| From: | Josh Harrison mataxes@****.net |
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| Subject: | Bear shifters vs. Bombs |
| Date: | Sat, 10 Jun 2000 12:44:43 -0400 |
from his lofty mountain peak...
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Smith <phil_urbanhell@*******.com>
> I know that the Phil GM school of apathy dictates that the player should
> learn to live with it as quietly as possible but what does anyone else
> think; should GMs take back decisions that really annoy the players even
if
> it makes the GM's life a lot harder?
Well, I think just outright slamming the player with a major neagtive like
that is a bad idea. Even if the PC is role-playing wonderfully and remaining
true to his character, if its causing problems for the GM, he needs to take
action (even if that problem is "it royally annoys me").
IMO, the first step is to talk with the player outside of "game time"
without any of the other players around. See if some compromise can be
reached -- "Your homicidal tendencies are royally messing up my game and
pissing me off" probably isn't a good tack, but, "I'm having some difficulty
with your character" could work. Regardless, you should ask the player to
rein in his more disruptive tendencies. If he won't comply... then you can
start getting ugly. I believe in always giving my victim a warning before
blowing him away.
As a GM, I have enough to do without wondering how this mass-murdering
anarchist is going to screw up my plans for the evening's game. I think it
is important that the players help the GM keep the game running smoothly. If
the GM is annoyed by the continual actions of a PC, the game suffers. When
the game suffers, the players get bored and rowdy, and well... all hell will
eventually break loose.
I leave you with one of my "Rules to play games by" -- The GM is also a
player; he should be having fun too.
-- Josh
P.S. If the Awakening were to happen tomorrow, I'd probably be an elf (tall,
lanky and fast) but I'd really like to be an ork ('cause they're freakin'
cool). My totem would probably be either Coyote (because I live by my own
rules and survive on my wit and charm) or Mouse (because I tend to hoard
lots of trivia and other junk, as well as intensely curious).
