[UA] A new avatar, or a new flavor?

[Ted Prodromou]

Okay, wrote up my idea for it and posted it on
www.unknown-armies.com ...  it's an Archetype that can
be used for an Avatar of the Kiss-Ass, but it's got a
pretty nasty side for betrayal.

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--- Ted Prodromou <merovingianheir at yahoo.com> wrote:

> This reminds me of one that I was considering
> writing
> up.  "The Trusted Betrayer."  The Sycophants who
> become istorically or literarily significant are the
> ones who turn on the boss, which seems like a
> natural
> conclusion to insincere servitude.
> 
> Maybe a better archetype would be "The Faithless
> Servant."  I'll have to write that up an post it\.
> 
> --- Mike Lake <mdlake at well.com> wrote:
> 
> > > One of my players asked me today if there is an
> > avatar
> > > called, "The Kiss-Ass."
> > 
> > "The Sycophant" sounds a little more archetypal.
> > 
> > While we all know of brown-noses, I'm having a
> hard
> > time thinking of
> > significant literary, historical, or celebrity
> > examples--in part because
> > sycophants are insignificant almost by definition.
> 
> > That may indicate that
> > it isn't an avatar at all, but merely a
> personality
> > trait.  Or it may simply
> > prove my ignorance.  Can anyone come up with a
> > sizeable list?
> > 
> > 
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