| From: | Lehlan Decker <decker@****.FSU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: SRII Lethality |
| Date: | Wed, 17 Dec 1997 15:09:52 -0500 |
> Lehlan Decker wrote:
> /
> / The game doesn't always have to be lethal, my players learned awhile
> / ago, they could survive some helacious fire fights, but dealing
> / with 50 Swat afterwards just wasn't worth it.
>
> Oh yeah. Major point. If the 15 gangers with shotguns aren't a
> problem the Lone Star response to 911 calls of all hell breaking
> loose should be.
>
> "The last ganger falls."
> "Excellent. We start looting the bodies."
> "You hear a voice over a bullhorn say, `Drop the weapons and put your hands
> up.'"
> "We look around."
> "You are surrounded by several police cars and two police helicopters are
> circling overhead."
> "And we didn't hear them?!"
> "They were covered by the sound of 15 shotguns, 2 Uzi IIIs, 1 PAC, 2
> Predators and a Hellblast."
> "...oh."
>
> And when the Lone Star of SR responds to something like the fire
> fight described they are not happy campers. More likely than not
> they'll shoot first and ask questions later.
>
Precisely. Do that once, and most players learn that somethings
aren't worth it. Particulary when a favorite PC has to be retired
until you can break him out of jail. (Also good for later subplots).
Persuade the players your right. After all being GM is about creative
torture. :) Or the constant reminder "Reality Bites" or "Mr Murphy
is not your friend" :)
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