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Message no. 1
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Greets and odd new game...;]
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 05:10:29 -0400
At 04:28 AM 8/20/97 -0400, Bob wrote these timeless words:

>Pleaze send me a copy too Chummer.
>
Well hey, hi Bob! Or do you want to use Winddancer as your handle? or
something else? Tell me, tell me do! :]

Anyways, everyone say hi to Bob...

<Bull pauses as tehre is an off key chorus of "Hi Bob">

Bob is a new player for my group. Lucky him, he gets to put up with my
GMing skills (Or lack thereof...:))

So first off, we'll do my duty to the list...:]

+++++ BULL-BOT ACTIVATED
+++++ AUTO GREET INITIATED

Hello there, new list-member Bob! Welcome to the Shadowrn Mailing List!

It's a great place, with good people and great discussion! hope ya like mail!

+++++ AUTO OFF TOPIC RANDOM GENERATOR v3.0 INITIATED
+++++ TOPIC #309

Who remembers Romper Room? :]

+++++ END AUTO GREET


Ok... on to another topic...

I'm about to try and start a new campign, which will be a somewhat more
munchkinny type powergame, as I will be allowing a LOT of the "Optional"
metatypes out tehre... This includes the Shaper and the Optional
Metahumans from the Companion, the Ghoul from T: UCAS, as well as my own
"Optional" creations, the Vampires, Gargoyles, Sasquatches, Wendigos, etc...

Basically, this will be very loose, and may get more than a little strange.
It may also be shortlived, as I want to try a few variations on some
standard rules, just to mix things up a bot.

Now, my question for the list is, how would you go about running such a
game?? What would you (What could you??) do with a group that may be made
of exclusivly odd-ball metatypes?

Anyways, I'm off... it's way past my bed-time and I still need to do
dishes...;]

Bull
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Message no. 2
From: Shergold <shergold@***********.NET>
Subject: Re: Greets and odd new game...;]
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 11:04:42 -0400
Bull wrote:
> Bob is a new player for my group. Lucky him, he gets to put up with my
> GMing skills (Or lack thereof...:))
>
Oh God! The poor guy! Bob run for cover while you still can! 8*)

Sorry Bull couldn't resist the dig. 8*)


Silverfire


"Staring into the dragon's jaw, one quickly learns wisdom"


"Jhereg"

Stevne Brust
Message no. 3
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Re: Greets and odd new game...;]
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 10:23:16 -0600
Bull wrote:
|
| I'm about to try and start a new campign, which will be a somewhat more
| munchkinny type powergame, as I will be allowing a LOT of the "Optional"
| metatypes out tehre... This includes the Shaper and the Optional
| Metahumans from the Companion, the Ghoul from T: UCAS, as well as my own
| "Optional" creations, the Vampires, Gargoyles, Sasquatches, Wendigos, etc...

Sounds cool.

| Basically, this will be very loose, and may get more than a little strange.
| It may also be shortlived, as I want to try a few variations on some
| standard rules, just to mix things up a bot.

Also cool. Don't be afraid to acknowledge a mistake and return to
the standard rules when a variation doesn't work.

| Now, my question for the list is, how would you go about running such a
| game?? What would you (What could you??) do with a group that may be made
| of exclusivly odd-ball metatypes?

First, powergaming is not munchkining. A munchkin game is a crap
game where rules are broken left and right without any thought to
roleplaying. A power game is just a game where the PCs are, well,
powerful.

Just run it like you would any other game. Let the PC flex their
muscles from time to time (i.e., show off their power). A little
less frequently confront them with an equal. And on that rare
occassion have them meet someone who outclasses them by the same
margin that the PCs outclass a regular guy.

Also, powergames work better if the plots are huge. Power up every
aspect of the game: the NPC personalities, background descriptions,
twists and turns, etc. Think of your regular game as a made for TV
movie, and the powergame as a THX surround sound, 40 story screen,
experience.

-David
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1068/homepage.htm
--
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing
which ones to keep."
Message no. 4
From: Wind Dancer <winddancer@***********.NET>
Subject: Re: Greets and odd new game...;]
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 20:42:42 -0400
At 11:04 AM 8/20/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Bull wrote:
>> Bob is a new player for my group. Lucky him, he gets to put up with my
>> GMing skills (Or lack thereof...:))
>>
>Oh God! The poor guy! Bob run for cover while you still can! 8*)
>
> Sorry Bull couldn't resist the dig. 8*)

Why should I run. what is there that is so scary as bull.... ?

I look forward to this explanation

Bob
aka
WD
Message no. 5
From: "Steven A. Tinner" <bluewizard@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Greets and odd new game...;]
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 00:36:13 -0400
>>> Bob is a new player for my group. Lucky him, he gets to put up with my
>>> GMing skills (Or lack thereof...:))
>>>
>>Oh God! The poor guy! Bob run for cover while you still can! 8*)
>>
>> Sorry Bull couldn't resist the
dig. 8*)
>
>Why should I run. what is there that is so scary as bull.... ?

Me.

>I look forward to this explanation

Good. I'm running Sunday. <EGMLOL>

Steven A. Tinner
bluewizard@*****.com
http://www.ncweb.com/users/bluewizard
"One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces"
Message no. 6
From: Wind Dancer <winddancer@***********.NET>
Subject: Re: Greets and odd new game...;]
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 00:43:17 -0400
At 12:36 AM 8/21/97 -0400, you wrote:
>>Why should I run. what is there that is so scary as bull.... ?
>
>Me.

I have heard stories from Dave, Bull, Mark, Ryan, and a few others. sounds
like it is fun.

>>I look forward to this explanation
>
>Good. I'm running Sunday. <EGMLOL>

what ya running? Bull is supposed to be finishing up a quickie with us then.

WD.

BTW, did you fix the links on your page yet?
Message no. 7
From: John E Pederson <lobo1@****.COM>
Subject: Re: Greets and odd new game...;]
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 10:13:07 EDT
On Wed, 20 Aug 1997 20:42:42 -0400 Wind Dancer
<winddancer@***********.NET> writes:

>Why should I run. what is there that is so scary as bull.... ?


Errr...that would be _his_ GM, Steven Tinner (a fellow listmember and a
particularly 'Evil GM' (tm) :)


>I look forward to this explanation


Be afraid, be very afraid.


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-Canthros ;)
I had rather believe all the fables in the legends and the Talmud
and the Alcoran, than that this universal frame is without a mind.
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