"Assassinator?" WTF!

[Tetsubo]

I say let them play heavily combat oriented characters in the modern world. Give them lots of guns.... After the real world cops, SWAT, Army and street gangs get done shooting them, have them roll up civilians...

 

[tensen]

WHAT?

That's the scariest thing I've heard in ages. It's been my experience that even the most immersion style players of D&D go on complete psycho rampages when they try an espionage (well, supposedly espionage) game. I don't understand it at all. I try playing a character with style and panache, I get "co-workers" who carry around flame throwers and custom-made 8 gauge shot guns that fire slugs instead of shot. I try running a game where the mission is to make a contact, and return with a report. The PCs want to requistion a van with concealed machine guns, an EMP grenade (the info they're looking for is on a computer) and a remote control car to load full of plastic explosives.

And Spycraft is coming out with GTA inspired rules supplements? I need to forget about a James Bond style game for at least 20 years, don't I?

Yeah, I remember a Top Secret game in high school that devolved into a massacre at a hotel we were supposed to be doing surveilance at. We were so paranoid, we took out about 30 hotel guests over time, and some of the neighborhood population.

It is much easier to handle a normal hack and slash, where you don't have to worry about grey lines. Monsters are evil.

 

[frankthedm]

For the past couple of weeks, I've been preparing for a d20 Modern horror campaign that I'm going to be running in the neighborhood for my friends, the players. Now, this neighborhood is home to probably one or two other guys my age, but none are interested in roleplaying. The only guys who are are three twelve-year old boys who act like they're nine (don't get me wrong, they're still my pals).

How old are you?if you are in high school or older, Get more friends. If you are over 18, don't game anywhere you can't be seen by others.

 

[ShrooMofDooM]

How old are you?if you are in high school or older, Get more friends. If you are over 18, don't game anywhere you can't be seen by others.

I'm fifteen, but I'm homeschooled so I don't have a large selection of friends to choose from. Hopefully that'll change at least a little bit when I drive.