At 09:34 AM 9/7/99 -0500, Carl D Cravens wrote: >On Mon, 6 Sep 1999, Steve Barr wrote: > >> Are you referring to WW-style gaming? I don't know much about that; >> it never appealed to me. > >No, I'm just referring to the fact that some people prefer a game where >not only do their characters not always win, but sometimes their >characters have to face personal disasters and overwhelming problems. > Speaking as one of those, yes, this can be tons of fun! I don't like futile games. In fact, I loathe a game where there is no way I can feel good about the outcome. But I do love a game where my character has to grow, and sometimes is quite miserable on the way there. For example -- an Amber game I play in. My character fell for another PC. She carried a torch for him for years, which became obvious to everyone *but* the PC. He finally found out... when she stupidly offered to shapeshift into the form of his dead girlfriend, and let him place the dead girl's soul in her body, effectively killing her and giving herself over to the dead girl. Yes, Adrienne is *not* always sensible. The scenes that followed were a blast to play through. Some wonderful soul searching scenes, and the year of play (well, 10 sessions or so) since has been great. Both PCs have grown extensively after this, and continue to grow. We are watching them skirt around finally, perhaps, becoming friends. Jerrym has finally learned how to read people, after finding out what he'd missed realizing about Adri, and has also learned how to use subterfuge in interperesonal relationships. And Adri has learned quite a bit more about responsibility and reality. Its been difficult for the characters, but fun for me. Like reading a good tragedy instead of a comedy. The heros have flaws, and difficulties... but in the end, they will triumph. *smile* D. +-------------------------------------------------+ | Deb Allen (Atwood?) / D-Singer / Tryslora | | d-singer@albany.net / deb_allen@fac.com | | http://www.albany.net/~d-singer | +-------------------------------------------------+ | The Black Road -- an Amber DRPG Convention | | http://www.theblackroad.org | +-------------------------------------------------+ | "You must never run from anything immortal. It | | attracts their attention." | | - _The_Last_Unicorn_ | +-------------------------------------------------+ ---------------------------------------------------------------- GMAST Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gmast/ Tech support questions go to support@phoenyx.net.
