From:	Tim Cooper <tpcooper@***.CSUPOMONA.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Poe)
Date:	Mon, 16 Dec 1996 17:51:23 -0800

On Sat, 14 Dec 1996, Autumn / Shatterglass wrote:

> Point well taken., Cats. [she smiles and waves] I think that major
> magical naughtyness is bestused in moderation. Corporate threats and
> the like are just as deadly if played well on the GMs part. There
> shouldn't be any need to toss Horrors at the players every time they
> turn around just to keep them entertained.
>
> --Autumn

Actually that's exactly the _wrong_ way to use a terrifying enemy. If
he/she/it pops up every adventure, then it just becomes routine..the best
use of something "horrific" (not necessarily a Horror..which I wasn't
talking about in earlier posts..) is when they aren't expecting it, it
throws them off balance.

I've done something of that nature twice and both worked out fairly well.
Give the PC's a "normal" plot, something that fits in well with what
they've been doing recently...then BAM! hit them with something that they
are not prepared to deal with. The less they know about it the better.

Experience tells me that my PC's will expect a fair amount of Corporate
back-stabbing and trickery (conventional stuff)..so every once in a while
I throw them a curve ball...

~Tim