Re: [BNW] Sneak Weak?

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>hurting. The rules state that no once can be looking in order for the sneak
>to vanish, this isn't much of a concern most of the time, but these folks
>had a bead on him. Instead of being an inflexible GM, I said that he was
>able to vanish. It was far more cinematic/ comic book that way, and I

The problem there is potentially that you're edging the power up to 
Alpha-level by allowing Sneak to vanish in plain sight.

If it works for you, fine, naturally.  :) But to some degree, one gets the 
impression Matt was trying to edge away from a more "cinematic/comic book" 
style.  I don't think a Guide should be considered "inflexible" just because 
they stick with the style of the genre for the game they're playing.

>thought it would be a bit unfair to not reward heroism.

As long as he knows that he doesn't have an automatic "protection from 
death" by doing so.

>He may not be able to shoot fire or energy bolts and can't shoot a penny 
>out
>of the air at 100 yards, but played right any of the characters are fun.
>It is after all a game, and not just a combat simulation.

I don't think the problems I've seen with Sneak are merely combat-related.  
The problem is that the Sneak is more of a "go-off-on-their-own" type of 
character.  This isn't unusual, and is often a problem, within the genre:  
most Justice League writers can't pull this off with Batman in JLA comics 
very well, either.

Look at the examples Theo gave in his previous post.  They involved the 
Sneak doing stuff on his own (taking out a guard on a spotlight, or Harrison 
Ford by himself charging through a house).  That doesn't mean a Sneak can't 
be a participant, but it means that his participation is...off to the side, 
as it were.

A Sneak can be fun, sure, but sometimes the "fun" of playing it is at odds 
with the odds for a person to show up and play with a group of players and 
their characters.

>Don't be limited by what you perceive as the limitations of the package, 
>the
>healer in the group goes by Kid Caliber and fancies himself quite the
>gunner. All of his tricks are combat related, and although he's no gunner,
>he's no slouch, and the fact that he can heal folks is just a bonus.
>
>
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