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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: RP Karma award (was Re: Sex & the Single Shadowrunner(thanks))
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 12:36:29 +0100
losthalo said on 17:58/ 5 May 98...

> I personally dislike the RP karma award, since it's... rewarding the
> character for something the player should be doing anyway. Roleplaying is,
> after all, the point of this game. It doesn't make sense for a character
> to gain experience and 'luck' because he is so completely 'himself' that day.

You can also view it as a point that's awarded normally, but if you feel
the player didn't roleplay well, you don't hand it out -- essentially
punishing the player for not roleplaying, instead of giving a reward for
doing what he or she should be doing anyway.

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Message no. 2
From: Katt Freyson <katt@******.NET>
Subject: Re: RP Karma award (was Re: Sex & the Single Shadowrunner(thanks))
Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 12:32:08 -0400
|> Subject: RP Karma award (was Re: Sex & the Single Shadowrunner(thanks))

|> > I personally dislike the RP karma award, since it's... rewarding the
|> > character for something the player should be doing anyway.
|> Roleplaying is,
|> > after all, the point of this game. It doesn't make sense for
|> a character
|> > to gain experience and 'luck' because he is so completely
|> 'himself' that day.

Well, I don't see it that way at all, but this is a valid viewepoint I
guess. I see it as a case of rewarding the PLAYER for playing his part
correctly. If you view it as a reward to the player, rather than the
character, then reward for staying in character makes sense. True, as you
say, role-playing is the point of the game, ergo it should be encouraged and
rewarded.

Katt Freyson
ICQ UIN 3337155
Montreal, Canada
http://www.dsuper.net/~katt
Message no. 3
From: Caric <caric@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: RP Karma award (was Re: Sex & the Single Shadowrunner(thanks))
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 13:53:18 -0700
---Katt Freyson <katt@******.NET> wrote:
>
> |> Subject: RP Karma award (was Re: Sex & the Single
Shadowrunner(thanks))
>
> |> > I personally dislike the RP karma award, since it's...
rewarding the
> |> > character for something the player should be doing anyway.
> |> Roleplaying is,
> |> > after all, the point of this game. It doesn't make sense for
> |> a character
> |> > to gain experience and 'luck' because he is so completely
> |> 'himself' that day.
>
> Well, I don't see it that way at all, but this is a valid
viewepoint I
> guess. I see it as a case of rewarding the PLAYER for playing his part
> correctly. If you view it as a reward to the player, rather than the
> character, then reward for staying in character makes sense. True,
as you
> say, role-playing is the point of the game, ergo it should be
encouraged and
> rewarded.

I agree whole heartedly with Katt on this one, in fact I was just
discussing this with Loki the other day. Basically a RP award is
given out on rare occasions in my group and then generally to the more
munchkinous of the group as a way to offer positive reinforcment of a
learned behavior...much like training a dog, it lets the person know
that "Hey the rest of the group thought that I did a bang up job, I
should do it some more." Over the years it has greatly enhanced the
amount of good roleplaying that we get from members of our group. I
can honestly say now, and I realize without playing with most of you
on the list, that I feel we have one of the best RP based gaming
groups in Phoenix...and of all the ones I have witnessed/played in
certainly the best regular SR game. Now I admit that this is biased
and I have by no means had direct interaction with even most of the SR
games out there, but going off of some horror stories that I have
heard and lived through myself...life is good right now and RP karma
awards helped get us there.

Caric-the-damn-I-can-run-at-the-mouth-sometimes-shaman
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