| From: | dbuehrer@******.carl.org dbuehrer@******.carl.org |
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| Subject: | Bear shifters vs. Bombs |
| Date: | Fri, 09 Jun 2000 08:08:10 -0600 |
>Ok chummers,
> I'm writing this piece on request of one of my players.
> The brake down goes like this: Shifter Bear runs into a building that
> has a Lone Star undercover agent (another one of my players) and the
> Shifter is ordered to assume the position and wait for the Star to
> arrive. At this same exact time a insane voodoo shaman sets off 5 suit
> cases filled with C-12 (yeah, this is the Mean Guns run).
> So the question is "Could the Shifter regenerate and live after the
> massive explosion"
> His reasoning is the line in SRComp that states that extreme tissue
> trauma (fire was the example given I believe) can be regenerated by a 3
> or better.
> I say that is fine but he was ground zero of a C-12 blow out and would
> have a chance.
> I know as always GM's call but he GMs from time to time (so I can play
> too) so we just need a tie breaker
First off, when you're the GM, you're the GM. It's your call.
I make decisions on issues like this based on where I want to go with the
campaign/plot.
I'm not sure if the shifter is an NPC or a PC, so you are going to get two
opinions :)
If the shifter is an NPC, it's a simple matter of whether or not I want to
use that NPC again. If I do, the NPC lives. If not, then I can let him die.
If the shifter is a PC, then there are a lot of variables. Do I want the
PC to continue to have a place in the campaign? Do I have any sympathy for
the PC? Do I think the PC's death would contribute positively to the
campaign I'm trying to run? How do I think the player would react to the
life or death of their PC? How much do I care about the player's reaction?
I.e., I don't make the decision based on the rules. I try to figure out
what I want out of the campaign.
IMHO being exposed to a point blank explosion of a couple hundred kilos of
C-12 could certainly kill a shifter. On the other hand the shifter could
also get lucky and have his body thrown by the blast and have enough left
to regenerate from.
To Life,
-Graht
http://www.users.uswest.net/~abaker3
--
"Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday ... and all is well."
