[HoE] Hell on Tykes?

[Matthew Steflik <grifflik@stny.rr.com>]

B.D. Flory wrote:

> AAAK!  AAAK!  HACK! CHOKE!
>
> I need to say that I *HATE* kids in RPG's.  They're annoying.  Or cute
> and
> annoying.  Or high-pitched and cute and annoying.  Or high pitched and
> cute
> and...

> Yeah, well...everyone's entitled to their opinion.  Me?  I'm an
> Elementary school teacher and I personally have played two kid
> characters so far in the Deadlands universe (I like 'em...so
> there....*PTHBBBBBBBT!*) - one in Weird and one Wasted.  S'matter of
> fact, although the specifics on him aren't up yet at the Shelter,
> here's a tidbit for you. For those of you that have read the
> information on Dango, AZ over at my site, the individual known as "The
> Old Man" that runs the town is a harrowed kid that's been around since
> the 1800's (he used to be known as "Kid Mucker - fastest gun East of
> the Susquehanna" and was the kid I played in my one posse member's
> Weird West campaign).  Experience has "aged" and mellowed him a bit,
> but he's still the same old Muck-Master deep down.  My posse got a
> hoot out of him showing up again.  But I digress...(crap somehow I
> think I've managed to quote myself for this whole block of text...oh
> well...you get the idea, I'm sure)...

Martin wrote:

> Hey! I'm 16 and have been playing Deadlands since I
> was... 15 [L5R, my first RPG: 13]. Ok, not the best
> example. I started with a huckster and, while I'm not
> the best roleplayer, John Wright has become one of my
> favorite characters. I try to not be a munchkin!
> Before 3 games under my belt, I read a page about
> munchkins and decided *not* to be that one.

Easy, there tiger - I'm 99% positive that he's referring to them as an
archetype, not as players!  I think I can safely say most of us started
playing RPG's in our younger years.  S'matter o' fact, I started when I
was a few years younger than you did.

Flounder wrote:

>     I do believe he was referring to kid characters.. Of which I have to
> disagree.. I've had one decent kid character (And only one attempt). It was a
> huckster entitled the Sen Sen Ante Kid.. Very humorous little character  He
> was a child huckster (Fourteen), and a wonderful poker player. Unfortuanetly
> the adults would never let him play in their games. ;-)
>     But if he was referring to kids playing RPGs.. Then there will be
> violence tonight!
>
Absolutely!  Kid characters of the West unite! Wahoo! : )

Matt Steflik
Master of Wahoo
Gimme Shelter - http://www.geocities.com/grifflik/