From: | William Monroe Ashe <wma6617@****.TAMU.EDU> |
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Subject: | Re: using amnesia, and flashbacks: Riposte 1 |
Date: | Wed, 20 Aug 1997 18:18:10 -0500 |
> made up this background of being an assassin in the service of a great
> dragon and presented it to you, would you actually accept it? You have
> to think : These are starting characters. They don't have a lot of
> power, and they shouldn't have a lot of power. The point is to slowly
> build up their power and reputation. Also, IMHO, this does not make it
> fair for the other players, who I assume have simpler backgrounds. How
> will they feel when the background of this one character ends up being
> the driving force of the game? Anyway...sorry...this turned into a
> rant.
Hmmm good point, I hadn't looked at it like that. Granted it is
powerful, but then so long as it is balanced by other forces. i.e. Lung
considers him dead so he doesn't go after him, Lofwyr is protecting him
from Lung's revenge etc. etc. Actually the player who made this
character is one of my better role players. I think that I'll stick with
this, but keep the dragon aspect well in the background. If the
characters EVER manage to figure it all out, all hell will break loose
(or smoething like that) just another thing to keep the tension high.
Regards
Bill