Re: Player Killers (Was PBM Report)

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000

>>Steve, can you give any comments on this ? How do you handle this ?<<

Simple.  We allow PKing (encourage it, even, in certain good-roleplay
scenarios).  Buy anybody who kills another PC (except in self defence) becomes
an Outlaw with a reward on their head.  Its essentially a death warrant.  Also,
since it costs money to buy new characters in DW, players dont tend to sign up
'useless' characters just to murder somebody with them.  Consequently, PKing is
extremely rare in DW, and when it does happen its an exciting and useful
scenario tool.

>>True, but I still want to protect the players who are playing not to
kill, crush and destroy, but to adventure.<<

If you protect them with hard and fast rules, *nobody* will thank you and your
game will suffer.  But dont take my word for it.  You'll find out the hard way!
<grin>  A 'no attack' order, no matter how well intentioned, has no place in a
fantasy setting.  It makes no sense.

>> If they’re going to get
their skulls bashed in during the game, it should be by a rampaging
Burrowclaw (a black widow-like mammal) or a swarm of Sheaf Bugs
(poisonous bugs that eat grain).<<

Why?  Are all the people in your world angels then?  Think about it!  I
understand your motivation, but you're going up the wrong road to solve it.

Steve
-Madhouse UK

References

Re: Player Killers (Was PBM Report)
MindShift Design <mindshift@my-deja.com>
Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Player Killers (Was PBM Report)
MindShift Design <mindshift@my-deja.com>
Mon, 16 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0000