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Dollhouse in Eberron?

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#1
elrodian
Apr 09, 2009 9:58:58 I have seen a lot of Threads that put forwards ideas form different TV shows for Eberron games that they are playing. For examples Heroes and Battle Star have been used. So I ask can this be done with the show Dollhouse. Now for those who do not know what Dollhouse is I will give a short over view. Dollhouse is a show that follows people that have there personality erased and then new ones are put in so they can do different mission. These mission can range for romantic to steel rare things to taking out a target.

Now could this be done in Eberron. I personally think it can. Maybe one of the spy organizations are willing to do this in order not to lose their people in high risk missions or the Houses of shadows would try this in order to gain more money and clients that want a person that is a little more real then an elf changing her/his faces or a changelige that is putting on an act. However what do you guys think about this. Do you think it can not be done? Do you think it is great or you real do not care?
#2
akodokoji
Apr 09, 2009 10:11:18 It sounds interesting. Im having trouble thinking who would be running it and how though. Having it be located in Sharn is almost a given though.
#3
elrodian
Apr 09, 2009 11:56:59 Well now that i think about it, maybe the dreaming dark would do it or one of the criminal groups in Sharn
#4
nthdegree256
Apr 09, 2009 12:53:47
Well now that i think about it, maybe the dreaming dark would do it or one of the criminal groups in Sharn

It really seems like the Dreaming Dark with some sort of easily-repeated mind seed effect would be the logical ones to do it with, although I'm not sure off the top of my head why they would do it. Information gathering?

Changelings are also a good group to base it around. Changeling culture often involves adopting and/or sharing a handful of different personas; maybe whoever runs this ring has some magical way of keeping them in check, like a drug or an eldritch machine or psionic powers, that saps their self-identity to the point where they really do think they are the personality they've adopted, to the point of not even remembering that they're a changeling.
#5
Talae
Apr 09, 2009 18:35:12 What about crazy weird experiments done by House Vadalis in attempts to make Magebred humanoids?
#6
Gilo
Apr 09, 2009 19:34:34 There is something very Kalashtari about Echo, Sierra and the rest of the "Actives" in both look and behavior during the periods between memory implants.

Maybe they willingly submitted to the memory wipes to overcome inner-balance (madness) issues. but are then used by House Medani which offers their services to rich, powerful clientele.
#7
rauric
Apr 09, 2009 20:11:07 The pcs in the game I am running woke up in a facility where they had memories implanted, and had souls imbedded in them. The false memory had them hunt down a hobgoblin crimelord in Sharn and the whole time they were wrecking his place and killing his goons he kept screaming "WHYYYYYY????".
It was a fun game session. They found out later a dragon did this to them to make them "super-soldiers" for some goal of his. Now they know the experiment (bonding another soul to theirs) made them all see the Draconic Prophecy better than others. I love psionic stuff and I love EB. ;)

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#1 elrodian Apr 09, 2009 9:58:58	I have seen a lot of Threads that put forwards ideas form different TV shows for Eberron games that they are playing. For examples Heroes and Battle Star have been used. So I ask can this be done with the show Dollhouse. Now for those who do not know what Dollhouse is I will give a short over view. Dollhouse is a show that follows people that have there personality erased and then new ones are put in so they can do different mission. These mission can range for romantic to steel rare things to taking out a target. Now could this be done in Eberron. I personally think it can. Maybe one of the spy organizations are willing to do this in order not to lose their people in high risk missions or the Houses of shadows would try this in order to gain more money and clients that want a person that is a little more real then an elf changing her/his faces or a changelige that is putting on an act. However what do you guys think about this. Do you think it can not be done? Do you think it is great or you real do not care?
#2 akodokoji Apr 09, 2009 10:11:18	It sounds interesting. Im having trouble thinking who would be running it and how though. Having it be located in Sharn is almost a given though.
#3 elrodian Apr 09, 2009 11:56:59	Well now that i think about it, maybe the dreaming dark would do it or one of the criminal groups in Sharn
#4 nthdegree256 Apr 09, 2009 12:53:47	Well now that i think about it, maybe the dreaming dark would do it or one of the criminal groups in Sharn It really seems like the Dreaming Dark with some sort of easily-repeated mind seed effect would be the logical ones to do it with, although I'm not sure off the top of my head why they would do it. Information gathering? Changelings are also a good group to base it around. Changeling culture often involves adopting and/or sharing a handful of different personas; maybe whoever runs this ring has some magical way of keeping them in check, like a drug or an eldritch machine or psionic powers, that saps their self-identity to the point where they really do think they are the personality they've adopted, to the point of not even remembering that they're a changeling.
#5 Talae Apr 09, 2009 18:35:12	What about crazy weird experiments done by House Vadalis in attempts to make Magebred humanoids?
#6 Gilo Apr 09, 2009 19:34:34	There is something very Kalashtari about Echo, Sierra and the rest of the "Actives" in both look and behavior during the periods between memory implants. Maybe they willingly submitted to the memory wipes to overcome inner-balance (madness) issues. but are then used by House Medani which offers their services to rich, powerful clientele.
#7 rauric Apr 09, 2009 20:11:07	The pcs in the game I am running woke up in a facility where they had memories implanted, and had souls imbedded in them. The false memory had them hunt down a hobgoblin crimelord in Sharn and the whole time they were wrecking his place and killing his goons he kept screaming "WHYYYYYY????". It was a fun game session. They found out later a dragon did this to them to make them "super-soldiers" for some goal of his. Now they know the experiment (bonding another soul to theirs) made them all see the Draconic Prophecy better than others. I love psionic stuff and I love EB. ;)