[Rq-rules] Paralyzation and other unusual medical problems

[Tom Cantine]

I couldn't agree more. I very much enjoyed playing a character who hand 
his leg amputated below the knee, without immediate access to healing 
magic. Not  because it made for an obvious quest hook (to find some 
magic to regrow it, of course), but because it really made me think 
about my own legs in a way I hadn't before. It was a challenge, and I'm 
glad to have experienced it without actually having to have experienced 
it for real.

On 21-Jun-06, at 10:49 AM, Paul Cardwell wrote:

> --- Frank Filz <ffilz-lists at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>> First, in general, it isn't fun playing a crippled
>> PC.
>>
> De gustibus non est disputandam. I designed Alita with
> her ankle problem precisely because I was sick and
> tired of bombproof PCs.  I wanted the challenge of
> playing a character who once thought she was in that
> category, but because of no fault of her own, has
> discovered she isn't.
>
> She can't run away, or charge recklessly into battle
> either, unless mounted.  As a result, she is
> intrensically opposed to hack'n'slash and has to use
> her mind more than her body.
>
> Challenge is fun.  You should try it sometime.  The
> state of the art in RPG would improve if players would
> work more on playing realistic characters and less on
> devising special rules to inflict megaton damage
> without ever getting the same in return.
>
> As I mentioned in the Latin, this is strictly my taste
> in gaming and as such, it is not really a matter for
> debate - just witness.  Still, try a different flavor
> on occasion.  You might find it tasty, and if not,
> that is your right.
>
> Paul Cardwell
>
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