| From: | sp@*****.gr (Stefanos Patelis) |
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| Subject: | The new SR4 map (removed spoilers) |
| Date: | Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:10:19 +0300 |
>Stefanos Patelis wrote:
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> <MY SNIP>
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>Yes :) I agree, and this goes to the GM's creative license. I wasn't arguing
>against that. I was arguing against some list members' apparent stance that,
>like in "SR the Video Game(tm)" Joe Sammie actually can't punch the TV, no
>matter how hard he clicks on it, because the rules don't cover such a
>scenario specifically.
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>Slayer
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>"Beware my wrath, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
> - Unknown Dragon
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Yup fair point...This borders into jumping a whole new subject. See; my
stance on roleplaying is that the centre is the players. In most jobs
one of your main concerns is that the customers keep coming back to you.
RPGing ain't that differing. You wanna keep players - you gotta keep em
happy...but not spoiled. No matter how detailed a rule system is the
players will definetely abide with Murphy's laws and try something that
completely screws the rules three times to Sunday...
Now you as GM have the power to
A) Screw them back by saying "you can't do that."
B) Do a) but also explain to them why it can't be done opening up the
possibility of a debate.
C) Improvise and come up with what you think fits best to the scene,
incorporating any relevant rules , common sense etc etc etc
D) Other (I can't hink of something else but I am sure someone will so I
got him cover here :-P )
If you are a computer then you most probably do A). It is highly
unlikely that we will soon see computers that can take a cognitive
approach, that can actually think and make assumptions. the reasearch
done on this field is amazing and things happen already which are
bordering on Aasimon like concepts but we got a long way to go for true
thought and decission making as we define the human one (when we get
around to properly define it).
If you are a tabletop GM you will probably wanna go for C) as in B) the
game usually goes down the drain if B) is applied once to many and gives
the players the option to challenge everything. (all they need is a
internet ready laptop in the session with access to virtual libraries,
wiki's and Shadowrun related pages and there goes the session..."HALT!
In website so.and.so.com, under Canon Rules it CLEARLY states that Joe
Sammie can break the TV but he suffers STUN damage...Let's go back and
replay the scene as my character has not suffered damage in that case
because as website <....> etc etc etc)
Stef
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