| From: | Tom Pendergrast <pendergr@***.EDU> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: I don't know what the sub is anymore... (Quickened spells and |
| Date: | Mon, 13 May 1996 17:00:52 -0700 (PDT) |
> >they actually roleplay these cyber monsters?
> >and why
> >ISN'T a grade 10 initiate munchkinous? Because the whole thing was a
> >slow, gradual build, moderated by the GM, and COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED...
> >
> > sorry if my tone got just a bit warm there... just returning
> >words in kind...
> >
> >
> > ---Tom---
> Are you saying that the people who role play dealing with corps, role play
> their characters, build up a history, work on building a good rep with their
> character, and work at getting high grade cyber are less "worthy"?
((90% of my characters are cybered corp-types. I don't believe that I
ever said any of the above.))
> Do you
> think no one can role play anything but a mage? Are you that arrogant?
((Personally, I have never played a mage... I honestly hope that you
don't need an answer to the above question...))
> I role played my sam for 5 years of real time and 7
> of game, and thats why he got to be where he was. Now, are you saying that
> that takes less than what you put into it?
((Nope.))
> I'd like to hear you say it.
> Either admit that a sam can be role played up to a power level, as any
> character can, or be hypocritical and say that only you and your mage can
> be. Which is it?
((First of all, the mage in question is not even mine. Second, except
for two chars, all of my chars have been cybered... however, I have not
played a "Street Samurai." I have played, a merc, a (former) KE security
specialist, a troll bodyguard, and others.))
> There's as much role playing to saying "I went and bought
> a..." as there is to "I spend x amount of karma and wrote a thesis, here is
> my role, gimme my new initiate grade." But a good roleplayer will work at
> it more than that.
((I was not actually part of the whole process of initiation, but there
was never a 'I do this... wow, I'm an initiate'.))
> And on the lots of karma vs. lots of money for character build up, it all
> depends on GM. I had a GM, and how I GM, it's easier to get money than
> Karma. My universe just hands it out slower than corps hand out cash.
((I have found that with three different groups, the more role-playing
that goes on, the less cash comes out, and the more karma is awarded.))
---Tom---
