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<blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 6910252">It's the monkey's paw concept, or the faustian bargain.&nbsp; Great power for a great price.&nbsp; Doing the opposite of what a player wishes for is usually a little trite.&nbsp; Taking the sword example:You wish for a great sword: a great sword is given to you, unbeknownst to you it is taken from someone else right at the moment they were about to use it to *do the really important thing* and because the sword is gone it went *horribly wrong* and now the person whom lost the sword is out for vengeance.&nbsp; Or perhaps the survivors only remember a stranger with a Magical Sword*TM and if the player encounters those survivors, is blamed as being the mysterious stranger who failed them.I don't think the players should know when wishing what kind of negative effect they'll receive.&nbsp; Knowing &quot;the bigger the wish, the greater the curse&quot; is fine I think, just not specifics.&nbsp; Part of the danger (and fun) of wishing is not knowing.&nbsp; It's a cornerstone of every great movie involving wishing (see: Wishmaster or the aptly titled: Monkey's Paw).&nbsp; It's especially fun for &quot;good&quot; characters because the bad effect might not befall you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sunseeker, post: 6910252"] It's the monkey's paw concept, or the faustian bargain. Great power for a great price. Doing the [I]opposite[/I] of what a player wishes for is usually a little trite. Taking the sword example: You wish for a great sword: a great sword is given to you, unbeknownst to you it is taken from someone else right at the moment they were about to use it to *do the really important thing* and because the sword is gone it went *horribly wrong* and now the person whom lost the sword is out for vengeance. Or perhaps the survivors only remember a stranger with a Magical Sword*TM and if the player encounters those survivors, is blamed as being the mysterious stranger who failed them. I don't think the players should know when wishing what kind of negative effect they'll receive. Knowing "the bigger the wish, the greater the curse" is fine I think, just not specifics. Part of the danger (and fun) of wishing is [I]not[/I] knowing. It's a cornerstone of every great movie involving wishing (see: Wishmaster or the aptly titled: Monkey's Paw). It's especially fun for "good" characters because the bad effect might not befall [I]you[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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