Major "ick" factor immediately with 'Central Casting'
Based on some recommendations here for random character creators and looking for robust life-path systems, I picked up the three 'Central Casting' books by Task Force Games, a company that I was not previously familiar with.
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>"Political Correctness"Warning
>It was decided well in advance that this book would definitely
>not be "politically correct." In fact, its contents tend toward the
>socially, politically, morally, ethically, and religiously conservative
>side. To tell the truth, the authors and editors think our heritage of
>western culture, heterosexuality,traditional farmilies, Judeo-Chris-
>tian values, Jesus Christ and God are all pretty neat. While we
>won't force them on you, we do recommend them to everybody-
>your life can only better for it. As such, this book contains expres-
>sions of the authors' personal value structures that could be quite
>unpopular with those who assign equal value to all cultures, relig-
>ions, lifestyles, sexual, or moral choices.
>As to those who may feel that adventure gaming is an incor-
>rect forum in which to express editorial views on these matters,
>just look at the burgeoning presence of opposing views and de-
>composing values aired in television, movies, books, "art," public
>schools, the news and indeed, adventure gaming itself. It's
>difficult to buck the trends, but someone has to balance the scales.
>Consider this book to be one of the "Op-Ed" pages in gaming.
>So if your sensibilities will be offended by exposure to values
>other than those of the "pop"philosophies of the moment, you had
>best return this book to the shelf now. We'd
>sure like you to buy it, but not at the cost of
>compromising our own beliefs."
I have no problems with Christians or straight folks, but I am neither. The extra sucky thing is it seems like *exactly* what I was looking for.
So can anyone recommend a good life-path system for making some robust but random NPCs that doesn't spend page space telling me about how I'm living wrong?