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Message no. 1
From: Bull <chaos@*****.COM>
Subject: Playing Multiple Charactrs (was Re: question)
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 04:44:21 -0400
At 03:26 AM 7/20/97 -0600, Caun Haskins wrote these timeless words:

>Here's a question I want to through out, Do you PCs play multiple
>characters? or just one? I was in a small group once and each person
>played at leas 2 sometimes up to 6 players, I think It got confusing
>real quick. What do you guys think and or do?
>
Well... I've never done it with Shadowrun, though I would let (if we were
ever short of players) my guys play up to 2 characters, max... Of course,
I _LIKE_ a small group (my ideal group is 4, one from each major group).

Of course, I never really have a shortage of players. I have too many,
ocaasionally... Of course, if we're talking GOOD players... that's
another subject. I have maybe 2 or 3...;]

We did do this in D&D WAAAAYYYYY back when... When only me, and my little
brother, and my one cousin was playing. I think I usually played 2
characters,,,;]

Bull
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Message no. 2
From: David Hinkley <dhinkley@***.ORG>
Subject: Re: Playing Multiple Charactrs (was Re: question)
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 13:08:03 +0000
On 21 Jul 97 at 4:44, Bull wrote:

> At 03:26 AM 7/20/97 -0600, Caun Haskins wrote these timeless words:
>
> >Here's a question I want to through out, Do you PCs play multiple
> >characters? or just one? I was in a small group once and each person
> >played at leas 2 sometimes up to 6 players, I think It got confusing
> >real quick. What do you guys think and or do?
> >
> Well... I've never done it with Shadowrun, though I would let (if we were
> ever short of players) my guys play up to 2 characters, max... Of course,
> I _LIKE_ a small group (my ideal group is 4, one from each major group).
>
> Of course, I never really have a shortage of players. I have too many,
> ocaasionally... Of course, if we're talking GOOD players... that's
> another subject. I have maybe 2 or 3...;]

The group I currently game with is rather small (2-3 plus GM), to
have enough PCs to make some runs possible we each play two
characters, basicly a primary and a secondary. If the gaming group is
larger at any particular session (new player, visting friends from
far away etc.) only the primary is run. Addtionally the secondary
characters are used in support type roles (get away car driver,
research decker, look out) and is never teamed with the same players
primary. It is not a great solution (there is the ever present "group
mind" problem) but it works.


David Hinkley
dhinkley@***.org

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