| From: | Doctor Doom <JCH8169@*****.TAMU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Does Game Master approval a non-Munchkin make? |
| Date: | Sat, 16 Oct 1993 17:50:22 -0500 |
>while reducing accuracy and increasing recoil. Things like that. Is this
>Munchkin(used it again...) if the GM allows it?
A most enthusiastic AFFIRMATIVE shall respond to that.
Game Master approval cannot completely expunge any questions of Power Gaming
from a character or a proposal...a few examples.
A Crystal Shaman which I observed in another campaign by the name of Diamond
Walker...approximately 15th Level Initiate (a "carry over" from an earlier
campaign where the Game Master would award Karma for personal favors: "Five
Karma for whoever goes and gets me a Coke."). His transformation to a Crystal
Shaman was due to an operation which replaced his blood with diamond dust...
The benefits bestowed by this operation were as follows (to the best of my
recollection): Immunity to Age, Poisons, Pathogens; the diamond dust blood
would act as a power focus, also acted to prevent Drain.
[ It should be noted that the character was penalized for NO Essence due to
this procedure. ]
It also permitted him to utilize a bag of special enchanted gems (produced by
him) as both a power focus and drain expunger. Armed with what could qualify
as near unlimited supply of these, he would merely have to discard one for
further preventing of ANY drain he wished to resist.
Another character, from the same campaign...
Tarn (or Talon), carried about a Panther Assault cannon as though it were a
pistol. Further, was given Zetaware Muscle Replacement and Wired IV (I
believe)...as well as a precursor to the Adrenal Pump (although comprising
more advantages and without any of the drawbacks)
The Technomancer down-loaded a Black IC into his cyberdeck, from which he
created Killer Attack Programs, which he brought to bear upon an Artificial
Intelligence.
Now...all of the above gained the specific blessing of the Game Master;
however, few rational players would sanction so blatantly Munchkinous
characters.
As stated above, Game Master approval does NOT prevent Munchkinous activity.
Colonel Count von Hohenzollern und von Doom, DMSc, DSc, PhD.
Doom Technologies & Weapon Systems -- Dark Thought Publications
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