| From: | David Buehrer <dbuehrer@******.CARL.ORG> |
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| Subject: | Dice Pools and Stardom |
| Date: | Fri, 8 May 1998 11:18:07 -0600 |
While they may not always be the best, the most powerful, etc, they are
always the stars.
I use NPCs to fill the rolls of supporting characters and extras.
The major villian would be a supporting role. The Johnson that hires
them would be a supporting role. All of the other characters are
extras: guards, pedestrians, civilians, etc.
Anyway, I used to feel that dice pools were a game mechanic that
made the PCs the stars of the game. The supporting cast have threat
ratings. The extras are out of luck, so to speak :)
Now I'm starting to wonder if dice pools are needed. Good GMing and
story writing should be all that's needed to make the PCs the star of
the game, right?
Are dice pools needed? Are karma pools needed? What do you think?
-David
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