# Inspirations: The Mindraker Dossier tags: #thoughts ![[Pasted image 20230825004252.png|300]] I am not shy about telling you that I use [[Twitter]] a fair amount. No, not X – we have a modicum of self-respect around here and we call things what they are. It's Twitter. Regardless, most of the time the advertisements I get are absolute garbage. For some reason they simply cannot get a handle on understanding the sort of things I'm interested in… Except once in a while when I get ads for ship-mounted attack mortars (yes, that's a real thing) and other bizarre ideas. And this. ![[Pasted image 20230825004331.png]] This is wonderful. If you don't immediately get 600 RPG ideas from reading this character description, I'm not sure I can help you. I'm not sure anyone can help you. Let's go through the cool things in this list: - Asian name. - Cool callsign. - Expertise: *PSYCHIC ASSASSIN*. - Spiritually decorated. - Invading forces. - Wielder of the *DEATH MANTRA*. - Emotionally detached (so women think they can fix him). - Rumored to possess a device of unimaginable power *GIVEN TO HIM BY GOD*. Pardon the ridiculous abuse of capital letters but – it was necessary. Holy crap, this is just one thing after another, piling up higher and higher, becoming ever more magnificent. Honestly, if you aren't fascinated by this, I'm not even sure we can be friends. Incredible. There are RPGs in which that list of items would be sufficient description to make up 95% of the character sheet. This is a [[Wushu]] character waiting to happen. You could probably do him in [[Over the Edge]] (and he wouldn't even be weird there). Perhaps I can even do him up in [[Ironsworn - Starforged|Starforged]] though that might be more of a stretch. I'm not telling you to [check out the podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mindraker-background-anger/id1700342943?twclid=2-tcmbjqyx8riu59vx4i753l81), though I think it's fairly obvious I'm going to give it a try, but I am going to tell you that if you keep your eyes open you can find inspiration in the strangest places and at the oddest times. Keep a notebook handy. Send yourself emails with cool links or pictures of stuff that you run into while you're out and about. If you have an idea, jot it. Keep your game hand strong.