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I dunno if they had something like this in, say, Teen Champions, but it occurs to me that some of the broad cliques/stereotypes associated with high school kids(particularly in the US) could be modeled as package deals.  For example, the Jock, the Nerd, the Cheerleader, the Goth Kid, the Redneck, the Thug/Bully, the Band Member, etc.  They wouldn't necessarily be expensive packages, but might be a useful base for any campaign centered around high school PCs.   Thoughts?

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They're in Teen Champions.

It should be OK to reproduce one here as an example:

 

THE GEEK
“Most likely to suffer Carpal Tunnel Syndrome before eighteen.”
Fashion Statement: Pants that are too short, plaid button-down shirts that he wears tucked in, glasses, bad hair
Report Card: Good
Dating: No
Career Outlook (best case): Computer company mogul, any high paying job that avoids social interaction
Career Outlook (worst case): High school math teacher
Likes: Computers and computer games, math and science, fiction (especially genre fiction)
Dislikes: Gym class, Jocks, the Sun and sunlight in general
Sub-Cliques: Band geeks, Drama geeks, math geeks, comic book geeks, gaming geeks
Description: Geeks come in many shapes and sizes, but the defining feature of the Geek is that he obsessively loves something no one else likes (outside of the other geeks, that is). It could be math, band, or drama. It could be television shows, movies, science fiction, comic books, or roleplaying games. It could even be stamp collecting, or some combination of all these things. But whatever it is, most of his fellow students can’t even figure out why he likes it, or at least why he likes it so much. Th is obsession, though, is almost all the Geek thinks about, and in the eyes of his fellow students that not only makes him very strange, but also someone not very interesting to talk to. Add to that the fact the Geek is typically not very physically intimidating and totally unaware of style and fashion, and he often finds himself on the lowest rung of the social pecking order. Of course, as a consolation the Geek tends to do well for himself post-graduation, so he always has the future to look forward to.

GEEK PACKAGE DEAL
Abilities
Cost Ability
4 +4 INT
-2 -2 PRE
6 6 points’ worth of trivia Skills (examples include: KS: Silver Age Comics, KS: Seventies Television Shows, KS: Hammer And AIP Horror Movies, Language: Elvish, Language: Klingon)
9 9 points worth of useful geek Skills: Acting (for drama geeks), Computer Programming, Inventor, PS: Instrument (for band geeks), any Science Skill
1 Membership: Clique
Total Cost Of Package Abilities: 18

 

Disadvantages
Value Disadvantage
5 Distinctive Feature: Clique (Easily Concealed; Noticed and Recognizable)
10 Hunted: Clique character belongs to 11- (As Pow, NCI, Watching)
Total Value Of Package Disadvantages: 15

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