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Message no. 1
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: [SRIII] Munchkin Proofing
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 10:37:28 -0600
I do NOT want to see SRIII munchkin-proofed.

I like to play games that give me a lot of options so that I can
make, and play, characters and adventures with a lot of depth. I
like to run the same type of game.

Also, with these same systems the Munchkin immediately makes himself
apparent, and I don't have to wait several games before having "the
talk" with the guy, saving my and the other players time.

So please, improve the system and make it better but let the
Munchkins take care of themselves.

-David
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Message no. 2
From: William Monroe Ashe <wma6617@****.TAMU.EDU>
Subject: Re: [SRIII] Munchkin Proofing
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 15:11:34 -0500
I feel I must agree with David Buehrer. It is not FASA's responsibility
to come up with a system that is so regimented so that even the most
clever munchkin can't abuse it. I thnik that it is the GM's (and the
other players) responsibility to set the parameters on their game. If
they want to make a group of killing machines and run around arcologies
blowing away "bad guys" then more power to them. I'll never play with
that group, because I would find that horribly boring after the first 20
minutes. I like balanced "runs" that have a mixture of problem solving,
role, and roll playing, and a little violence. When I GM I try to do the
same thing.

So in summary, let FASA have a little breathing space.

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