| From: | "Mark L. Neidengard" <mneideng@****.CALTECH.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: What the... |
| Date: | Thu, 5 Mar 1998 11:43:56 -0800 |
>As for the "Darkness" plot, rest assured that big bad nasties won't be
>running rampant across city blocks. That's not how I play them, and Paul
>has said that he won't either. We are both interested in essentially
>writing a horror story ala H.P. Lovecraft. Sure, there are mega-nasties,
>but we won't ever meet them - it's all about subtlety. A shadow here, a
>flickering light there. All the talk between the characters doesn't mean
>that much. None of them really know that much, except for a clear
>exception, Draig Un. And that PC is really more of a NPC.
The last time someone really insisted on bringing forth one of the Big
Meanies (a Wraith), the result on the list was the Redmond Riots...not an
episode I'm exactly eager to repeat. As has been demonstrated amply by many
of the list members, there's plenty of chances for drama without cracking open
the gates of Hell itself. =)
--
/!\/!ark /!\!eidengard, CS Grad, VLSI http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mneideng
"Fairy of sleep, controller of illusions" Operator/Jack-of-all-Trades, CACR
"Control the person for my own purpose." "Don't mess with the Dark
Elves!"
-Pirotess, _Record_of_Lodoss_War_ Shadowrunner and Anime Addict
