Message no. 1

From:	BARNHART@****
Subject:	GM as players
Date:	Wed, 4 Mar 92 10:19:00 CDT

From: EDU%"RAPICKERING@******.ACS.MUOHIO.EDU" 4-MAR-1992 09:49
To: BARNHART%KNOX.BITNET@*****.UIC.EDU
Subj: Re: GM's as Players !!!!

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Subject: Re: GM's as Players !!!!
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You write:
=> 0734; Mon, 02 Mar 92 12:48:14 CST
=> Date: Monday, March 2, 1992
=> From: BARNHART%KNOX.BITNET@*****.UIC.EDU
=> Subject: GM's as Players !!!!
=> To: ShadowRun List
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=> From: uk%"ETMDMAPLE@***.liverpool-poly.ac.uk" 2-MAR-1992 10:17
=> To: BARNHART <@************.ac.uk,@*****.UIC.edu:BARNHART@****.bitnet>
=> Subj: GM's as Players !!!!
=>
=> He and the other players come out with well I've got 1,000,000 yen

Actually they're nuyen chummer.

=> The problem is all these people know the rules
=> and see them as their rights. I don't want to increase the opposition
=> and turn the game into some exagerrated "hack 'n' shoot". So how
would
=> you get round this problem.
=>
=>
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=> * David Maple, aka. Terry Troll, is sometimes found in * "The woman knew she
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Easy...

The way we handle this kinda mentality is to combat it. You said you've got
NPCs already lined up? Well, it's not fun, but start from scratch. Some
Eastern Dragons will lighten up the party's mentality. Also, arrange for some
lvl 6 initiate to combat the guy's Ally. He blew a lot of karma on the thing
and if it dies he's out in the cold. For the decker...a really tough matrix.
Lot's of Black Ice...the first time he gets dumped due to actual physical
damage he'll think twice about it. Shadowrun has all types...the PCs must
realize that they'll never be on top. A corp could obliterate them as easy
as a horse killing a fly...make sure they know that.

-Onyx