| From: | 'K' is the Symbol <Ereskanti@***.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Sick thing to do to a dead Runner. |
| Date: | Sat, 30 May 1998 01:23:03 EDT |
pgettle@********.NET writes:
> >Variation: It really *is* 2170, their native time period. It's their
> memories
> >of their lives in the 2050s that are edited in (and they have to go
> to Mars to
> >get them back, bwa-ha-ha-ha).
>
> DAMN! I almost choked on my soda!
>
> You mean everything... every single game session, all the character
> background is just the fantasy?
>
> This could lead to some real paranoia amongst the players. A GM would
> have to be careful not to overdo it though, since this sort of
> brainfuck can become unfun. It's the ultimate GM heavyhandedness to
> say, "no, your character isn't such-and-such, that was just an
> implanted memory"
>
It could also lead to an immensely confused gaming group. I was playing a
Star Trek campaign with the -BEST- GM for such I've ever known. At the end of
what was a year and a half's campaign, the characters and all their
achievements had finally come full circle, a series of words was uttered to
us.
"End Simulation, Log Files for Role Play Interaction Debriefing"
Oh were we mad as hornets. I was stunned. That had never been done with/to
me in any fashion, let alone the other 7 players who had been involved that
long as well.
In short, definitely be careful what is considered an "Inner Illusion". When
you are playing a game and find out that you are "playing a game within a
game", it can get -VERY- confusing to any/all involved.
=K
