[HOE] advice needed for dealing with insane draws

["Nick Zachariasen" <zacharin@pluto.dsu.edu>]

First, the stats in question:

Carrie's Stats:
3d8, 3d10, 3d10, 4d10, 1d12, 2d12, 3d12, 4d12, 4d*, 4d* (both Jokers)

John's Stats:
3d8, 4d8, 4d8, 3d10, 3d10, 4d10, 4d10, 4d12, 4d12, 4d12 (also both Jokers)

I don't know how Carrie managed to do it, but she pulled ALL FOUR Aces, both
Jokers with spades for the suit, and a Queen of Hearts, along with a couple
Kings. Now, I want to let her have this draw, as three other players
witnessed it and say it was a fair draw (indeed, that deck seemed unable to
draw low last night except in the hands of our current Junker- I've since
prohibited its use). However, on the other hand, I don't want to let her use
this draw if the character's going to end up being too powerful and
overshadowing everyone/unbalancing everything. If she uses both Jokers as
d12s that's 5 stats at a d12. We're actually discussing lowering them so
that character is in the remote vicinity of sane, but I'm still not sure
that would even do it. Her idea for the character is a cougar-woman, which
we've figured will use the Phenotypes from City o' Sin and just give her
some kitty traits. My problem, though, isn't how to turn her into a
less-frightening version of a furry. It's how to use her draw to my
advantage without screwing her over unfairly just because she got a good
draw. There's always the Harrowed angle, but I've played that one already.

John also had a very good draw. He's planning on making a former Texas
Ranger Syker. His Mysterious Past draw was Destiny, which we have yet to
hash out. However, his stats are also damn good, so I have to worry about
how to deal with him as well. I'd really appreciate any advice anyone has on
dealing with situations like this and still being fair to all involved.

Nick Zachariasen
Editor Emeritus
Trojan Times