Jinnai

This is an offshoot of a discussion from Why Imoen should be romanceable thread.

As Quitch has mentioned, the pc can interact with Imoen in a variety of ways, namely: friendship, love, hatred and indifferance. I have mentioned that I thought Quitch mentioned another important one: as a tool.

Using one as a tool doesn't require like or dislike of any degree. In fact, unlike twisting someone, a certain amount of like usueally ends up happening (people tend to like tools that are useful to them), howver no matter what you always see her as a tool.

Imoen as Quitch mentioned would likely start out helping the PC, but become jaded over time and leave. This is true if the PC isn't good at their mantipulation (likely because of a low charisma), howver a masterful PC can learn to use imoen without doing much twisting, the only thing being is that the PC is still worth following orders of.

The thing is how would you maintain your hold on imoen as she becomes jaded or even keep her from becoming jaded? Obviosuly Imoen isn't a puppet and will react to you, just as any character will. A master manipulator however could likely keep this up for some time by rewarding imoen's successes, pretending to get closer to her (and look geniunely interested in what she says and does), making it so that she likes you. You would make it seem like you are inseprrable while giving her hints and stuff as to what you want, in essense you are playing a one-on-one of "The Great Game" or "The Game of Houses" with her.

Yes this is i suppose twisting her presonality, but it is not nessarily toward good or evil, just toward your goal.