Re: [BNW] white House Snuffer Fields

[MMeans68@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/28/2000 8:56:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
williamjdavis@hotmail.com writes:





  
>  I won't ever play a game that is not supported. One book and out, and I 
>  won't even buy it. This game was obviously going to be well supported with 
>  supplements. However, I find myself stuck with making house rules that 
could 
>  negate any future support besides my own little mind. In effect CREATING a 
>  one shot and out, no support game.

I don't really see how a house rule can null and void a future 
supplement.....you take what you like and leave out what you don't, it's that 
simple.  Why does everything have to be uniform and neat?  I've been reading 
comic books since I was 8 years old and never really wondered "where do 
powers come from?", I just enjoyed the stories and that's what I intend to do 
with my BNW game,.....enjoy the story.  I'm making a lot of house rules (such 
as Vampires not being deltas and hence not affected by null fields or 
snuffers, introducing Betas, which get two power packages, and not having 
near death experiences being the only way to get powers...), now when another 
supplement comes out to contridict any house rule I make I can just say that 
things don't work the same way for all people, Deltas, Betas, or even Alphas.


>  Why can Gadgeteers only maintain one gadget per day? No #$%$##ing clue. 
>  cause the rules say so. I think it's a cheap game balance point. And I 
have 
>  house-ruled it out. I will maintain game balance, by deciding what I allow 
>  my gadgeteers to maintain. However, it JUST might have to do with the 
>  METAPLOT and how deltas are powered. And if so, I just shot my support in 
>  the head.

I agree that it's probably just a balance point, I don't think it's cheap, 
but probably necessary.  If you don't like it, don't use it...just say that 
this Gadgeteer is....different.

>  
>  It is ABUNDANTLY obvious that ALL delta powers have a 'unified' source. 
Else  
>  how could ONE device supress ALL superhuman abilities? Well, gee. I don't 
>  $%&%($#ing know. IT JUST WORKS THAT WAY. No explanation given. 
>  In short not KNOWING the base source of delta power increases the 
incidence 
>  of error for me in deciding how to house-rule GAME MECHANICS because I 
have 
>  no clue as to their underlying principle. AND I $%##$ing well KNOW there 
is 
>  an underlying principle that they just aren't sharing with me.
> 
Again, I don't see the problem.....Believe me, I'm all for following the 
books and guidelines, but when they don't sit right with MY vision of the 
world, I change them....artistic license is a wonderful thing :)   Do your 
players _really_ worry about things like "where do my powers come from"....if 
so, how do their characters know _for sure_ ??  Is anything in the Brave New 
World certain and that static?  I would hope not.  Background is great, but I 
think that's where it should stay....in the back.  The characters and story 
should be in the forefront, in my opinon.  Granted, you do need some 
semblance of order, but do you really need things that rigid?
 
>  Now, I wouldn't be this vehement if I didn't like the 
game/mechanics/world. 
>  I paid bucks (comparatively) for what is an INCOMPLETE item. and a 
>  purposefully incomplete item. They PLANNED to leave out such basic 
>  information and will "release it" as it becomes pertinant to the 
'metaplot'.

Well, if you like it so much don't you want to see it succeed?  In order to 
succeed they have to keep putting out products that sell and the mystery is a 
good selling point. 


>  And yes that torks me off. The reason, I personally, buy "commercial" 
gaming  
>  products is because I expect to get support for my future gaming. (yes I 
>  expect to pay for it) I don't expect to have to wing it after the basic 
>  books, or do major altering to any supplement because I am forced to guess 
a 
>  basic game concept. Like I said, I just won't buy a game like that. 
>  Unfortunately, I got "Pearl Harbored" on this one. And I love the game 
>  enough to where I am attempting to stick it out. SO, instead of saying 
>  "boo-hoo" make a house rule and deal with the Meta-plot torpedos... WHY 
>  DON'T THEY JUST TELL US WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE POWERS IS?

How did you get "Pearl Harbored" into buying this?  Did Matt slip it into 
your bag and take the money from your wallet?  I'm really having a hard time 
understanding this love/hate relationship that some people are having with 
this game.  Sure it has it's flaws, but doesn't every game?    


Mark Means

MMeans68@aol.com