| From: | Hobbes Patrol Headquarters <TYGER@****.WINONA.MSUS.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Munchkin Munching, (Film Noir at 11) |
| Date: | Fri, 2 Jul 1993 12:41:34 -0500 |
>Tyger:
> I, personally, think burning the character sheet was a very fitting
>response (though I'm sure it didn't alleviate nearly as much stress as you
>would have liked). I have a question, however: how do your other players
>handle these situations? Don't they get upset about the free reign you
>give this one abusive character? When you bring super-psycho against the
>party in response to that one guy, don't the "normal" players get grounded
>in between the two? (This is assuming that you just have the one munchkin
>in the group, and that everyone else plays nice.)
Unfortunately, munchkins are like rats. You find one, you're bound to find
a bunch more. Munchkinisim is also interbreeds. So I've gotta geal with
that. The rest of the local crew just snickers when we bring up the
character. Part because of the character, part because of the player.
Mostly we just let it ride, mainly because my attitude has always been
"There's always SOMEONE out there who's better, badder, and willing to
pound your face in."
>As you may have guessed, team (not game) balance is a great concern for me;
>if one character outshines the others, the players are going to feel left
>out. That's why when new characters join an existing team in my game, they
>get karma and nuyen bonuses to bring them closer to par with the others, and
>aren't left in their dust. More than a couple times I've played with a super-
>character, and didn't have any fun because s/he took care of whatever trouble
>occurred before any of the rest of us could do anything. As GM, I see it as
>my responsibility to make sure that no one player gets too much more
>obnoxious than any other.
That last line reminds me of a gaming house rule that a friend of mine
uses. "Nobody may be more anebriated than the Game Master." (hee hee!)
Comprende. Man, I can't tell you how mady AD&D games I dropped out of
because I was 1st level (with nothing) partying with 10th level people (Who
were dragonslayers...) I like that idea of adding karma to new players.
But I've never played in a game that lasted long enough to warrant this.
All the local GM's are leniant with characters, meaning I can bring my
character into Bob's game, then Mark's game with no problem.
>Wow, I didn't mean to go off that much. Tyger, this wasn't a flame, thwap,
>or anything else. It started as a question, and segued into a justification.
>This is just my own personal GM philoshophy. All other GM's rule their own
>way.
>-Ed
>-Highlander
>I WOULD like an answer to my question, however.
I hope that helped. No, I don't hold grudges. I just bring my paintgun
and crank the velocity to 5000 FPS (joke. Humor. I really don't do this!)
-Tyger
(It sucks being sick on the 4th weekend. You can't sleep, you can't eat,
and you can't see the 'works. Feh.)
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!Nikki was a loser. A street kid, left to fend for himself at a young age.
!He was independent, and unpredictable, but harmless. Except now !
!he had a philosophy, and that made him dangerous. !
! -From "Operation LIVEcrime" !
! Queensryche
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