[UA] Bad Reactions to UA?

[Chad Underkoffler]

Hidey-ho.

Another poll for the list, but I hope it spins into a discussion
topic.

Has anyone on the list introduced UA to a player who doesn't
like it, and what has their experience of it like? 

I ask this because one of my friends and players has a
significant dislike of the somewhat nihilistic tone of UA, that
everything seems to be tainted or undercut, that everyting is
depressingly overempahsized realism in terms of what characters
can do, and that all magick does is make your life worse.
(That's his perception of it. SK, AB, check me on this, and
correct me if I'm wrong, 'kay?)

I mean, I feel similarly on some of the points he raises, but
even where I disagree with Greg and John's choices, I don't
think I disagree as vehemently. Add to this, a reviewer friend
of mine sent me a preview of a review column he was writing on
UA (esp. Hush Hush), and mentioned that he thought that UA was
highly Romantic (in the artistic sense) and that wasn't his bag.

What experiences have you all had with people who didn't like
UA? Can we think of ways to either:
1. Re-introduce UA more positive to these folks, or
2. Make settings/tone/rule changes to make UA more positive to
these folks.

(Note, this is purely from a home-rules perspective; I'm not
advocating a "kinder, gentler" UA book.)

Curious,



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Chad Underkoffler [chadu at yahoo.com]
http://www.geocities.com/chadu/index.html
"Hold your breath. Make a wish. Count to three."
  -- Willy Wonka

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