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Message no. 1
From: Drekhead <drekhead@***.NET>
Subject: Re: A slight bitch about house rules and optional rules
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 12:50:50 +0500
On 4 Jul 97 at 1:15, Bull wrote:

> I'm real tired of every time someone brings up a gripe with the way
> a particular rule works, the first thing everyone automatically
> suggests is to "make up a rule" or "Follow optional rule 32X".

The problem is, Bull, you can't please all the people all the time.
My gripe (and the incident you referred to) has been with someone who
doesn't like the drain codes the way they are, even though the
majority of SR gamers have no problem with them. In that situation,
you should make up house rules or use defined lethality adjustments,
not campaign to change what works for the majority.

> Maybe I'm just tired and grouchy from not having my normal e-mail
> account back, but this doesn;t make sense to me. Wjhat the hell is
> the point of having a rulebook if half of it gets thrown out??

That is what Steve is trying to do, I believe, by asking for our
input. We represent a great cross section of the SR gaming customer
base, and by getting our opinions, he can comfortably suggest things
to Mike and FASA, and they can produce a book with rules that work
for the majority. But still, some will take fault at the rules, and
they are the ones that need to make adjustments to fit their game.

> makes life a royal bitch when you want to play your character with
> another group, or even when you strat a new character with a new
> group. You need to spend an hour just learning which rules the new
> GM does and doesn;t use.

I see your point, but I don't see how it can be avoided. A GM is
going to do things this way. And I really don't think it is a problem
that most of us have to deal with... I would feel lucky to have more
than one group to game with... as would most, IMHO.

> Hope this made sense, and I hope noone takes offence... it wasn;t a
> flame intended towards anyone, and I don;t want to strat a long
> drawn out flame war. We've had enough of them lately... I just
> kinda wanbted to get a little gripe out...:]

Hope you feel better, now. :)

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Message no. 2
From: Bull <bull_22@*******.COM>
Subject: Re: A slight bitch about house rules and optional rules
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 14:55:38 -0400
At 12:50 PM 7/5/97 +0500, Drekhead wrote these timeless words:

[SNIP me whining and Drekhead replying]

>Hope you feel better, now. :)
>
Much, thanks...:]

In fact, I use a number of houserules (Mostly holdovers from 1st edittion
or a mix of 1st and 2nd edition rules due to Tinner). I just got tired of
everyone's solution being "Use a house rule".

I know some of the rules need work still, and am *VERY* happy to see FASA
(And Mr. Kenson there:)) taking the time out of their busy creative
schedules to actually listen to use, and maybe "fix" some of the rules, so
that hopefully, we'll have a game where more people can be satisfied with
the existing rules, as written, rather than change them.

See ya!

Bull
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