| From: | Mark Steedman <M.J.Steedman@***.RGU.AC.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: The Hero {or Anti-Hero} Archetype in Cyberpunk Literatu |
| Date: | Wed, 6 Aug 1997 11:03:53 GMT |
> On Aug 6, 12:52am, EXT AVS; Gweedo The Killer Pimp wrote:
>
> > Here's another thing I don't get: The runners are in a car, the car is
> > going 70 mph and almost over a cliff, the doors are locked, they're made
> > of steel, and the windows are shatterproof. Now, the Johnson in the car
> > is telling the runners that they will do a job for X amount of money, and
> > they have the odacity to say no I won't, even though certain death faces
> > them. I ask the players why the runners won't bite, and they say "I can
> > always make another character, so there."
>
Sounds like a case for new players. I could accept a reply along the
lines of 'go to hell' though characters prepared to face certian
death to avoid doing something that does not guarantee them death or
anoything worse should be pretty rare really.
> This makes me wonder about another thing. As a campaign progresses the
> characters will get a certain amount of Karma, but how much Karma do
> you give new characters (replacements for killed characters or new players)?
> None, the same amount as the old characters have gained, or somewhere in
> between? I mean, even if they can make a new character at any time they
> should be a bit careful if they have to start at newbie-level each time ?
>
I generally recon that 1/2 karma is a fair penalty for stupidity. Get
your character killed and the next comes back at 1/2 your old total,
at a suitable point. If it wasn't the players fault i am usually more
lenient and if a new player joins a reasonably powered game i usually
hand out something around 90% of the lowest characters karma total
(as a fair range of karma totals due to varying attendance and
roleplaying ability usually appears given time)
All this can be further complicated though by the dreaded 'real world
political situations' magicans joing high powered games where mundane
replacement characters exist at low totals (having been 1/2 karmered,
the mage needs more karma to be fair than a mundane while the mundane
usually needs more money) etc.
Mark
