Re: [HOE] Ghost

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

> I know it would take someone a long time to do it but some of the
> powers in the game need to be precise and to the point, players decide
> what the power does after reading it, even though it might explain it
> totally different, even marshalls think the same as a player. What
> happens next is you have a difference of oppion with someone, you come
> on to the list serve to here other peoples oppions, low and behold
> they are totally different to what you have been doing.

Well in the designer's defense, there are only a few of them, and
thousands of us (players). To expect them to come up with every single
possible situation that we can is un-fair and impossible. And besides
that, if they were to "rules out" every possible case the books would be a
million pages thick and cost million bucks each. I'm not saying that they
don't make glaring mistakes sometimes (they're only human). But by the
same token, THEY'RE ONLY HUMAN. Except for Shane of course, who is god.
All hail Shane, Shane is all ;b

> Does a marshall go with his own instincts, even if he belives them to be 
> wrong or does he go with the group ( the group sounds good, untill someone 
> wants a gun that hits automatically and kills,) or how about the listserve , 
> or even Shane. I know its the old rule most of you will say, "MARSHALL HAS 
> THE FINAL WORD" but what if they are not a hundred percent sure who do you 
> listen to then.

You know, we'd all love to give you the best answer, but there really
isn't one. The best choice is to sit down with your group and discuss it
(off line, in the heat of the moment the marshal really IS always right).
Come to a resolution that seems fair, or at least a compromise, to
everyone. And if someone does whine that they can't have a gun that
insta-kills point out to them that the next guy they meet on the road
could have the same gun and when he insta-kills the posse they have no
right to complain (or they could just except a more balanced ruling...)

Hope this helps, although it probably didn't.

Theo McGuckin - SysAdmin, JLab


	"5 x 2 is 10, but 5 + 2 is only 7. Learn by doing." - Tao