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From: "J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Game Lethality (was: Magic Drain)
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 1997 01:45:50 -0400
In a message dated 97-07-04 23:28:53 EDT, dvixen@********.COM (Dvixen)
writes:

>
> If a GM can't set ground rules, then I think the GM shouldn't be.
>
> My players, desipte their many failings, whining amongst them, don't
> argue with my interpretation of the how letha the game is. It's *my*
> world they are playing in. If they didn't like it, they'd play with
> someone else.
>
>

I did this once, I still have a noted rule to the players "Play whatever type
or power level of character you wish, just remember one thing, I will adjust
the overall threat of the game to match in order to create a
challenge....Problem, Greedy Players who don't give a fat devil rat's ass
about their fellow players...

-Keith

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