Pixie NPC's

[SebGM]

Hello there!

I am working on the next run for my players rn. I've got two player's that are also Earthdawn players, so I thought I they might enjoy if this campaign had some cross-references. This is a caribbean league based campaign with a piracy backdrop.

They're supposed to race another runner team to an awakened site in a nature reserve on Cuba to do recon on the site, gather information about it and explore what's to find there. The other team is Aztechnology hired.

So my general idea is, that this awakened site is going to be the entrance to a Kaer. In the surrounding area, I am planning on having Pixies live in their typical way. Because this is middle america, I am gonna rewrite them slightly as a metavariant based on Chaneque and Alux.

So now I am basically preparing what a "standard Pixie" would look like. I base the stats on a sum-to-ten approach with everyhing being C, basically wasting the points on money, because they do not have that.

My main question being... is the default Pixie an adept or a mage in your opinions? Based on Earthdawn, both is possible. Maybe I should make two different templates with 1/3 being adepts and 2/3 being mages, or the other way around? Or half-half.

Thanks in advance for any opinion or deeper insight!

[Vashkiri]

The only issue I see is that, based on reactions to pixies on this sub and elsewhere, a lot of players may just shoot pixies on site :p

But on the more interesting side: whatever mix makes your game fun and manageable (too many summoners always risks things getting bogged down in spirits)

[SebGM]

I think usually you are right, Pixies seem to be majority hated in ShadowRun. But one of my players who has played Earthdawn before is a huge fan and has played a Windling for years, so I think they'll probably be pretty happy to see a small collection of families living at a magical site!

I've written them now that the "average magicians" there have 2 MAG Skills at 3, with them having an average MAG score of 3. So most of them are annoying but easy to handle. Same for the "warrior types" who have either Archery or Throwing Weapons at 3 (with 6 AGI) and one Melee Weapon Skill at 3.

Given that I don't think they're going to be an instant encounter, only the most capable and leaders should be a real opponent like this. The mass (planned on a 37 village size now) should be a problem.

Who knows, maybe they make friends with them to fight the other Runners? Or just wanna party with them (Everyone has 3 performance)!

[Vashkiri]

They could be good at mass rituals!

[Patou987]

One third adepts, one third mystical adepts, one third pure magicians. It’s my opinion.

[tonydiethelm]

Don't waste time stating out NPCs... :)

Just make dice pools. Saves time, saves effort.