Re: [HoE] Re: Balence of Power

["Steve Crow" <crow_steve@hotmail.com>]

>In a message dated 5/28/99 12:10:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>gus_bus@hotmail.com writes:
>
><< A good rule of thumb: "The Marshal's word is law."  DO NOT ABUSE THIS
>RULE,
>  BUT MAKE SURE IT IS UNDERSTOOD. >>
>Well Gus, your right (excuse me for not quoting but I'd have to do the 
>whole
>frickin' letter) If a player doesn't know something then neither does his 
>PC.
>And I don't want to get beat up, I'm the youngest in my Group. And last but
>certainly not least, pizza is really yummy and good. Remember the 7:00 show
>is completely different from the 5 o' clock show, enjoy the veal.


Just to clarify:  I have no problem with this principal.  Just make sure you 
understand the difference between someone questioning your final word, and 
someone questioning what your words are.

That, and keep in mind that in many cases the characters _do_ know the 
rules.  If you decide, "Oh, it's simpler to use grenades without a 10m burst 
radius" and don't bother to tell your players that, then the first time that 
guy who bought five starting grenades for his characters finds out, asking, 
"But it says in the book...!" seems a reasonable action to me.  In that 
case, it's the Marshal that's failed to do his job - not a sign of player 
disrespect.

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