| From: | Ojaste,James [NCR] James.Ojaste@**.GC.CA |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Class, turn over your papers and begin. |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:52:07 -0500 |
> 1) Karma Pool. Is there a point where a PC gets too big a
> pool to handle? I.E. they're always succeeding at tasks
> that should be reasonably tough (TN 9-12). If so, how do
> you deal with it?
>
Yes, eventually PCs will become disgustingly powerful. If your
campaign is set up to handle that, you don't do anything. If your
campaign *isn't* set up to handle that, you start a new campaign.
This applies to more than just KP, although if you're just concerned
about KP, award it differently. For a while, we tried only giving
PCs KP if they were awarded 10 karma at once (ie, they got 10%,
rounded down, per award).
> 2) Karma Pool Again. Do you follow the rule that meta-
> humans gain karma pool at half the rate as humans? If so,
> do they start out with 2 karma pool, as in 2nd Ed.?
>
Yes, we penalize the KP of metas, and no, they don't start with 2 KP.
> 3) More Pooling Around. Do you even use the pool? I
> know one group (probably more) that don't; instead they
> burn good karma to do the same things as the pool would.
>
We allow both (ie, if they run out of KP, they can burn regular karma).
> 4) Just Plain Karma. How much do you typically give
> out for runs that you make up (I recently bought Eye-
> Witness and Double Exposure. The karma awards are
> way out of line with what the GM section says you
> should get)?
>
Yeah, they are. GMs around here tend to give out on the order of 4
karma a session. If the adventure is planned to be worth several
sessions...
> 5) Karma Fer Sale. Do you use the Cash for Karma
> rule, and vice versa? If so, what do you use as the cost?
> The "upscale campaign" example the SRC uses is kinda
> crazy...1 point for 1000 nuyen...
>
Hah! That was one of the things we got a big laugh out of. The
characters might end up with too much money? Hah! We pretend that
paragraph wasn't written. :-)
> 6) Mmm....foooood..... What should I have for dinner
> tonight? I was thinking of a Stroganoff type meal, with
> broccoli, but I'm quite a bad cook.
>
You can't go wrong with pizza.
> 7) Ghouls. A while back, I posted a bunch of questions
> about ghouls. One was never really answered, and maybe
> someone with T:UCAS could help me out. What happens
> with a ghoul PC and cyberware? What's the deal?
>
Um? Dunno? I guess the ghoul keeps it (but becoming a ghoul drops
the PC's essence by 1, so watch out). Get the book.
> 8) Canada. Without looking at reference material, I.E.
> anything at all, who's the current leader of our country,
> and what's his title (don't cheat...this is a public awareness
> poll...and no, I haven't a clue who the Australian Prime
> Minister is)?
>
President Dunkelzahn. *BOOM* Oops. Who was his running partner
again? (James quickly cheats with the Timeline Explorer) Ah - Kyle
Haeffner. :-)
United Canadian and American States...
> 9) Dice. How many dice do you usually take to a gaming
> session? And do you take those multi-sided AD&D dice,
> even though you know you won't need them?
>
I carry around: 10d10 for L5R, 2x36d6 for SR, and a dozen or two
miscellaneous dice (3d10, a dozen d6, and yes - those odd dice that I
only ever use for Silent Death). On the order of 100.
What I *don't* have is a d7. I really want one. :-/
> And now, the tenth question on our poll...
>
> 10) If you were covered in bugs, what kind of vegetable
> would you be?
>
What kind of bugs are they? I'm not falling for any trick questions
today! ;-)
James Ojaste
