[BNW] Back to Bargainers--Why I don't like their book

[whytcrow@io.com]

>So far the books all kinda touch on the same suject (from different views
>and with more rules, powers, etc... all good). I am not done reading
>Bargainers yet but it gives a whole new kind of twist on things (heh, twist)
>to go in new directions (I never thought of using other dimensions in BNW
>(time travel I did) and even if you don't use them as Angels and Deamons the
>high stated examples give a good idea on how to make other worldly beings.

I finally figured out why I don't like the Bargainers.  It is 
precisely b/c of the new directions.  To me, having the war between 
the realms kind of cheapens the war on in America--if you have chars 
who worry about such concepts as Armageddon, it makes it hard to 
think that one little dictator in his 80s is anything more than a 
thorn in your side.  An annoyance, sure, but you've got bigger things 
to worry about.

Now that's just my opinion, but what really drew me to BNW was the 
freedom battle, the shades of grey (Delta Prime is a good example of 
that--most of hte people there do believe they are doign what's 
right), the moral conflicts a Defiant must face at every turn, etc. 
Adding a war between demons and angels adds a new dimension or three 
that I just don't want.  This dimension is rich enough, thank you 
very much.

(Yes, I know I can just ignore it and I plan to do so.  But since 
Matt and others at least look at this list, people who can define the 
directions the game goes in, I figure I can voice these topics here. 
No offense intended to anyone who likes the Bargainers book, and if 
you have any thoughts on how to use the Bargainers new info *without* 
overshadowing the freedom fight, and without turning the Bargainers 
of the group into solo adventurers, let me know).

(Please note that I still like the Bargainers themselves, just not 
the story background provided in the actual Bargainer book.)

Jennifer

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