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Violence and fading to black

Started by Bren, September 02, 2015, 12:50:56 PM

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Omega

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September 20, 2015, 03:30:58 PM
Sex in RPGs may be one of those few times where "if there isnt a rule for it. You cant do it." is a good thing. ahem. Same for other icky subjects like graphic violence.

Then again Dragon and TSR got more than a few letters questions on stuff like that.

From personal experience it seems that limb-loss tables and the like seem to bring out the more gorier descriptions. I was in a session using the Role Master rules and it got progressively more gruesome.

Horror settings though tend to drift into the messy descriptors for obvious reasons.

For me as a DM the potential trouble comes when you get a mix of players who do or dont want combat, or whatever, so graphic. Getting the gorehounds to tone it down can be a nuisance.

Phillip

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September 20, 2015, 05:41:58 PM Last Edit: September 20, 2015, 05:44:14 PM by Phillip
Quote from: Omega;855972Same for Gamma World till around 3rd ed. The new MA does not have a level system either.

Actually, 1st ed. GW does have experience points and increasing levels to get bonuses. I'm in pretty sure that's also in 2nd (basically a revision of 1st), and while my memory is fuzzy on the details I think there was some sort of advancement in the rather different 3rd.
And we are here as on a darkling plain  ~ Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, ~ Where ignorant armies clash by night.

Phillip

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September 20, 2015, 05:52:01 PM
I had a D&D player who wanted vivid description of physical injury each time he took a few hit points off his 20+. That's not how I see it, and he didn't play as if his character was impaired, but I did what I could to come up with enough.
And we are here as on a darkling plain  ~ Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, ~ Where ignorant armies clash by night.
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