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Hmm, anyone know what a "persuadatron" is? Now apply this to a turn-based game.

now for the real article:

if you m.c a civilian next turn he will be owned by the aliens and your are forced to kill him.

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'''A Good Intention:'''

[the secene] Terror mission out near Arkansas, USA. Sectoid Race interrupting the local Hicksville sunday markets where car-parts and moonshine are generally traded. Xcom Command received the terror alert and are just landing on the road one city block away. Skyranger craft equipped with seven local lads who joined up to 'protect America and kick some Alien butt'. The story now unfolds:

Sarge: Awriight gurls, git orf my ship and kick some ass
[three Soldiers jump off the ramp and take position near the landing gear]

Bubba: Hey Sarge, I see a god damn varmit!

Billy-Ray: Careful there Bubba, those yer-aliens, there smart.

Sarge: Not as smart as me, i'll show em'
[whips out the Psi-amp, whilst Bubba readies a shot from his Laser Rifle]

Bubba: Damn, I missed ... HOLD UP!. I see some city-folk milling around. GIT AWAY yer fools.
[the cilivians are being attacked with plasma fire from a Sectiod Engineer's pistol]

Billy-Ray: Sarge! there killin our friends. Don't let them, Sarge!

Sarge: Hold on to yer hats! I'll git the civvie with ma Psi-Amp and git him away from that no-good alien.
[bravely, Sarge mind-controls the cilivian and leads him to the skyranger]

Bubba: Hey? What?
[with Sarge now tired from the mind-force, the cilivian is released from the mind-control]

Billy-Ray: God-damn, what is that cilivian doing? He's not one of ours? Sarge!, whata we do?

Sarge: KILL IT!....Kill it!, it ain't one of ours!
[Sarge opens with his Pistol, trying to shoot the un-friendly cilivian. Bubba and Billy-Ray follow as well]

Bubba: DIE! god-damn varmit!
[with the cilivian now dead...]

Billy-Ray: That city-folk, he turned weird or somethin'. Did ya see the look in his eyes? There were all monster-like.

Bubba: Hey Sarge? what did ya do?

Sarge: Don't know, but them city-folk, there not right in the head after we play with it.

Bubba: Yeah, you'd better not do that again, Sarge.

Billy-Ray: Hold Up! I see another alien....





That might explain a few things....