Re: [DL] Marshal and Chips

["Leybourne, Brian" <Brian.Leybourne@airnz.co.nz>]

> I think the 
> list has reached a 
> concensus that letting them draw chips every time you play is 
> too much.  My 
> advice is let them draw once an adventure.  This may 
> encompass anywhere from 
> one session to even eight or nine.

?????

When did we decide this? I not only give my players 3 chips each per game
session, I also let them make a spirit roll and the highest gets a 4th chip.
I have never run into the problem of players having too many chips, even in
a fairly light combat session they'll use them here and there, and any
session with any kind of serious combat(s) in it usually leaves all players
with no chips left over.
 
> Thirdly - Use non combat opportunities to get rid of thier 
> chips.  For 
> instance, give them hinderances that they have to buy off.  
> Say a plague 
> sweeps through town.  Watch 'em spend chips to get rid of 
> that nagging 
> cough.  Or maybe a cultist is sending them night terrors.  
> Also, although 
> technically combat, you can overawe your posses chips out of them.

If I did this, I would have a high mortality rate when combat occurs, as
they wouldn't have the chips around to save themselves.

Seriously though.. if other marshalls are only giving chips every 8 or 9
sessions, how do your players stay alive? You must have a lot of healing
magic in your posse's - my posse try to avoid taking more than heavy wounds
in any location or its just too time consuming healing them naturally etc
(healing magic is rarer in my games maybe?).

BTW - yes, I do give out roleplaying 'hinderance' chips during play, and
also chips for players who make me laugh. One difference is that I give
bounty points rather than chips for bounty, so that might explain part of
the difference.

> Jeff "Hope this helps" Tolle

Brian "If I gave them bounty as chips, they would use the chips to stop
wounds etc and never get any better through experience" Leybourne.

.-->
"The Web brings people together because no matter what kind of a twisted
sexual mutant you happen to be, you've got millions of pals out there. 
Type in 'Find people who have sex with goats that are on fire' and the 
computer will say, 'Specify type of goat.'"

Brian Leybourne
brian.leybourne@airnz.co.nz
bleybourne@hotmail.com
_____________________________________________________________________
CAUTION - This message may contain privileged and confidential 
information intended only for the use of the addressee named above.
If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby 
notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction 
of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in 
error please notify Air New Zealand immediately. Any views expressed 
in this message are those of the individual sender and may not 
necessarily reflect the views of Air New Zealand.
_____________________________________________________________________