[UA] Morality

[Liam Astley]

From: "James Palmer" <jamespalmer39 at hotmail.com>
Subject: [UA] Morality
>More generally, and ranting for a moment, I think that the rpg community -
>and the sf/fantasy community, come to think of it - have a tendency to
focus
>on a model of heroism that isn't that useful (that of the 'immediate hero,'
>who leaps boldly to the rescue), and then whinge that the rest of the world
>- and mainstream literature - has forgotten what 'true heroism' is.  I
>hereby name CASTLE FALKENSTEIN and 7TH SEA as particular offenders in this
>regard

while i agree with you to a fair extent, i think your two "offenders" are a
little unfair. both Castle Falkenstein and 7th Sea are very strongly tied to
"heroic genres" where specifically the kind of behaviour you're putting down
is fairly important. in swashbuckling games, "true heroism" *is* leaping to
the rescue. it isn't meant to be realistic, or achieve any sort of
philosophical depth.
on the other hand, in games that are based on a modern-day outlook (most
horror games and, truth be told, most fantasy games) you've got a good
point.


liam



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