Re: [DL] Anticlimax (Was:Too easy!)

[Ivan E <ivan_gaming@yahoo.com>]

Right, I read that bit! And I've heard about it
several times since then from the players on the list,
and from non-players in that group who brought it up
in other emails or games I was involved in. 

In other words: this event is something that the
players remember fondly, have a good time talking
about, and which has become (in my experience) virtual
legend amongst Deadlands players around the world.

That kinda proves my point, I think. Sometimes it
works out really well for you to allow an anticlimax
like this to happen.

Cheers,
Ivan
http://www.gamesgroove.com/ivan/DustAndBones

--- Daniel Gwyn <dgwyn@colba.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>     Then again there was the time my Marshall
> introduced an evil NPC who was
> supposed to be a persistant thorn in our sides. 
> Unfortunately, in the first
> encounter my PC (not knowing the Marshall's
> nefarious plans (TM) ) made a
> called shot to said thorn's noggin.  So much for the
> thorn.  He couldn't
> even come back harrowed! ;-)
>           Daniel Gwyn
> "The discrepancy between faith and the facts is
> greater than is generally assumed."
> From "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" by Thornton Wilder
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Ivan E <ivan_gaming@yahoo.com>
> À : deadlands@gamerz.net <deadlands@gamerz.net>
> Date : March 9, 2002 8:31 AM
> Objet : [DL] Anticlimax (Was:Too easy!)
> 
> 
> >--- Jason Young <jason_d_young@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >> There's nothing more deflating than rolling a 23
> on
> >> your 2d6 shootin' only
> >> to see it go for naught as the Marshal tosses one
> >> measly chip back into
> >> the hat.
> >
> >By the same token...
> >
> >Typical advice notwithstanding, I've found that an
> >anticlimax can be just as effective as a massive
> >shootout, at least in Deadlands.
> >
> >The posse has often already been through massive
> >fighting, they're bloody, bruised, and sore. They
> have
> >some chips left, sure, but so does the Marshal (I
> also
> >carry them from adventure to adventure), and
> they're
> >probably ready to win by the end of the game.
> >
> >With that reasoning, I will occassionally refuse to
> >spend chips to finish the adventure 'the way I
> wanted
> >it to', provided there's some tension building up
> to
> >the anticlimax. I'll refrain from using game
> examples
> >(thought you can read them on my website, if you
> like)
> >and provide the best cinematic example I can:
> >
> >Indiana Jones goes through a massive fistfight, is
> >confronted with the biggest, toughest villain in
> the
> >group - and shoots him dead with no trouble. Great
> >scene, everyone laughs, the game continues.
> >
> >Used properly, this kind of buildup and release can
> be
> >really effective - and it also makes your players
> >really, really pumped. Watching their faces when
> you
> >tell them they hit the major black hat right
> between
> >the eyes in the first round of combat is something
> to
> >treasure - and something that keeps them coming
> back.
> >
> >- Ivan
> >http://www.gamesgroove.com/ivan/DustAndBones/
> >
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