Re: [DL] The old Powergamer question

[Wecarmich@aol.com]

In my current game, the character is 
revived from an older game of mine, where he burned down a town and killed a 
dozen or so people, and got away. Now, he's wandered for a year(the old game 
was back in '76.), and wound up in this new game. 

In a game revolving around heroism, how did he convince you to let him play 
the character with a history such as what you mentioned.  This guys should 
have had the rangers or Marshalls after him at the very least.  Granted the 
faked death might slow them down, but would it really stop them in the world 
we know as Deadlands?

My suggestion is as for putting his character on a low profile....  Send the 
Agency/Rangers after him.  After all they know about harrowed.  ;)   Just 
because he isn't one doesn't mean they would know that.

Second, you might want to discuss with him what might motivate his character 
to "straighten up and become more heroic"  a life changing incident type 
thing.  If he is uncooperative remind him that this is a game about heroes 
and that you consider beating other PC's to a pulp for no reasons and then 
not killing just to keep the Marshall from kicking you out of the game is 
just as bad if not worse than killing.  After, IMHO it sounded like he was 
mocking you but I wasn't there.

As for the cheating. You have two options.  Expel him, or put hinm on a tight 
least.  RIGHT BESIDE YOU.  and WATCH wevery die roll and never let him touch 
the action deck.

Just my thoughts.

Walter