So I’ve been a little stumped lately on ways I can challenge the Empath in my game. One of their beliefs is: “I’ve survived for centuries so far; i have the experience to adapt to anything life throws at me”
I’d love some suggestions.
So I’ve been a little stumped lately on ways I can challenge the Empath in my game.
So I’ve been a little stumped lately on ways I can challenge the Empath in my game.
hit them in their friends.
(edited to add): create connections, give the Empath people to care about, then challenge them through those connections.
Give them a novel experience; something they have never felt before. To build off what Rich says, when you introduce someone for them to care about, ask specifically “What is it about this person, in your first impression, that makes them stand out and apart from everyone else you’ve ever known?”
Use questions like that to help build consensus on what the Empath is looking for in new relationships, and then use that to set the hook even deeper.
Threats can either be against these new people, or the new people may directly challenge the Empath’s beliefs.
What burden, flow, and move selections did the Empath make?
I like the idea of using questions to figure out what the player thinks is their vulnerability (something along the lines of “what was the last situation you were in that terrified you to the core?” or “What do you miss most that is no longer available to you here?”) and then present them with that vulnerability or offer them questionable ways of attaining what they desire.
Or a bit harder of a move: take away their empathic abilities for a session. What does it feel like to not be able to read affect? Maybe the Veil overloads them and they get a finite amount of Flow points (so they’re not completely hobbled) to use for a period of time.
Ask the player what they are expecting with that question. What would they like to see?