From:	Airwasp@***.com Airwasp@***.com
Subject:	SR Narrowing of focus
Date:	Wed, 18 Aug 1999 02:12:37 EDT

In a message dated 8/16/99 11:07:47 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
Ereskanti@***.com writes:

> > A lot of this about bad roleplaying, but GMs aren't a limitless pool of
> > ideas. While we all specialize in a certain kind of op, it helps to
have
> > fresh materials every now and then, and printing new crap that is same
> old
> > run gets boring after a while.
>
> Hold it right there IR. the GM(s) involved may or may not be a limitless
> source of inspirations, but if its' up to ONLY the GM(s), then the group
is
> truly doomed at some point in time. Here's an idea that Mike B.
> occasionally
> does here. Every so often, he takes a player-poll with the question .. "
> what
> kind of stuff would you like to do for a bit?" The group gives what
> opinions
> it may have at the time, and we (Mike and I) try and integrate into the
> general storyline that we have moving at the time.

Something else that I do is that if nothing is happening in the game(s) then
I consider reintriducing Winternight for a game or part of one so that I can
throw massive amounts of firepower at them and watch them squirm in a combat
situation which can become truly frightening.

-Mike