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Message no. 1
From: Sandman <SANDS@******.JUNIATA.EDU>
Subject: 31 GMs
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 00:41:23 -0500
Ok, I got a copy of this (Thank you, sir) so no one else has to feel
obligated.

(Fending off a mail flood of seventy-three copies)

: Jon Sands aka Sandman ^ "You disobeyed my direct order. :
: sands@******.juniata.edu ^ You placed yourself in grave danger. :
: Snail: 1168 Juniata College ^ I am _not_ happy." :
: Huntingdon, PA 16652 ^ -Capt. Picard, "Interface" :
: **** "He hits and... I think I'm going to need more dice..." **** :
Message no. 2
From: Paul Finch <pfinch@****.EDU>
Subject: Re: 31 GMs
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 01:09:13 -0700
On Mon, 14 Nov 1994, Sandman wrote:

> Ok, I got a copy of this (Thank you, sir) so no one else has to feel
> obligated.
>
> (Fending off a mail flood of seventy-three copies)
Hey can i get a copy please!?!
Thanks Edge!
Message no. 3
From: Chris Lubrecht <lubrecht@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: 31 GMs
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 09:10:13 -0500
On Mon, 14 Nov 1994, Paul Finch wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Nov 1994, Sandman wrote:
>
> > Ok, I got a copy of this (Thank you, sir) so no one else has to feel
> > obligated.
> >
> > (Fending off a mail flood of seventy-three copies)

I musta missed this, but could I get a copy too?

Thanks,

Nigel

Lubrecht@***.EDU
Message no. 4
From: Star <KADAMS@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: 31 GM's
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 12:23:07 EST
While you're at it, please e-mail me one also, please. It would be
much appreciated. Also. if there are any more lists from Kage-Kami,
please send those too. Our server has been down the whole
weekend. I don't want to miss anything intresting.

Your friendly celestial orb,
Star

Kadams@*****.vinu.edu.
Message no. 5
From: ELFBOY <MBAKER@*****.VINU.EDU>
Subject: 31 GM's
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 14:18:07 EST
Um, well... you know... could you send me a copy please just one.
thanks
Message no. 6
From: "CHAPMAN, DANIEL LEE" <DANIELC@*****.CC.UGA.EDU>
Subject: Re: 31 GM's
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 15:59:06 EST
Would someone just post the darn thing. Sheesh, I've gotten about six
separate posts requesting it, so just post it here on the net.

In wisdom and sensibility
Dan
Message no. 7
From: "C. Paul Douglas" <granite@*****.NET>
Subject: Re: 31 GMs
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 1994 16:48:34 -0500
On Mon, 14 Nov 1994, Chris Lubrecht wrote:
> I musta missed this, but could I get a copy too?

Hey I have a novel idea..Why don't you post it to the list so everyone
that doesn't have it yet can get a look...
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Message no. 8
From: Damion Milliken <u9467882@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: 31 GM's
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 1994 13:06:31 +1100
Dan writes:

> Would someone just post the darn thing. Sheesh, I've gotten about six
> separate posts requesting it, so just post it here on the net.

Well, here it is:

As promised, it's the. . .

THE 31 TYPES OF GAME MASTER
by Scott Butler and J.D. Frazer updated 4-25-89
with additions by MercenaryX then 8-8-94

1) Munchkin - "Having slain the hordes of Azoth single-handedly,
without even unsheathing the Sword of Universal Destruction, your half
grey elven/half gold dragon 50th-level paladin/MU/Cleric/Monk/Bard gazes
down upon the pitiful Cthulhu who grovels at his feet..."

2) Monty Haul (variation on the Munchkin, but characters tend to be
lower level) - "You are each granted one wish.
"I wish to have the hand and eye of Vecna."
"I wish to have the flask of Teurny the Merciless."
"I wish to have . . ."
"Poof, they appear in front of you. Now what do you do?"
(This actually happened, years ago, when we first started playing.)

3) Whining Munchkin - "But, but, you guys CAN'T do that! It's my only
dungeon! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaail!"

4) Killer Munchkin - "You guys are dead."

5) Killer - "As you pull aside the tapestry, a green slime jumps upon
you from behind it, killing you . . . nope, no `to hit' or saving throw
allowed, it says so right here."

6) Executioner - "A hidden blade slides down the doorway, mincing the
two fighters and the cleric. The thief gets nine crossbow bolts in his
back, and the magic user is hit by an intense beam of light, burning a
hole through his head."

7) Troublemaker - singles out one player and continually hands him/her
notes which read "Don't let anyone know there is nothing on this note."

