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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 9229611" data-attributes="member: 4534"><p>I ran a game of Vampire 5th edition, and the players elected to be part of the Camarilla which had a real strict rule against cell phones. Despite telling them the Camarilla was terrified of cell phones because the Second Inquisition has used them to track down and kill vampires, it was next to impossible to completely wean them off of cell phones, and towards the end of the campaign I had vampire hunters use their cell phones to track them down. </p><p></p><p>I think it's best to allow the cell phone to be used as another tool to help the adventure move along.</p><p></p><p>1. Let them use their phones to look up information. Not everything is online of course, but maybe they'll find something that helps them get to the next scene. </p><p></p><p>2. Let them call for help. The average police response to a 911 call in the United States is 10 minutes. That's a long, long time when you're imperiled. Will other PCs arrive any quicker? </p><p></p><p>3. Let them record something. For Call of Cthulhu, whose to say what a creature might look like. Whose to say everyone will believe its real? </p><p></p><p>4. The bad guys have cell phones too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 9229611, member: 4534"] I ran a game of Vampire 5th edition, and the players elected to be part of the Camarilla which had a real strict rule against cell phones. Despite telling them the Camarilla was terrified of cell phones because the Second Inquisition has used them to track down and kill vampires, it was next to impossible to completely wean them off of cell phones, and towards the end of the campaign I had vampire hunters use their cell phones to track them down. I think it's best to allow the cell phone to be used as another tool to help the adventure move along. 1. Let them use their phones to look up information. Not everything is online of course, but maybe they'll find something that helps them get to the next scene. 2. Let them call for help. The average police response to a 911 call in the United States is 10 minutes. That's a long, long time when you're imperiled. Will other PCs arrive any quicker? 3. Let them record something. For Call of Cthulhu, whose to say what a creature might look like. Whose to say everyone will believe its real? 4. The bad guys have cell phones too. [/QUOTE]
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