Re: [HOE] Yet another Unity review... (Shane)

[Theo McGuckin <tsm@jlab.org>]

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> That ALMOST kinda works for me.  The Harbinger thing I can see alright
> (although I must admit I had something VASTLY different in mind), but the
> problem I guess I have with the Box is that it just seems too EASY.  I mean,
> he just sucks Death, like the ambulatory, anthropomorphic Death ('bout yea
> big, bony, big scythe, horse) like he/she/it's nothing big.  It feels a
> bit...  I dunno, like I'd expect it to be more work.

Well Hellstromme has been gone for ump-teen years designing this thing...

> I think the idea of including the posse in the capture of the Reckoners
> makes a heck of a lot of sense, and would work better, in my mind, to
> convince doubtful players that this is the real deal.

No offense, but the Reckoners should be able to squish any posse in
existance like a bug. Not even like a number of bugs equal to the number
of posse members. It wouldn't be that much of a challenge to the
reckoners. The posse would only count as one bug. Probably a dung beetle.

> I've always viewed HOE as more morally ambiguous than the Weird West.  
> Not VASTLY so; there are still some very clear-cut bad guys and good
> guys, but I've always viewed it as a much harsher, much more
> unforgiving setting, the kind of place where folks don't always trust
> strange people or things just because they happen to say that they can
> save the world.  Think Fallout or Fallout 2.  Yeah, you do save
> humanity a couple times, but you don't always have to be a selfless
> hero in the process.

Well you have to be some type of hero to go on in a world like that. Only
someone truly heroic is going to keep trying to make a difference in a
world like HoE. And then even the coldest bastard in a group should be
willing to give his life to save the entire world! If not, have
Hellstromme put it this way:
 
"Look, for good or bad, the Reckoners are inside this thing. It's not
going to keep them here forever, and when they get out they're going to be
pissed and probably kill everyone, including you. So you can either wait
around for it to happen, or try to do something about and, yes, maybe die
in the process. But if you'd prefer to sit on your ass and do nothing like
a bunch of gutless sheep, I'm sure there are other groups out there who at
least have a shred of soul left and are willing to try and save this
planet. Good day to you."

Theo McGuckin - SysAdmin, JLab, Safety Warden (Bldg. 85)


	It's nice to have a plan, any idea what yours is?