[UA] Sample Stress Ratings

[Sonja Pieper]

Seth A Ben-Ezra wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 18:24:13 +0100 Sonja Pieper <sonja at delusions.de>
> writes:
> > After looking thru the sample ratings again I find that
> > his protest was just concerning the rulebook. But I
> > still find I was right (oh and btw he did accept my
> > ruling he just said 'But ...')
> 
> I dunno.  I'm not sure that I would have made that call.  I'd have
> probably tossed it under a Self check, actually, or, if Violence, only 1
> or 2.  But that's me.

Yeah I think self is better, that is what I meant but did not realize.
Maybe I will change that.

> and harder for a GM to see.  So I try my best to see these, but then I
> also have players call checks on themselves.  Of course, my players are
> honest and are perfectly willing to accept that sort of responsibility.
> YMMV.

Yeah that is a good idea, I proposed that to my players but they
said the responsibility was too big. I would trust them, but they
do not trust themselves =(
 
> Hey, insanity is another roleplaying opportunity.  Let them squirm.
> 
> Of course, I'm a sadistic GM.  LOL

Never mind I am a 'sadist-GM'(tm) too, but the kind of insanity I meant 
ruins the plot because its mostly paranoia and staying at home kind of 
insanity. That one player chose paranoia and phobia ... 

Concerning sadism, consider the following:
Introduce a beautiful nice npc girl. A player actually falls in love
with her (I never planned that honestly!!!!) ... and then he finds
out that she is possessed by the ghost of a 3000 year old mage -
the ghost has been there since her birth and has not been wakened
(a huge part of my campaign centers around that) and noone knows
wether the ghost will wake one day and wether it is evil or not
and he just told her he loved her ... knowing who she is and what
she is!

I loved that scene.

Fun part is now that a very good friend of that player is also 
possessed by such a ghost and those ghosts are pulled togther. And
now she seems to be in love with that players friend ....

Oh geez sometimes I just think it is not UA .... but cruelty.

Thx anyhow

Ciao
Sonja

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