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Crazy Things that GMs Say...

Started by Drohem, October 01, 2009, 07:56:33 PM

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Drohem

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October 02, 2009, 02:22:55 PM
Quote from: Claudius;335958What I don't get is this: "he was afraid that players would intentionally commit suicide if they didn't like their character just to create another character" :confused::idunno:. What's the point of making a player have a character he doesn't like? If you don't like your character anymore, make another!

Well, I admit that I don't agree his reasoning as well.  I think he's more afraid that someone will train wreck his game and story line if they take the suicide route.  

It's not really a matter of liking your character or not here, it's more a matter of your character being, relatively, ineffectual in this particular game.   In this particular instance, I like my character but there's been a disconnect between how the character is on paper, or envisioned in my mind's eye, and how he functions within the context of the game, the GM's encounters, and in relation to the other characters in the game.

Ronin

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October 02, 2009, 02:33:26 PM
I dont like the starting at a lower level/power level than the rest of the group. So assuming the player didnt purposely off themselves, just had a string of bad luck of what not. They have to make someone less powerful than the rest of the group? The rest of the group thats going to want to move on to the next objective. Which one would think would be just as difficult as the last. But now instead of having another equal member, they get a side kick? (more or less) Doesnt that penalize the entire group? For no reason besides bad luck?
If a player didnt like their character I would hope they would go to the GM and talk about it. When I GM if a player had a problem like this I try work with them.
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