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From: Aaron Brezenski <[a--r--z] at [CASBAH.ACNS.NWU.EDU]>
Subject:      New Vocation! (Rated PG-13)
To: Multiple recipients of list MYTHUS-L <[MYTHUS L] at [BROWNVM.brown.edu]>
In-Reply-To:  <[9406170358 AB 21761] at [casbah.acns.nwu.edu]> from "[B--p--e] at [AOL.COM]"
              at Jun 15, 94 01:28:08 pm

My new campaign will be extremely gritty, and begin in a very urban setting.
Though not necessarily confined to these types of areas, a Vocation I
immediately thought of was (pardon my dirty mind)...

The Prostitute (Physical TRAIT)

SEC Level Range: 1-4            SEC at Start: 2


K/S Area                        Base Steep

Criminal Activities, Mental     24
Appraisal                       20
Criminal Activities, Physical   20
Deception                       16
Disguise                        16
Impersonation                   16
Combat, HTH Non-Lethal          12
Combat, Hand Weapons            12
Thespianism                     12
Streetwise                      12
Tolerance                       12
Dancing                         12 *
Gambling                        8
Influence                       8
Business Administration         8
Acrobatics/Gymnastics           8
Charismaticism                  8
Buffoonery                      4
Biology                         4
Endurance                       4
Handicrafts                     4
Fortune Telling                 4
Magnetism                       4
Herbalism                       4

* New K/S Area, see below.


>From crafty courtesan to gigolo to alley-whore, this Vocation encompasses
all who seek to pay their life's wage with their bodies-- certain parts of
their bodies, in fact.  In general, prostitutes are disdained by every
class-- but their services are used by members of every class (funny,
that...).  The prostitute's skills are oriented towards attracting
customers, and these can also be useful in the gaining of information.  When
playing such a persona, some words and phrases to keep in mind are: turning
tricks, "special" skills, divorce mind from body, pimps, madams, no taboos,
oldest profession, money.


New K/S Area:

Dancing:  This K/S covers the basics of body movement, usually (but not
necessarily) accompanied by music.  Those possessing it are able to move
their bodies rhythmically without making themselves look foolish (unlike the
author).  It has five Sub-Areas:

        1.  Court Dancing
        2.  Artistic Dancing
        3.  Exotic/Erotic
        4.  Festive
        5.  Foreign

This K/S uses the average of the PMSpd and PNPow ATTRIBUTES as a base.


Questions?  Comments?  Insults?  Go for it!  Beware: I flame back!  Just ask
R. Winninger!


--
Aaron Brezenski
"Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean there's not someone out to get me."

Card-Carrying Member of the Illuminati
"If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science.  It is opinion."
"... what are the facts, and to how many decimal places?"
                                        -- Lazarus Long