RE: [WW] Magic in the Trenches

["Mario Lee Bansen III" <LeeBansen@deadlands.com>]

I have tried to stay quiet about this whole 'Magic' thing...but I cannot any
longer. My personal feeling (which does not in any way reflect how Pinnacle
feels about this subject) about this is that I think Magic in Weird Wars,
especially Weird War II must be kept to a minimum. Weird Wars is a
Historical Horror RPG, not D&D. Now I am not saying that there shouldn't be
some, but I think that when you see the finished book, you will understand
me, and my point better.

Lee

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-weirdwars@gamerz.net [mailto:owner-weirdwars@gamerz.net]On
> Behalf Of Rickel, Jim
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 8:22 PM
> To: 'weirdwars@gamerz.net'
> Subject: RE: [WW] Magic in the Trenches
>
>
> I totally agree here.  To much magic spoils the soup.  Too often
> I have seen
> Deadlands turn into "Keep on the Borderland" with too much arcane in the
> players hands.
>
> As anyone mentioned any MK Ultra super soilder type stuff.  That
> would be an
> interesting twist.  American super troopers that have gone the
> way of Kurtz
> in heart of darkness. Zie Horror Zie Horror.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nvdoyle [mailto:nvdoyle@home.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 3:14 PM
> To: weirdwars@gamerz.net
> Subject: Re: [WW] Magic in the Trenches
>
>
> I don't know about anybody else, but personally, I'd rather -not- have
> spellcasters be very common at all. Too much of it draws away from the
> 'War', and too much into 'Weird'. To put it succinctly, if I
> wanted to play
> Shadowrun 1944, I would be. Now - this doesn't mean that they
> -shouldn't- be
> out there, but each one should be rare, memorable and exciting - or
> terrifying, as the case may be...
>
> The idea that comes to mind for spellcasters, beyond the obvious
> OSI stuff,
> are the Navajo code talkers. Okay, a soldier has this particular
> skill - how
> can we put it to military use?
>
> Another movie, 'Merrill's Marauders', jungle fighting in the CBI
> (China-Burma-India) theatre. Good, shows some of just how -tough-
> that area
> was.
>
> Books: Anything by Cornelius Ryan - 'The Longest Day' (Overlord) and 'The
> Last Battle' (Berlin) are particularly good. Well, 'The Last Battle' is
> depressing and horrifying, but it's still excellent history.
>
> Noah
>
>
>
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