Re: [DL] Re: deadlands-digest.20010226

[Tifainé <pusifoot@pacbell.net>]

Well, I can't speak for Wishkah, but I can speak for Maggie and myself (and
well, Maggie can speak for herself as well... and probably already has!)...

Our Marshall is the only one of the group that runs Deadlands.  He has asked
that we don't look at spoilers or the Marshall's section or the No Man's
Land sections that he has not approved for our use.  Why?  Because he wants
to be able to use the things in those sections in game to give us stuff to
work with - plot hooks, surprises, etc.

Unlike D&D, where everyone that plays knows everything about all the
montsters, character classes, etc, he wants to surprise us with critters he
throws our way... And I admit, it is a LOT more fun to say "Holy crap!  A
Hangin' Judge!  How can we kill it?"  "I dunno... RUN!" than it is to say
"Oh look...  A red dragon.  Let's cast every ice spell we can think of at
it"

You are right - he cannot tell us that we CAN'T look spoilers or look in the
restricted sections.  However, he CAN ask that we don't so that we enjoy the
game more.  And out of respect for him and for his campaign, we abide by his
rules.

Just because YOU don't care doesn't mean that you should criticize another
Marshall for wanting to hold back info until it is appropriate that the
players learn it.

Tifainé aka Celia "Monte" Jefferson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Robinson" <bunnyguru@hotmail.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:11 PM
Subject: [DL] Re: deadlands-digest.20010226


>
>
> > > On Fri, Feb 23, 2001 at 09:02:32AM -0800, Marguerite Frey said:
> > > > Thank you!  I can hear Marshal Black cringing from
> > > > here.
> > >
> > >  Count yourself lucky that your Marshal lets you subscribe to this
list.
> >If I ever found one of my players was pursuing any kind of interest in
> >Deadlands not directly supervised by me, there'd be anvils raining from
the
> >skies (anvils being a traditional GM tool for punishing errant
characters,
> >players who make bad jokes, players who don't pass the biscuits etc.)
> > >
> > >  Wishkah
>
> To the Marshal that wrote the above you might be happier playing a game
such
> as Dictators and Tyrants.  Get real.  My Marshal is responsible for my
> character(s) when I play the campain HE/SHE is running and when I am
Marshal
> I am responsible for HIS/HER character(s) when they are playing the
campaign
> I am running period.  Whatever else they pursue is of no intrest to me
> unless they want to include it in the campaign(and you can never have
enough
> ideas). If they ask your opinion or ruling by all means give it to them
but
> otherwise butt out.
>
> (will get off my soapbox now)
>
>
>
> "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher
> a hog, conn a ship, design a
>    building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone,
> comfort the dying, take orders, give
>   orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem,
> pitch manure, program a computer,
>                      cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
>                             Specialization is for insects."
>                                - Robert A. Heinlein -
>
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