What we had in mind for Elfpunk wasn't quite like that. As far as I recall, it was more along the lines of, the more an elf got noticed, the more and more permanent of an effect he could have on the world. It was intended to be a deliberate inversion of the basic working principle of the World of Darkness: instead of everything that isn't a normal human hiding itself, these supernaturals were literally screaming for attention -- and generally not getting it. (Since they were dangerous when given enough attention, humanity had evolved the ability to ignore them into impotence.)
-- Bob
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I intend to be a freak for the rest of my life, and I shall baffle you with cabbages and rhinoceroses in the kitchen and incessant quotations from Now We Are Six through the mouthpiece of Lord Snooty's giant poisoned electric head. So theeeeeere....
-- Bob
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I intend to be a freak for the rest of my life, and I shall baffle you with cabbages and rhinoceroses in the kitchen and incessant quotations from Now We Are Six through the mouthpiece of Lord Snooty's giant poisoned electric head. So theeeeeere....