Re: Re: why is everyone so down on Arkat?

From: Graham Robinson <gjr_at_...>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 10:18:32 +0100 (BST)


On Thu, 3 May 2001 gamartin_at_... wrote:

> He's talking
> > about justifying not telling Luke about his famous father and he
> *was* right
> > to do it in that way. These days we rely on knowing facts. The most
> powerful
> > stories don't deal in those.
>
> No, I disagree - regardless of whether Obi Wan told luke or not,
> Darth Vader WAS actually his father. That was a story factm even if
> unkown or concealed. But the "GM" had no doubt as to the truth of
> this data point; only the characters did (and indeed, in some genres
> the player/audience might even know while the characters do not).

You're gonna be really upset when Episode Three reveals that actually ObiWan was Luke's father...

Cheers,
Graham

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