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<blockquote data-quote="fireinthedust" data-source="post: 5683412" data-attributes="member: 51930">Which is basically the only reason that one *wouldn't* go out in Amsterdam, having all earthly restraints and restrictions (like legalization) gone.&nbsp; &nbsp;For this character, that there is a Supernatural world (including God) in a directly tangible format (ie: magical powers), the sense that Amsterdam is a free-for-all would be gone.&nbsp; At least potentially.&nbsp;I've been in similar games.&nbsp; One Star Wars d20 game my character was Fiated into a confinement chair and poisoned.&nbsp; I rolled a natural 20 saving throw, GM said &quot;you fail&quot;.&nbsp; I was knocked out before going into the chair, woken up when I was in the chair, then knocked out instantly after the &quot;saving throw&quot;.&nbsp;Worse, I spent the entire next session (4-6 hours real time) STILL IN THAT CHAIR watching *another* PC on a view screen in a tournament.&nbsp; That player hated RPGs because he had issues conceptualizing them: he just didn't have the ability to imagine what was going on in his head, it was too abstract.&nbsp; So the GM is basically yelling at him, he's crying because he doesn't understand the dice.&nbsp; &quot;roll again.&nbsp; you hit.&nbsp; roll again.&nbsp; you don't hit.&nbsp; roll again.&nbsp; you miss.&nbsp; roll again...&quot;&nbsp; &quot;whatever.&nbsp; pfft.&nbsp; what did I do again?&nbsp; Oh.&nbsp; whatever.&nbsp; This sucks.&nbsp; Let's play Smash Bros.!&nbsp; Wait, what am I doing again?&nbsp; Wait, I'm fighting?&nbsp; I'm so confused!&quot;&nbsp;I'd booked off the night from work to be at this game.&nbsp; That means the GM, who was &quot;writing a novel&quot;, robbed me of one day's wage.&nbsp;I left and didn't come back.&nbsp; This is the legendary &quot;worst game night of my life&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fireinthedust, post: 5683412, member: 51930"] Which is basically the only reason that one *wouldn't* go out in Amsterdam, having all earthly restraints and restrictions (like legalization) gone. For this character, that there is a Supernatural world (including God) in a directly tangible format (ie: magical powers), the sense that Amsterdam is a free-for-all would be gone. At least potentially. I've been in similar games. One Star Wars d20 game my character was Fiated into a confinement chair and poisoned. I rolled a natural 20 saving throw, GM said "you fail". I was knocked out before going into the chair, woken up when I was in the chair, then knocked out instantly after the "saving throw". Worse, I spent the entire next session (4-6 hours real time) STILL IN THAT CHAIR watching *another* PC on a view screen in a tournament. That player hated RPGs because he had issues conceptualizing them: he just didn't have the ability to imagine what was going on in his head, it was too abstract. So the GM is basically yelling at him, he's crying because he doesn't understand the dice. "roll again. you hit. roll again. you don't hit. roll again. you miss. roll again..." "whatever. pfft. what did I do again? Oh. whatever. This sucks. Let's play Smash Bros.! Wait, what am I doing again? Wait, I'm fighting? I'm so confused!" I'd booked off the night from work to be at this game. That means the GM, who was "writing a novel", robbed me of one day's wage. I left and didn't come back. This is the legendary "worst game night of my life". [/QUOTE]

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