Re: [HOE] Powergaming v. Roleplaying

[Brett Smith <capnsmitty19a@yahoo.com>]

> Some of you may know that I've been Marshallin' a
> Hell on Earth campaign at my
> university's RPG club since late September '01. 

Hey..i do the exact same thing...so what school you
marshal at? 

> Last week, it took a turn for the worse, and after a
> week or so [we didn't have
> a game tonight for many reasons], I thaught I'd ask
> my question here:
> 
> Half the group has become very powerful and the
> other half is very into
> roleplaying. Last Monday, the roleplayers {all of
> whom are good friends of mine
> outside the game, too} more or less decided to quit;
> they felt overrun by the
> more powerful players. And, to an extent, they're
> right... the others did steal
> the show a few times.

I can understand this...i have had a few guys who were
combat oriented and they could take down most any
beast i threw at them...that is until i found out how
much fun ridicule, overawe and persuasion rolls kick
butt...now they have made more well rounded characters
that can stand up when the words and bullets start
flying


> Anyway, I'm not sure what to do. I've got half my
> group - and they're really
> powerful. One of them even admitted that the
> characters shouldn't be this
> powerful, but they abused the system {somewhat. I'm
> also a good bit at fault as
> Marshall, as I let them do this}.


I did this by mistake as well...i gave the posse way
too much money and funds and now they basically have
no problems just buying what ever they need...but i
have had some ideas to make it all work out in the
end..


> As far as point in story: they're currently making
> an armored assault on
> Denver. I need to get a copy of the book, but one of
> the _players_ is the only
> perosn in the group with a copy {I've borrowed it
> before, I'm tempted to
> reborrow it and look through and keep throwing
> things at them 'til they run out
> of ammo and/or die}...


Well let me tell you one thing....i had a person who
thought he was a bad man too...then i read him an
insert from denver...and he decided quickly that
denver is nothing to mess with...if you want i can
privately give you some ideas for things to throw at
them...im mean like that...


> ... and, naturally, I prefer to play in a
> roleplaying game than a rollplaying
> game. 

Same here...if you havent yet...i recommend urban
renewal or even boise horror...my group roleplayed
through that adventure for close to 16 hours..i know
we dont have much of a life..but it was awesome!

Brett

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