Re: [DL] "Mundane" Death

[David Sumpter <lordthrog@yahoo.com>]

--- Jim Burzelic <zombi_bobb@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- David Sumpter <lordthrog@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Have you ever seen a posse scared to cross a
> river?  Get your group
> > together and watch Lonesome Dove, and they will
> be.  Even if they
> > nothing happens, it's the wondering that will make
> it worth it.  To
> > put this into game terms, just one death or even
> near death in a very
> > inconsequential place in the action WILL (I
> guarantee this) have a
> > lasting effect.  Even if it's a couple of players
> bickering and one
> > says (in or out of character) "I'll kill you"
> right then and there,
> > as the GM you should seize that moment and turn it
> into memorable
> > mment for someone.  In my game, the teamster lost
> the use of his
> > right arm (thank goodness he's left handed) for a
> good 4-5 game
> > sessions.  If they aren't afraid of death (or
> injury) that leads to a
> > boring game.  All bets are off for a Superhero
> game, though.  Not
> > much death there.  As a side note, I always make
> the announcement
> > that "someone is going to die today" to start our
> games.  It's
> > usually the bad guys, but not always.  
> > 
> 
> Oh, I fully agree. What I'm saying though, is that
> most players I meet
> don't play that way. When I pull something like this
> I get bad
> reactions from players. They want to be heroes
> without earning it. They
> want to shoot without getting shot at. They want to
> win without risking
> anything. THAT type of game is the one I am voicing
> against.
> 
> Jim

I used to be one of those players, when I was in
college we all wanted to be the munchkin player, and
were.  And it crossed into all the different games we
were playing (D&D, Shadowrun, Cyberpunk) and it was
all different groups.  It was weird, now that I look
back on it.  After I moved back home, and got married,
and found my current group, they retrained me as a
player.  So it is possible and can be done.  It takes
time to break bad gaming habits, though.

=====
David Sumpter

If I had a witty comment, I'd put it here.

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