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From: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Tempting Choices.
Message-ID: <341@wuphys.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 13:49:41 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 13:49:41 1985
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Reply-To: mff@wuphys.UUCP (Swamp Thing)
Organization: Physics Dept., Washington Univ. in St. Louis
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In article <229@fear.UUCP> robert@fear.UUCP (Robert Plamondon) writes:
>The problem with alignment change is that the GM is (in effect)
>telling you to throw away your character and start a new character --
>and play it *HIS* way.  This breaks the cardinal rule of Game
>Mastering: "Don't mess with other people's characterization."  It's
>obnoxious and destructive.
>
>I think that the proper response to having your character's
>personality changed is to rip the character sheet into confetti, and
>start looking for another campaign.
>
>		Robert Plamondon
>		{turtlevax, resonex, cae780}!weitek!robert

I have to strongly disagree with all of this.  There's nothing more challenging
to me as a player than to have to switch "personalities" in midstream.  All of
a sudden, you have this irresistable urge to kill your party members.  What
could be more fun?  From your comments above, how would you handle being
charmed by someone of an opposing alignment?  Even though this is ussually
temporary, the effect is pretty much the same.


						Mark F. Flynn
						Department of Physics
						Washington University
						St. Louis, MO  63130
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