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From: steve@avsdS.UUCP (Steve Russell)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: keeping your mouth shut-YES? or NO?
Message-ID: <29@avsdS.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 18:45:29 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 18:45:29 1985
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Organization: Ampex Audio-Video Engineering, Redwood City, CA
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Something pointed out to me several times as a new player
was the ammonition "Don't give the DM ideas!!!!"

This is probably best illustrated by the actions of the rather
chaotic party I was with while on the 'Search for the Heartstone'.

I way playing a lowly 10th level fighter (all the others were
12th-14th mu or cleric types) and we came upon some spiney-tailed,
flying nasties up on a ledge above us.

Being quick on my feet, I managed to dive to the base of the ledge
and avoid their (missle) spike attack.

I had just changed to my bow and was readying a shot when one of
the beasties launched himself at me from about 20 feet up.

Now, as I said the party was chaotic enough and, true to form, the 
two high-level clerics desided on the same course of action.

However, after surviving TWO simultaneous FLAMESTRIKE's (100+ HP 
makes a NICE cushion) I didn't have the sense NOT to ask,

           "Gee, did all my goodies save?".

The result was having to spend a turn getting myself pried out of
my slagged-down armor (my beautiful +2 plate!). Fortunately, my 
sword survived (seems it was under me when I got torched) and one
of the other members just happened to have some plus chain in my size
in his bag of holding, along with enough other supplies to re-outfit me
(when questioned about the Flamestrikes, the clerics explained that
they could raise the dead so THEY weren't worried about me!).

The question being, should I have said anything or not?

I think it added more to the game, making the party think out its
actions better and keeping more of the realism(realism?) into it.

steve          avsdS:steve
AMPEX