| From: | TopCat <topcat@******.net> |
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| Subject: | Re: Gamemaster and Teams (was: Quickened ...) |
| Date: | Mon, 13 May 1996 16:55:30 -0500 |
>At 2:36 Uhr 12.05.96, TopCat wrote:
>>Herein lies one of the keys of successful shadowrunning and game enjoyment.
>>The players, gamemaster, and characters must combine to create truly
>>entertaining runs. The death of several minor campaigns occurred almost
>>immediately after the groups decided to take a run for which they weren't
>>suited for (stealth ops for the combat team, combat ops for the stealth
>>team, riggers without vehicles or drones in the jungle, etc...). The runs
>>sucked, but would've been great if the right teams had gone on them. Since
>>then we've realized that this must nearly always be the case...why?
>Hm, on the other hand a GM _can_ use runs that are not suited for a group,
>no, that are _barely_ suited for the team, to a) raise desires in the team
>("I KNEW I should have bought that <whatever>") and b) point out
weaknesses
>of the team.
>If carefully applied, this can improve a team (not, of course, if the whole
>team is whiped out...:-).
I disagree here on the basis that no runner team worth the title would
accept a run that they aren't qualified for unless the reward just blew them
away. If they do, then they're signing their own death warrants. I've
awarded karma to groups in the past because they turned down runs (survival
karma point).
Just because the GM has a new run he wants to try out doesn't mean the tema
has to be the victims of his machinations. Too many runners say "OK" when
the Johnson makes his first offer. Too many more go into runs that they
aren't suited for. Why? Hell if I know. Wish someone could explain it to me.
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