8) Cheater - "I don't care if you hit on an 18 LAST time, THIS time
you missed, and I don't want to hear another thing about it."

9) Die Modifier - "Yeah, yeah, so you rolled a 20. You missed. Secret
modifiers, you know."

10) Enforcer - "A blue bolt from heaven strikes Harold the Whiner,
reducing him to one hit point. Anybody else got a problem with this
campaign?"

11) Novice - "You rolled a 2 on your `to hit' roll. Did you want high
or low?"

12) Verbose - "The door is solid oak, bound with 4 iron bands of
roughly equal width, spaced equidistant along its width, and the wood is
polished smooth, stained a dark brown, except for a small patch near the
bottom which is blacker. The hinges are not visible from this side, but
you notice the exquisite design of the lock, the faceplate of which is a
starburst design, edged in gold or maybe polished copper or brass, it's
kind of hard to tell with the torchlight, but the knocker is definitely
cast iron and you see . . ."
(sounds of snoring from party members)

13) Poker Face - "The slave you rescued courteously accepts your offer
to accompany you and thanks you for your trust in her . . ."

14) No Poker Face - "The slave you rescued, hee hee, courteously
accepts your offer, snort, to accompany you and thanks you for your
trust in her, hah hah . . . boy are you gonna get it now . . . giggle
. . ."

15) Timid - "The orc hits you for 4 points of damage, if that's OK
with you, Steve. Really, you've got 17 hit points left and he has only
2, so you'll be okay, OK?"

16) DePalma school of blood and gore - "Your magic drill cleaves the
demon's skull in twain and it literally explodes, spattering everyone
with blood and brains. An unsightly green ichor drips from your face as
you watch the smoldering corpse churn before you like a baby in a
blender and finally settle into a puddle of vomit and excrement . . ."

17) Gibson school of writing graduate - "The view in the crystal ball
was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel."

18) Vengeful - "You won't go out with me Saturday? Okay, all of the
were-rats attack Christine."

19) AD&D'er - "The 100 peasants beat at your fighter ineffectually with
their sticks and pitchforks until you have slain them all. A heroic
effort on your part."

20) Anti-AD&D'er - "The 100 peasants overbear your fighter with their great
numbers and, unable to move under the weight of their hordes, you squirm
helplessly as they pry open your field plate and skewer you like a
lobster. You die an ignoble death."

21) Stickler For Detail - "Taking into account atmospheric conditions,
the acceleration due to gravity, the low drag coefficient of your
greased plate mail, your high dexterity, the gold in your backpack, your
associated credit rating, the eggs you had for breakfast . . . and the
average number of chickens who would remain inside the coop on a warm
day, you have to roll 13 or better to survive the fall . . ."

22) No Originality - "It's a quest, see, you're trying to take this
ring to Mordor, to drop it into a volcano to destroy it. No, no, honest,
I thought of this campaign myself . . ."

23) Leading and Overbearing - "You pump the bartender for information
and he tells you about a red dragon's lair to the west."
"Too risky. We go to hear rumours somewhere else."
"A man offers to hire you to clean out a red dragon's lair for him."
"We say `no, thank you' and leave for the next village."
"On the way to the village you stumble onto a red dragon's lair . . ."

24) Schmuck - "Oh. Can someone really do that? Okay, I'll let you have
a 50% chance. Oh. Okay, 75% then."

25) Ghoul - "That's the 17th character you rolled tonight?
Mouahahahahahahahahahah!"

26) Absolute Monarch - "The huge Red Dragon CAN fit through the little
hole, 'cause I SAID SO!"

27) Unimaginative - "You walk into the bar and see thirty mercenaries
all wearing scalemail and carrying longswords. They all sit at seperate
tables."

28) Design Zealot - "I just need another 15 minutes. I only have 3
more levels to populate."

29) Uninvolved- "OK OK, you're attacked by 300 orcs, call me
when you need me"

30) Bad GM- Quotes from Players:
"Din't we do this last week?"
"I thought you said this was a FIRST level dungeon"
GM:
"As you walk through the valley you see the Tarasque wake from his
slumber"
"As you walk through the barrens of Krynn you are warped back to the
times of the dragon wars. Suddenly you see legions of dragons on either
side....."

31) Bribed- "You find three sets of thieves gloves, some lock picks, a
magical trap detector...."
Thief: "Hehehehehe"
Player: "Is this just ANOTHER coincendance?!!???"


--
Damion Milliken University of Wollongong e-mail: u9467882@***.edu.au

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