From: nilss@lgserv0.uit.no (Nils Sudmann)
Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.dnd
Subject: Re: Unlucky mage
Date: 7 Jan 93 10:40:42 GMT
Organization: University of Tromsoe

In article <1993Jan4.185147.12148@mailer.cc.fsu.edu>, kdelgado@loligo.cc.fsu.edu (Kevin Delgado) writes:
] 
] Why bother trying to go along with this obvious bullshit. Your DM realized
] that he made a mistake when he allowed you to use the alternative magic system
] and he just doesn't have the balls to suck it up and admit to that fact. Any
] _GOOD_ DM would say, "hey guy, it seems that this magic system is way out of
] game balance, let's go back to the normal rules and proceed along our merry
] little way." Instead, your DM tried the old screw-the-player-over-till-he's-
] dead-so-I-can-get-rid-of-this-problem trick. You, as a player have a choice:
] you can either try kissing your DM's ass by going along with this stupid
] game, or you can tell your DM he was right in the first place, and that you
] should go back to the real magic system. Personally, I can't stand DM's like
] this, and I would just stop playing in his games. Any DM who doesn't have the
] sense to realize imbalance in the game, and then make a _reasonable_ effort
] to rectify the situation, doesn't deserve to have any players.
] 
] Kevin
] 


NO, NO, NO. How dare you make assumptions on my motives (I, the DM) on
ONE letter from my player, which you quite obviously misinterpeted compleatly.
You must have played in a LOT of lousy campaigns to jump to this incredible
simple and FUCKING STUPID conclusion!!!!!!!

I have 3 mages (PCs) in my campain which uses the new magic system, and the 
other two live quite well, scheming to rule the world etc etc. The situation 
with the Athelstone charater rises from the fact that the charater was unlucky
and in the framework of my campaign should be DEAD DEAD DEAD!! (Well he is but
you know what I mean). The problem was:

1. The character died (this happens, even with a nice DM).
2. He is a mortal which ever God would like to see dead and removed from their 
   chessboard. (This means no God will allow him to be brought back to life).
3. I like the character, so this I do not do.

What I needed was a solution which would allow the player to play his 
character, yet work according to the (perverted) logic of my world.
So I came up with the solution that Hades might use him as a tool to remove
the other mages which use this Mega-ultra-powerful magic.
 
Now, what does the charater do, after receiving a second chance?

- NOTHING, in fact he plans his very own magic user guild to train mages in 
  the new arts. 

So what does Hades do?

- Snuff him seems logical, but I still like the character so he gets a third
  chance, and Hades gives the character a warning. 

It has all developed into a fine mess, but I think the player (Stig) simply
doesn't like his character to be ordered around by Gods (no player does), but
his dislike was even stronger than I thought). I try to make my
Gods matter, not being a bunch of somethings powering the MED-KITS, so I did
all this. Was I right or wrong?
RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT, and you are:

WAY OUT OF LINE!  
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