Why don't FM authors use characters other than Garrett in missions?

User 205 on 13/2/2015 at 15:19

Quote Posted by taffedinthehead

That's like asking for a Tomb Raider game without Lara...

Don´t know if this has been said before but the FM "Mask of Agamemnon" uses Lara instead of Garrett :eek:

baeuchlein on 13/2/2015 at 17:23

To expand the list a bit further, I'll mention "Raid on Washout Central", where you play as Ryalla, not Garrett. And then there is "Rose Cottage" and "Fables of the Penitent Thief", where you most likely don't play Garrett.

bikerdude on 13/2/2015 at 18:02

Quote Posted by nickie

JarFrank - missions with a non-Garrett player are listed (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144797&page=3&p=2272564&viewfull=1#post2272564) here if you want to jog your memory in future. :)

Also the Darkmod features nothing but non-Garrett thieves -

(http://www.thedarkmod.com/main/)

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ValmontPhl on 13/2/2015 at 18:28

Quote Posted by nickie

JarFrank - missions with a non-Garrett player are listed (http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144797&page=3&p=2272564&viewfull=1#post2272564) here if you want to jog your memory in future. :)

Along with some of the others listed on this thread, there is MissionX not on that list. 7 Shades of Mercury and IDK if Drymian Codex is supposed to be Garrett but I think not.

nickie on 13/2/2015 at 20:59

Thank you, ValmontPhl. I'll try and do some updating soon.

Yandros on 13/2/2015 at 21:36

Quote Posted by ValmontPhl

IDK if Drymian Codex is supposed to be Garrett but I think not.

DryCo is a Garrett mission.

taffedinthehead on 13/2/2015 at 21:44

Quote Posted by User 205

Don´t know if this has been said before but the FM "Mask of Agamemnon" uses Lara instead of Garrett :eek:

HAha .. you one upped me!!

Petike the Taffer on 16/2/2015 at 19:31

Quote Posted by DarkMax

Check "A Debt Repaid", a mission featuring Basso or "Anna to the Rescue". Both are pretty good.

I've played the latter and it was splendid. Even the HUD was changed around a bit - this was one of the few FMs where the light gem was completely omited. :)

Thanks for recommending the former. I'll search for it and give it a go. I've always liked the idea of an FM from Basso's POV, but had no idea there are any. :cool:

Speaking for myself as an aspiring FM author, I'm starting work on an FM for TDM preliminarily titled In the Bleak Midwinter. Now obviously, as it's TDM, it should go without saying that I can't use Garrett. My character in the story is named Toby (because average names are the best) and he isn't particularly Garrett-like. Plus, some of the narrative elements of the FM are something of a loose homage to Running Interference - except the person busting out his girlfriend stealthily is the thief himself. The gist of the story is that Toby and his girl are leaving their home city and moving to a different one and both have to cooperate (once they meet) to reach the city gates safely and depart. Before they meet, Toby spends the last night out on the streets and rooftops with a few casual burglaries, as he makes his way to the lady's employer. If I ever finish the FM (and I do hope so !), I might make a sequel that further explores the later life and adventures of the two characters. I'm toying with the idea that Toby will try to persuade Agnes to become a professional thief like him, and there will be tension between the two of them over this matter (in addition to a usual main FM plot).

john9818a on 18/2/2015 at 08:35

There is also the C5 contest mission A Guard Called Benny.