Re: Help a new budding GM

From: "Bryan Vakos" <ruffins@erols.com>

Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000

> Well, no, I usually don't roll stats for one-liners (The old man points a
> shakey finger towards the top of Mount Doom and whispers "There lies the
> ring..") and other ones that I've spent time rolling up stats for are
> usually part of the game (Johann the Woodcutter and Maharat the Alchemest)
> The one-liners I don't care one way or the other, but attacking a harmless
> NPC is very bad Karma (that's a real stat) in my games.
>
> Hope that helps.

So psychosis is bad Karma?

I'm thinking more of strategy games than RPGs. I have enough problems
dealing with reality without pretending to be someone else. I much prefer
free-for-alls to plotlines too, another reason to avoid RPGs. There's always
a campaign to embark on or a monster to slay. I guess it's all the same - a
way to compel the players to follow the plot to its conclusion. But what if
I just want to wile away the hours cracking skulls? Or better - wile away
the turns just building stuff? Why do I need some computer generated villain
trying to crack MY skull for no reason? To follow the plot I guess.

BTW, if one of you wonderful GM types out there could come up with a
strategy game that includes ethnicity in it I'd be more than anxious to
play. Something where two of your neighbors going at it causes refugees,
strife among those two groups in your kingdom, that sort of thing. Most
games you win or lose, but no one ever seems to get really, genuinely upset.

References

RE: Help a new budding GM
"dk440lx" <Ask@please.com>
Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Help a new budding GM
"Bryan Vakos" <ruffins@erols.com>
Mon, 03 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Help a new budding GM
"dk440lx" <Ask@please.com>
Mon, 03 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000

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RE: Help a new budding GM
"dk440lx" <Ask@please.com>
Sat, 01 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Help a new budding GM
"Bryan Vakos" <ruffins@erols.com>
Mon, 03 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Help a new budding GM
"dk440lx" <Ask@please.com>
Mon, 03 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000