| From: | Kama kama@*******.net |
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| Subject: | Class, turn over your papers and begin. |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Feb 1999 15:39:03 -0500 (EST) |
> Finally, a list of questions the whole family can enjoy...
>
>
> 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?
Well, ususally we don't abuse Karma pool. Since the players use it
relatively infrequently, it isn't too much of a problem. However, at those
points when peoples pools have gotten too large (I posted a story about
that called the carmaalized runner that can now be found on Martin's dumb
runners site) we have retired the characters.
>
> 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.?
>
No
> 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.
>
Yep.
I can not remember any examples of anyone actually burning pool - oh,
wait, yes I can, when defusing that one bomb - anyways, burning pool is
very rare
> 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)?
We probably average 3 or 4 per session since we only get Karma at the end
of the adventure and most take two or more 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...
>
Well, we have tried it. Particularly when we had a free spirit PC. We had
a bit of a problem in that she did not earn Karma so there was no way to
reward her for doing well. Then we started having her pay for training
for the other players (here let me pay for your Karate lessons) and had
them funeral Karma to her in exchange. We did try to limit it so that it
just served as way way to provide her with the Karma she would otherwise
have earned within the rules as printed,
> 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.
>
Good luck. Personally, I'm not a bad cook, but I have a hard idea coming
up with any ideas for dinner (Dear - any ideas. I know you are reading
this.)
> 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?
>
No clue
> 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)?
>
Ummmm . . . O.k. so I am an ignorant American and am completely unsure of
the spelling. Prime Minister John Chretsian.
> 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?
>
All of them. Yes, I know that is a bit of a cop out. I have a LARGE bag
made out of pachwork quilt blocks and it is just about full. To give you
some perspective, if I take one of the plastic fast food trays we use to
roll dice on, pouring out the bag into it to find the color I want results
in the tray overflowing
> And now, the tenth question on our poll...
>
> 10) If you were covered in bugs, what kind of vegetable
> would you be?
Screaming
>
>
> All right, class, put down your pencils. Pass in your papers.
> Sign your waivers. Notarize your wills.
>
Done.
>
> --I'll Believe In You
> The Tragically Hip
>
> (Bonus question: Heard of these guys?)
>
Sounds vauguely familar, like something my sister has mentioned.
Kama
