| From: | Erik Jameson <erikj@****.COM> |
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| Subject: | Re: Expanded Skill List (Yet *another* pet project :) (Long!) |
| Date: | Tue, 19 May 1998 14:02:58 -0400 |
>No prob, just remember something that Erik seems to continuously forget.
>Simplistics and "Game Mechanics" that do not work for explaining "Real
Life
>Causality". Just as long as you watch those mole hills you create, and are
>ready with the appropriate climbing gear should they get out of hand, you'll
>be set and ready to enjoy!!!
Huh?
I don't get this. Several e-mails last night from Keith and Mike (Airwasp
I believe) popped up hammering me. And instead of getting mad, I'm confused.
I don't recall doing anything in particular to piss either of them off.
But to try to reply to your comment...SR Game Mechanics do not always work
or can be explained well using "Real Life." In those instances, we have to
try to explain things as they are in the "alternate dimension" that is SR.
SR has these wacky uni-directional datalines for example. They don't seem
to make much sense to some people that I would expect to know a thing or
two about that. Maybe they can't really exist, at least not in our world.
So what can we do? We can try to explain it in game terms, or the
alternate physics of the SR world. It's the best we can do as far as I'm
concerned.
Magic is another example. Whether or not you believe it exists in our own
real world, it surely doesn't work the same way here that it does in SR.
And as far as simplicity goes, I like that in a game. Especially as a GM;
SR is a relatively simple game as is, but there are still a lot of things
that I often forget. Life is complex; I want my leisure to be simple.
That's why I avoid games with complicated hit location charts and that sort
of thing. I want to play, not roll dice. If I want to roll dice I'll hit
Las Vegas and play craps. I simply don't like extraneous complexity.
But all in all, I'm confused.
Erik J.
"Forgive me FASA for I have sinned. It has been 6 days since I last played
Shadowrun and 15 days since I last bought a SRTCG booster pack."
