Re: [HoE] Wasted West Archetypes:The Kid.

[Rich <toadpooka@usa.net>]

deadlander@juno.com wrote:
> A)  What adult in their right mind is going to allow a child to adventure
> with them when they are going to be encountering the horrors of the
> Wasted West on a regular basis, even actively seeking them out

Any adult who wouldn't want to dump a defenseless kid off in the middle of an irradiated wasteland
would take the child with them.  It's not often you run into "responsible adults" just sitting
around in the Wasted West, waiting for a little "bundle of joy" to come along and take a share of
their food and supplies.
Or, the kid has an adventurous spirit in him/her.  Maybe the little guy or girl sneaks onto the
posse's semi rig when they roll out of town, and isn't found until it's too late to turn back.
Maybe the Kid is actually the Kid of one of the players.  There you have an instant intercharacter
relationship.
If you want a good example of a kid character in an adventuring situation, think Newt in Aliens. 
There's a perfectly good character, as far as roleplaying is concerned.  She won't be kicking a lot
of ass right away, but it's all about roleplaying anyway...

> 
> B)  What adult in their right mind will allow some sick bastich to take a
> child into the rad-wastes?  The guy (or gal) must be either demented or a
> pervert.
> 
> My original comment was that it seems that many of the contemporary games
> out there these days seems compelled to include the child archetype (or
> fuzzy bunny) as part of their game.  I do not think that this is
> appropriate in the vast majority of games (with Changeling being a
> significant exception) and generally throw the archetype out on its ear.
> As a parent I have a problem imagining my son out there combatting evil
> (in its most corporeal sense) and so the archetype destroys more than
> enhances any ROLE-PLAYING       that I may be involved in.  And that is just
> MY personal opinion and I DO NOT feel that ANY of you should subscribe to
> that opinion.
> 
> If the archetype adds to your enjoyment of the game, MORE POWER TO YA.
> 
> That is, after all, why we are in the hobby.  Right?
> 
> Templar Simon
> 
> PS  I have discussed this topic with my gaming group and they ALL feel
> the same as I do so please do not feel as though I am using my position
> as Marshal to force my opinion even onto them.
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Rich Ranallo,
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