[UA] Burning Bright

[Ari Hansen]

On 10 May 2002, at 14:15, Tim Bisaillon wrote:

> I am getting sort of a break in one of my groups, one of my players has been 
> working on a campaign for some time now. It started off fantastic, epic in 
> the Tradition of Lord of The Rings, now it has dwindled down into a sort of 
> Abbot & Costello Meets Dungeons & Dragons.
> 
> So, his campaign is beautiful set up, I just wished that some of the players 
> would see the grand design and the blood sweat and tears this fellow had 
> poured into this adventure.
> 
> From a GM stand point, the detailed setting is beautiful. From sittingo n 
> the other side of the screen, with the players I can see how they never tend 
> to see the process. To some of them it's just an arcade game to be conqured, 
> to find the cheats and ignore the pattern that is tryign to be weaved by the 
> GM.

That's why DnD3 still rules for the vast majority of players <eg>. I 
hate to think this, but unless you "educate the masses" (that is, 
force them to play some other games)  90-odd percent of players 
won't even think there are other games out there.

And even if they are aware about it, they don't care: they want their 
lo-tec version of doom, as UA authors brilliantly put it. 

Most players simply ignore any "grand design", unless it gives their 
character "more power". Some of my players belong to this breed, 
even if they conceal it behind a "modern-times" veneer (the Barret-
Arasaka from Cyb2020 instead of the two-hand sword). Luckily, 
they also appreciate some good roleplaying and depth from time to 
time... :-) 

Ciao,
Max




Ciao, 
Max Lambertini 
("Ari Hansen" in my Exodus Campaign)


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