Tell Them Who They Are or Should Be

Adults and other NPCs who hold Inﬂuence over the PCs are always telling the PCs exactly who to be. How to act. What to think. Do it, and do it often. Telling the PCs who to be almost always means they have to shift their Labels or reject the NPC’s Inﬂuence, and that’s exactly what you want, to keep the PCs’ senses of identity ﬂuid and changing."Rex, Cygnus looks at you with disgust. “Ew, you’re the one who’s going to take me down? Why couldn’t it be someone more photogenic, you ugly freak?” She’s shifting your Freak up, your Mundane down. Do you accept it?""Skysong, your uncle Warpstar says to you in your native tongue, “I don’t know why you’re staying here with these people. They’re simple, stupid, and violent. You’re so much better than they are.” He’s shifting your Superior up, and your Mundane down. Do you accept it?"