[UA] Players screwed over

[Royal Minister of Stuff]

I do agree.  "Different strokes" is a good enough
philosophy when it comes time to sit down and play.  

For my part, however, I like min-maxers, rules lawyers
and "munchkins."  As long as they're willing to play
in my game, I'm pretty happy these days.  Of course, I
can't afford to be choosy, either.

Someone who tinkers with the rules is someone who
cares enough to learn them and has enough smarts to
know that law is what you make of it.

Can I have your group?  You can mail them to me or
just fax me a copy and I would be very grateful.

--- Tim Toner <thanatos at interaccess.com> wrote:
> As an avowed player-screwer, I just have to say,
> "Different strokes for
> different folks."  It's all in how it's handled. 

(snippity snip snip snip)

>  Never again will I play such
> a game with engineers,
> accountants, and math majors.  The min-maxing that
> was going on was
> _sickening,_ 


> and the combats took hours to resolve. 

(re: someone seeing the power-bloating possibilities
in Vampire)

> I decided to nip that in the bud rather quickly by
> presenting him with
> options that were just as tantalizing but slightly
> more out of reach (the
> very root of tantalize).

So, you were the Devil and you went to do the Devil's
Work, eh?  Good for you!

> "He smiled at my clever trick, and
> sighed.  "Good job," he said.
> 
> "Good character," I replied.  I really didn't want
> to deny him his desires.
> I just wanted there to be justifications for them,
> beyond, "I want five
> attacks per round."

Well, you must be doing something right.  I get kicked
out of groups, abandoned by players and ditched on the
first New Year of the millineum for other GM's games.
Not better, just different, that's me.  I wish I could
find more people who were different like me, though.
 
> When I dick a character over, when I thwart a
> player's ambitions, I do so to
> create a challenge that seems insurmountable, but
> really isn't.  I usually
> leave some back door open for the players to find
> and exploit, but more
> often than not, they make their own.  As the Walrus
> once said, "Life is what
> happens when you're busy making other plans."

He also abused his kid and his wife, abandoned them
both for a groopie and walked out on his friends, but
I suppose he didn't plan any of that, either.

Oops, sorry, that wasn't fair or me and it wasn't
meant to be personal and I like Lennon's songs just
fine, but the man was not a saint or a martyr or even
an everyman hero, despite what mTV said. 

=====
-- Rp Bowman, Royal Minister of Stuff
The Electronic Nation of Yokeltania:
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