| From: | David Hinkley <dhinkley@***.ORG> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: question |
| Date: | Tue, 22 Jul 1997 02:25:55 +0000 |
> HI!
> Just one simple, not too important question to all those who play
> shadowrun regularly...
> What If a player is missing at one session? Do you let another one
> play his character? Or do you think of a way to let the character
> disappear for some time?
The gameing group I used to game with had several solutions that
were situational:
1) If we were starting a new run, the character was just not there.
2) If we were in an adventure, the character was "turned grey". He
was there but could not be hurt nor could he do anything. The only
way he could be lost was if the entire party was killed. At the first
available opportunity, that does not further complcate the adventure
(i.e. not at a airport where the group is changing planes), he is
dropped from the party.
3) If he is has a irreplaceable skill that has to be done with the
party (He is the only pilot in an adventure that is on a plane). He
does only that skill (GM does any rolls) and is otherwise "grey".
4) If he has a irreplaceable skill that can be done else were (he is
a decker) then the GM handled him like a NPC.
> If somebody else plays the character, aren't ther problems with the
> stats since the character sheet in question should be missing as
> well?
As many of the runs were of a pick up nature, that is a group would
just congrgate and some would suggest a game. The GM kept the
character records. This also limited some of the suspected
unscrupulous munchkins ability to "fix" thier character.
David Hinkley
dhinkley@***.org
