From:	Peter David Boddy <pdboddy@****.CARLETON.CA>
Subject:	Re: Playing the Game
Date:	Tue, 23 Dec 1997 09:37:09 EST

Ralph and Ivy Ryan wrote:

> 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.

I do run the game mostly intact, meaning, no rules changes. But I have
found that a few house rules, a couple suggested by players, has made the
game more enjoyable, and smoother to run. GM's who changed the rules
aren't necessarily bad GM's. Shadowrun is a game that rewards both the
GM's and players alike. And, truth be told, it isn't the system, it's how
the system is run. You could have the best rpg in the world, and still
have a crappy game if it's run that way.

Some changes we've (the players and I) have made to the system. 1) Different
armour rules, we are working on a specific hit location table damage. 2)
We've always thought that it would be silly for a 2050 gun to fire cased
rounds, so all guns automatically fire caseless rounds (now, should there
be more rounds per gun, or should the concealability rating be increased?).

Pete

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