From:	GRANITE <granite@**.net>
Subject:	Re: PC's Morality
Date:	Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:08:58 -0700

Sedah Drol wrote:
>
> I recently started a campaign, after being away from the game for
> about a year (not by choice mine you). And the PC's were indirectly
> involved with the death of 149 "innocent" children being held
> in a corp facility.


Can you say Negative karma values?? I thought you could..

> Mind you the corp is offering a reward for any
> information leading to the capture of said PCs, whom they had a
> relatively good video of.

I would make it a BIG reward..

> I asked the players if they felt any
> remorse whatsoever about the deaths. And they said "No." My
> question is should I as a GM make their lives a living hell?


Yup...

> I mean
> being somewhat resposible for the deaths of a 149 children, wouldn't
> it ruin their street reputations for getting jobs?


Yup..Especially if their faces are on the front of every scream sheet in
towm...It's kinda hard to run in the shadows with a spot light on you..

> What would you
> other GM's do, if this type of situation came up in your campaign?
> Curios,

First..I would give them 0 karma for the run..I don't care if each runner
pulled a rabbit out of their @** and made it sing "Hello Dolly". That sort of
negative action overbalances anything good or flashy or creative they did
during the adventure..

Second..Big reward for their heads..litterally..What use are their bodies
except as spare parts..

Third..lots of publicity..Lots of negative runner, make it hard for everybody
that runs the shadows sort of stuff..Pissed off runners are the worst sorts
of enemies..

Fourth..Remind the runners..even those who live their lives in jail [Bubba
and all his friends] Hate people who mistreat children..I have seen fights in
jail because of the accusation of being this sort of person [when in fact
that inmate had completely different charges]..Even the lowest of the low
have standards..
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-------------------------------GRANITE