tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433934787021711050.post4650925691267977658..comments2023-03-24T07:33:55.927-05:00Comments on Philosophy of Games: Killing Your Character For The Greater GoodJackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03757465237777363772noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433934787021711050.post-43441868680368659682011-04-15T20:51:31.792-05:002011-04-15T20:51:31.792-05:00As a player, I like the risk of death but I must c...As a player, I like the risk of death but I must confess that as an ST I often skirt around it where possible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962320036157865909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433934787021711050.post-75156363134373090852008-12-03T13:22:00.000-06:002008-12-03T13:22:00.000-06:00I go back on forth between wanting realism and wan...I go back on forth between wanting realism and wanting to treat characters like fictional characters in shows like Buffy - where people only die when there's good story reason. <BR/><BR/>I don't like video game like rules where someone dies only because of a tactical mistake, or because the dice don't like them. <BR/><BR/>Because Hunter, to me anyway, thematically stresses the realism of existing in the WoD, I want to play that up, which becomes story-relevant. In other WoD games, I've never played up death, and have outright stated I'm ignoring dice rolls I make at times (when an NPC gets a ridiculous amount of successes, and could essentially "one shot" a PC).Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03757465237777363772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1433934787021711050.post-32504231259900565152008-12-03T10:32:00.000-06:002008-12-03T10:32:00.000-06:00I have the same rule when I run games.A player cha...I have the same rule when I run games.<BR/><BR/>A player character won't die unless it's plot appropriate or the player wishes it.<BR/><BR/>I always found the "danger of death" at each combat to be more annoying than fun when playing...Lunatykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031074012796060062noreply@blogger.com