Re: [WW] To Weird or not to weird

[Kent Wayson <kent@wayson.net>]

Why play Weird Wars if you don't play the "Weird" part?  Then you're just 
playing "War."  Might as well go out in the backyard with a bag of green 
army men.

It sounds like you had a group with two different mind sets.  I don't think 
there's a way to give both groups want they want at the same time.  You'd 
have to 'ping pong'  between the two styles, and one group of players would 
always be unhappy.


Kent


>Hey all, I have a question about setting use. What are all you using for 
>your setting - straightup non-weird WWII roleplaying or Weird War II 
>roleplaying with all the creepy stuff? The reason I ask is because I 
>started a group with no supernatural things & it didn't last. I even had 
>two regular players who decided they didn't want to play because it was 
>"too realistic" for them. Does the supernatural edge help take away from 
>the real horror that was WWII & make it easier to play the game?
>
>On the other hand, two of my players didn't want to have any weirdness 
>because they thought it was an "insult" to the memory of the real 
>soliders. IMHO I think there is room for both, but I gotta tell you - 
>escapism can be a lot more fun than pure realism.
>
>Just wondering what you all thought on the subject.