Re: [DL] a questioning player of mine speaks (SPOILERS! / John)

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

>"In short what (He is) trying to say is, there is not a reason, beyond game 
>balance, for Vampires and Werewolves to suffer corruption.  it hurts the 
>spirit of the game's metaphysic (which, for 3 of 5 ABs in the rulebook, 
>involves using black reckoner powers anyway) and it detracts from the 
>constancy.  If harrowed, mad Scientists, and Hucksters did not use the 
>Reckoners power day in and day out against them, it could be 
>understood.  however, as is, it seems to (him) to be arbitrary.  (He)can 
>see the difference between, say, Hucksters and Anti-Templars, but it seems 
>to (him) to be that in the case, the Harrowed are more like the 
>anti-Templars, the werewolves and vampires more like the Hucksters"

Tough.
Hucksters are tricking the power out of the manitou.
Mad Scientists are unwitting dupes.
Harrowed have a demon in their head - if they lose the fight against it -
ie lose all their dominion points - the demon takes over for a long, long,
time.

Werewolves and vampires do not have a demon in their head - empowering them
is a direct link to the dark power of the Reckoners.

However - Corruption points only come when the PC gives into the power -
Werewolves volunteering to change, Vampires SUCKING THE LIVING BLOOD OUT OF
A VICTIM.

Think of it this way - Corruption is a new mechanic.  If you wanted to
retroactively apply it - you  could be apply it to cannibles, those who
have access to the easy power of Black Magic, and anyone else who makes a
willing decision to embrace Evil with a truly heineous act.  (Aztec blood
sacrifice anyone).

Vampires and Werewolves have a tougher time of it - after all, they are
infected with a Reckoner powered disease.  Hey - the Harrowed have no
choice on if they want to come back from the dead - who said unlife was fair?




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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com
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