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When I encounter players that want to explore potential loopholes, or venture into general munchkinism, I tend to do one of the two:<BR>
A: I just give them what they want, and get on with the game. If they want to play power-characters, I'm not going to deny them that. Usually, I don't gear up the opposition acordingly either, so either they keep having fun, killing the odd antagonist without risk, or they grow tired of it, and stops abusing the rules.<BR>
B: I just say no, stating that I'm the GM, and I have the final word on any rules-interpretations, and if they have a problem with that, I'm open for a new dude in the GM-chair.<BR> <BR>
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From: ahnen@hotmail.com<BR>To: runequest@rpgreview.net<BR>Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:13:17 -0700<BR>Subject: Re: [Runequest] Time and Skill Increases in RuneQuest III<BR><BR>
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'Logically', it's more barbaric than dog-fighting and poses no threat to the participants...except the captured victim.<BR> <BR>It's not worthy of an 'experience' check. <BR> <BR>Your powergaming may vary.<BR> <BR>
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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:14:47 -0500<BR>From: styopa1@gmail.com<BR>To: runequest@rpgreview.net<BR>Subject: Re: [Runequest] Time and Skill Increases in RuneQuest III<BR><BR>
<DIV class=ecxecxgmail_quote>On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Wayne Shaw <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:shaw@caprica.com">shaw@caprica.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=ecxecxgmail_quote>At 07:59 AM 4/27/2010, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=ecxecxgmail_quote>On Tue, 2010-04-27 at 13:02 +0800, Gary Sturgess wrote:<BR>> On 27 April 2010 02:16, Phil Hibbs <<A href="mailto:snarks@gmail.com">snarks@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR>> > If you want to apply the training mechanic to POW, then there's<BR>> > already a system for training stats. The rules state you can't train<BR>> > POW, but you can ignore that if you want. I wouldn't want to replace<BR>> > "you can't train POW" with "POW is ridiculously easy to train if you<BR>> > have a Disrupt spell".<BR>><BR><BR>The training stats suggestion is the right yardstick for difficulty, but<BR>I must wonder whether it is plausible that one's<BR>spiritual/divine/essence connection is something that is trained or<BR>rather experienced through epiphany.<BR><BR>Maybe POW training could consist of going out into the desert and<BR>fasting for forty days and forty nights :)<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>When I allowed it, I considered it a guided medatation process.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV>I'm a rules-lawyer player myself, so I tend to want to close every loophole. </DIV>
<DIV>As a player, personally I'd capture a trollkin or somesuch, perhaps something unintelligent but aggressive.</DIV>
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<DIV>Then I'd set up a "fight club", with my well-armored and skilled friends spectating - "I want you to hit me, as hard as you can"...as needed, I'd cast disrupt until I succeeded. Fight over, I step out if I'm still conscious. I wouldn't kill the target (on purpose).</DIV>
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<DIV>Sure, you can just deny it as a DM, but logically that it's not a stressful situation, nor that as a character I wouldn't feel 'at risk'.</DIV>
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