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From: bingham@pyuxv.UUCP (B Bingham)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: fudging ==  keep the goal of playing any game in mind
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Date: Fri, 20-Jul-84 15:02:19 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 20 15:02:19 1984
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     I must cast my vote with those who believe that having fun is
     the most important goal of FRP, and not being 'fair' or being
     'fair to the monsters'.  I use dice rolls only for unimportant
     decisions, and feel that with enough preparation no dice rolling
     by the DM is truly necessary.   If a campaign is fun, if players
     get up from the game and are glad they spent their time playing
     with you, then you are a successful DM.  Even if a player's character
     is worse off after a session, a good player will know that there
     is always next time, and can enjoy a session for its excitment,
     imagery, and atomosphere.  After all, characters in books fall on hard
     times and usually come out ahead, and FRP is very much like being
     in a novel, with the DM unfolding the plot before your very eyes.

     Bryan Bingham  {ihnp4}!pyuxv!bingham  (new address)