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RE: [DL] keeping players alive
The
point is not to try to kill them. Its not my job to kill them. The point is
not to cheat to keep them alive. If they could not die, what struggle do they
face? More to the point, if you are cheating to keep them alive, who's players
are bored?
Its
not mine. My campaign drew a crowd of 14 players with more in the wings. I
stopped it because I did not have the time or energy to keep up. The campaign
was that damn good, and you could ask any player in it and they would tell you
the same thing.
They
respect and enjoy that I do not pull punches. Makes them think twice about doing
something stupid and getting themselves killed. (note: GETTING THEMSELVES
KILLED)
These rules that I posted were posted by a PEG employee a long time
ago. Might have been Goff, or Ashe? But you would have had to been playing that
long have wanted to be here and know that. They are a joke. You
know ha ha funny.
Didn't
really think so.
Wes
-----Original Message-----
From: john tfs
[mailto:johntfs1@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 6:17
PM
To: deadlands@gamerz.net
Subject: RE: [DL] keeping
players alive
Wes Anderson <wes.anderson@lucasfilm.com> wrote:
We are suppose to keep them alive!?
I thought the two rules of
Deadlands were:
1) KILL ALL THE PLAYERS
2) NEVER LET THEM SEE
IT COMING.
I run the game and let them worry about staying alive.
If I did it any other
way, would there be any real feeling of risk or
terror?
Do your players have any other feeling than boredom and frustration as
you turn their characters into "Star Trek Redshirt 1-6?" If not and
they're having fun, continue as you will. If so, expect some turnover
until you have no more players.
The point of terror/horror isn't the certainty of death. It's the
considerable probability of death combined with the hope of survival and
triumph. I put a lot of effort into building the personalities of my
characters. If I realize that all that work will be wasted before the
night is over, I'm not going to put that much effort into playing the
character. I'm also not going to play in that GM's group very long
either.
JohnTFS
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