| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: Define "munchkin" |
| Date: | Thu, 17 Jul 1997 12:39:43 +0100 |
> I would like to have a clear definition of a "munchkin". Is munchkin is
> defined by a players behavior or by his stats, skills, and gear?
Both, but mostly by the player. Munchkins want to make as powerful a
character as possible, and don't mind bending or breaking rules to do it.
There's a distinct difference with a powergamer, who also wants to create
a powerful character, but powergamers tend to stay within the rules.
For example, a character wearing milspec armor and carrying a gyro-mounted
Vanquisher minigun into combat with two gangers would probably be a
powergamer.
A character with powered milspec armor that adds 10 to his Quickness and
+5D6 to his Reaction, which has been magic-proofed so no magic can affect
him, and who is firing special armor-piercing EX explosive rounds with an
orichalcum jacket and a FAB core from the Vanquisher is probably a
munchkin.
> I've always found that Shadowrun generally balances things pretty well.
> If you are very good at one thing, you are not very good at others. The
> guy with 4 skills at 6 will be VERY good in his areas but will have
> trouble when he needs one he doesnt have. The guy with 8 skills at 3
> will be less likely to be caught in a situation where he doesnt have the
> relevant skill. The system should keep things balanced, so I dont see
> how you can call the guy with high skill levels a "munchkin".
It isn't. IMnsHO you can't claim anyone to be a munchkin unless you know
more about them. If all you know about someone's character is that he or
she has a Firearms skill of 6 and a Quickness of 7, then calling that
character a munchkin is drawing a premature conclusion. Munchkins tend to
lack background, or have a background like "His whole family got killed by
Humanis members so now he wants revenge."
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