From:	"S.F. Eley" <gt6877c@*****.GATECH.EDU>
Subject:	Tell It To Them Straight
Date:	Tue, 15 Aug 1995 10:38:24 -0400

Cugel writes:

> That sounds familiar :) Lately I've switched to reading it out in
> English completely or just translate it before the session. It all
> depends a bit on the way I'm feeling. [ . . . ]

What, you mean there are a number of people out there that actually read
those "Tell It To Them Straight" sections of the modules out loud? I gave
that up before I started, on account of my players would probably kill me.
I skim it and highlight the scene descriptions, dialogue, and action going
on around them.. The problem is that those read-this-to-the-players parts
are full of PC actions and opinions, and my players do NOT appreciate being
told what their characters are going to do.

GM: [reading out loud] "Unfortunately, as you leave the building, you see
a pair of Lone Star cruisers doing the slow crawl. Not your lucky day,
chummers. You duck into a nearby alley--"

PLAYER: "The hell we do! I stand nice and polite on the sidewalk and ready
my Control Thoughts spell."


I appreciate the fact that FASA wrote these things the way they did, because
it gives a very good idea of the tone and atmosphere of the encounter.. I
just wish they wouldn't try to include the players' thoughts and actions in
them, and simply describe the room and starting events.

Other opinions? I'd be interested to know what other GM's and players think
about this sort of module layout.


Blessings,

_TNX._

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