| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Playing the Game |
| Date: | Tue, 23 Dec 1997 07:25:46 -0700 |
/
/ Hey everybody,
/ Instead of cheating your players why not try something new? Try playing by
/ the actual rules in the SRII rule book? Just a thought here...
/ SRII is a game that rewards a good GM, and poor ones have to change the
/ rules.
/
/ YMMV
Are you sure you're not Topcat in disguise? :)
<friendly>
Okay, responding to the first statement. Shadowrun is a great game,
but it isn't perfect. If I and/or my players come up with a way to
alter/re-write the rules to enhance our play of the game then thats a
good thing. Ditto for any other group. Stating that anyone that
uses house rules is cheating their players is false and insulting.
Responding to the second statement. I'll mostly agree with what you
wrote. SRII is a very rewarding game for good GMs. Poor GMs don't
*have* to change the rules, but they often do, no matter what game
they're running. However, good GMs can change the rules for the
better (of course they can also change the rules for the worse :)
I respect your wishes to run your game using the rules as is, without
alteration. I would love to debate whether or not house rules should
be used for any game. Heck, debating Shadowrun is what ShadowRN is
for :). However, I expect you to respect myself and the others on
this list who choose to modify the game in an attempt to improve the
game.
-David
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Art is knowing which ones to keep."
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