From:	chaos@*****.com (Steven Ratkovich)
Subject:	Re: Screw the Players!
Date:	Sat, 21 Sep 1996 19:52:54 -0500 (EST)

>And in the end, the runners have a loss of 63,000 to 88,000 nuyen and you're
>pleased with the result? I'm surprised that your gamers still let you GM.
>What is it? You have all the books? Nobody else wants to learn all the
>rules to GM? They can't find another group?


Well, the original letter wasn't mine, but I followed it up with a horror
story of getting screwed as well. However, I have played with GM's atht
constantly screwed us over and killed off characters left and right.
Needless to say, my stint(s... They were many but very short... @ chars in
one day as I recall) were brief. However, getting screwed over, while
frustrating, can be an enjoyable experience if tld well, and not done too often.

My example with the GMC Bulldog that got posted earlier was one of those
latter types. It was very memorable, and somewhat humorous, even though it
was frustrating. As long as teh GM gives back what he takes, or is just
taking away what he gave, that's fine, if it's done well. However, if
you're going backwards faster than you can climb, bail, cause it ain't gonna
be no fun...


"Knock Knock."
"What's that noise?"
<sigh> "KNOCK KNOCK"
"You heard it too?"
<bigger sigh>
-Zorak and Brak, Cartoon Planet


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