| From: | Gurth <gurth@******.NL> |
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| Subject: | Re: Dealing with Magpies |
| Date: | Sat, 20 Dec 1997 11:58:10 +0100 |
> > I also had to deal with another munchkin . . . <snipped and Edited!>
>
> Hmm. WHY IN THE BLOODY HECK DO YOU CALL SUCH GAMERS MUNCHKINS! A
> munchkin is a dwarf. A magpie is a player who:
I suggest you take a look at commonly-used internet terms for RPG players.
You'll find that the word "munchkin" is used to describe a certain type of
player who wants to play ever-more powerful characters and doesn't feel
like they have to stick within the rules of the game to achieve that.
> I guess that's all my rants on the whole thing. Incidently, I got the term
> "Magpie" from a little book I bought recently. It's called Gamemaster Law.
> Buy it. It may even improve your Gamemaster skills, Gurth.
Why is this addressed specifically to me?
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