RE: Rougtero Vivocefo

["Brandon Stenger" <bh010296@prodigy.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob [mailto:rob@aclcb.purdue.edu]
> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 1996 1:22 AM
> Cc: 'Rick Myers'; jedi@ecn.purdue.edu; khelek@ns1.cioe.com;
> gmlist@cioe.com
> Subject: Re: Rougtero Vivocefo
>
>
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> Since when does a character have to become an actor to be High Priest

That's not what he said. He said if a character becomes an actor he
relinquishes control to the GM pool. If a character becomes a high
priest the player must either be available on a regular basis to
make all decisions and determinations for the character _or_ he must
make the character an actor.

Brandon
>
> Daniel Lawrence wrote:
>
> > My view on this subject has always been simple. When a player wants to
> > become an Actor, the relinquish control of the character to the
> GM pool. If
> > an adventurer becomes high priest, then the player must control all his
> > interactions, or must decide to allow him to be made into an
> actor. Its not
> > fair for an adventurer to have his actions decided by a GM, and
> certainly a
> > player will get angry about this happening.... So the player of the
> > adventurer becoming High Priest must either run him as a high
> priest and be
> > the one responcible, delegating his authority to lower priests
> when he cant
> > be there, or allow him to be Actorized, creating a good writeup and
> > allowing the GMs to use him as an actor.... Regardless of the
> consequences
> > to the resulting actor.
> >                                         Dan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Rick Myers [SMTP:leviathan_60@hotmail.com]
> > Sent:   Wednesday, February 24, 1999 1:08 PM
> > To:     jedi@ecn.purdue.edu; khelek@ns1.cioe.com
> > Cc:     gmlist@cioe.com
> > Subject:        Re: Rougtero Vivocefo
> >
> > There seems to be two possible solutions to this issue.
> >
> > A) Players can't be High Priests.
> >
> > or
> >
> > B) If a player is in a position of Power, there needs to be an immediate
> > second in command who is not a player character that a GM may use.
> >
> > I prefer B, but it requires more work.  If a player isn't there, then
> > his character shouldn't be used.  But if the player is in charge of
> > something important, and immediate events demand a descision then there
> > needs to be someone who can act and do so under GM control.
> >
> >
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