seeing him? And If he had seen me, seeing him …………. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Impudite Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Investigate the claim about this alleged future mass shooter after taking the precog into custody. What to do next depends on what said investigation turns up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 16 hours ago, massey said: You might need to reread the scenario. You realize that the character doesn't care, as he is using the same excuse as the assassin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 John Robert/Sunburn: He won't let the fact he is a 'retired superhero's stop him from saving lives. If he can capture the assassin, he will, AND turn him over to the police. He still remembers Konorack (sp!) and his encounter with Jeffrey Dhalmer. Lady Heart: S/he is more conferrable taking out monsters and mystical villains than other threats. Again, she will focus on saving lives than capture. Paradox Timely: She COULD tell you if what the assassin said is true or not. The question is, did what the assassin did change the future for Ill? If so, then she must correct it. Which makes her an outcast, cause she cares about preserving the time line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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