| From: | Gary Carroll <gary@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Character Quirks |
| Date: | Wed, 13 Sep 1995 07:21:16 -0700 |
>I'm not sure what should be done about this. Certainly not toning
>down the quirks -- I like them, although they sometimes slow the
>game down or screw up the run. What I'm trying to do is instill
>the idea of "professionalism" on the players, but I'm not sure how
>to go about that. Maybe I'll just have to Xerox the first twenty
>pages of _Fields of Fire_ and make everyone read it.
>Has anyone else had this problem?
Yes...
On several occasions. My group has added a few new characters, one
of which is extremely munchkinous. Well this new overwhelming
personality now seems to dominate a good percentage of the time.
That wouldn't be a problem, but unfortunately this new person feels
that leg work (finding out information and planning) is a waste of
time. So all of a sudden these runs that the group used to breeze
through without a scratch, (many times without seriously hurting
innocent people) are now very difficult, very bloody. The PC
injuries have also sky-rocketed due to the new disorganization.
>How do you get people to STOP
>playing "Look how goofy I can be in 2055" and get down to business
>when it's necessary, without crushing the role-playing spirit? Or
>is it that I'm seeing things wrong, and MY attitude is the problem?
>Any ideas or experiences welcome.. It's far from ruining my game,
>but it does bother me a bit.
Well I'm not sure you can do it without hurting feelings. But it
is all part or role-playing, so that's how I handeled it.
The groups new wetwork theory still needed information to start the
run. So you ask yourself, how did they get the information they
needed? Well I hadn't noticed/remembered how. So I went back
through my notes, and realized that the fixer that hired them
was always giving them 80% of the information. So on the next run
a new Mr Johnson shows up, (an all corporate guy), he want's to
hire them, he want's them to be descrete, he want's them to
be bodyguards, for him. He give's them a disk with the info
a credstick with *alot of money* and says well do you accept.
The first thing that comes out of the PC's mouths... "what's the
gig, who are your enemies, where is it, can we expect paranormals,
wait a second we didn't even negotiate this price,etc..."
Mr Johnson answers "bodyguarding., that's your job to find out.,
it's on the disk, that's your job., I'm paying more that
adequate a price."
So now in a pissed off tone one says ok I want to start scanning
the disk to find out all the info.
Mr Johnson reiterates "I need your acceptance before I can allow
you to view my clients travel plans."
PC. "We're not accepting until we see the disk and get a full
profile of the job."
Mr Johnson "Fine I'll take my money else where."
PC, "but but but..."
Alot was learned that day.
Hope this helps.
Thanks
Gary C.
