Mass Effect OC Asks
Send a number and a character and you’ll be answered as though the character is a canon squadmate for either Shepard or Ryder
1. What would their recruitment mission look like?
2. Would they be a romance option? If so, who would the option be available to and what would their romance look like? Would there be any special scenes?
3. If there is one, what would their sex scene look like? How would the scene change if Shepard or Ryder turned the sex down?
4. If left unromanced, do they hook up with another character? If so, who is it? Is it a canon character or another OC?
5. Would they be available as a fling option? What would that scene look like?
6. Is there any way Shepard or Ryder could get them to turn on them or betray them? How? Is there any way to get them to back down once the betrayal is triggered?
7. What would their loyalty mission look like?
8. Is there any way to lose their loyalty after it’s earned? How?
9. What would their relationship with Renegade Shepard look like? Paragon Shepard? If they’re from Andromeda, what’s their relationship with Ryder (pick any two alignments)?
10. What phrase(s) would they shout during combat?
11. Any squadmates they don’t particularly get along with?
12. Are there any instances where rivalries between them and another squadmate could potentially jeopardize their loyalty or views of Shepard or Ryder?
13. Which squadmates are they likely to make friends with?
14. In which game would they be introduced to the franchise? ME1? ME2? ME3? Andromeda?
15. Would they make multiple appearances throughout the games or are they limited to one installment? If they reappear, do they remain as a squadmate or do they become an NPC?
16. Which skills are available to them? If they’re from the OT, pick four active powers and one unique passive class power (ex: Turian Agent, Asari Commando, Turian Smuggler, etc). If they’re from Andromeda, pick three active powers and two passive (one of which should be a unique class power).
17. Write a quick exchange of banter between them and one other squadmate of your choice.
18. What weapons would they use? Pick 1 minimum, maximum of 2 firearms, 1 melee weapon, and/or 1 special or unique weapon.
19. Name one thing that players would remember them most by (ex: Garrus’ calibrations, “Lola”, Mordin’s singing, etc).
20. If they’re from the OT, what ways could they be killed on Virmire, during the Suicide Mission, or the events of ME3 (pick one)? If they’re from Andromeda, are there any ways they could die? If so, how and how could Ryder prevent it if prevention is possible at all?
21. Can they be Indoctrinated or Exalted? If so, what would they be like? What options would Shepard or Ryder have to handle the situation? Would there have been options to prevent it?
22. How would they react to other squadmates, Shepard, or Ryder being Indoctrinated or Exalted?
23. When on the Tempest or Normandy, where do they like to stay? Do they roam around? What about on the Citadel or Nexus?
24. Do they have an opinion on the way Shepard drives the Mako? Or how Ryder drives the Nomad?
25. Are they vocal about their opinions of the Council or Nexus Leadership? If so, what is their opinion? Do they make a passing comment to another squadmate or do they say it to Shepard or Ryder directly?
26. What decisions could Shepard or Ryder make that they greatly disapprove of?
27. What decisions could Shepard or Ryder make that they greatly approve of?
28. Would they have any special scenes or dialogue in the Citadel DLC or for Movie Night?
29. Would they have any special scenes or dialogue in the final battle against the Reapers or the Archon?
30. How would they react to meeting Shepard’s clone? Or Ryder’s twin?