Re: Rougtero Vivocefo

[Greg Mowczko <mooch>]

Isn't getting a writeup from the player considered express and specific
permission BJ? I just don't want to see someone's rate 70+ adventurer
do something stupid to save the day and die in the process.

						Greg

> From jedi@ecn.purdue.edu Wed Feb 24 09:38:48 1999
> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 09:38:44 -0500 (EST)
> From: Benjamin Austin <jedi@ecn.purdue.edu>
> To: Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>
> cc: gmlist@cioe.com
> Subject: Re: Rougtero Vivocefo
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> > My personal view is that if you aren't there for people to consult 
> > you about your characters actions on a regular basis then folks shouldn't
> > be using you as an actor.  This can be SOMEWHAT alieviated by 1 GM
> > running the character who has a detailed writeup on the character
> > from the owning player.  But still, generally a bad idea all in all. 
> > 
> > Wright
> > 
>
> Actually, I feel that it should be a step above this and say that we
> should not use player charactrers as actors at all unless we have been
> given express and specific permission to do so.  
>
> While inconvienent, it is by far safer this way.  And, afterall, try as we
> may, we cannot play the character as well or in accordance with the
> character's beliefs/feelings as well as the player whose character it is.
>
> BJ
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