> I recognize that some people want to play limited characters. I'd
> argue that this should be an advanced option, not the default. Start
> out with the simplest possible rules, allowing the most generally
> exciting characters--the ones Greg finds interesting enough to write
> about--and later introduce rules for the more complex, limited
> characters for those who prefer them.
I disagree with this approach. People (many more than "some") have been playing "low level" Gloranthan characters for 30 years, and saying: "what you've been doing is wrong" is a bad idea. I'd rather see an approach where you choose three (or so) points on the spectrum and show how to create characters of that level - in a Gloranthan setting, something on the order of "Just starting out", "Clan Champion" and "True Capital-H Hero"* (or, to use the current ratings, a starting value of 17ish, 15w-5w2ish, and 10w3+ish). it's not that much more writing, and doesn't make people feel like they've been playing "wrong" all these years.
*In other settings it might be Lois Lane, Batman and Superman, or Cantina Musician, Han Solo and ObiWan Kenobi.
RR
He was born with the gift of laughter and the sense that the world was mad
R. Sabatini, Scaramouche
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