My brother used to run Shadowrun games at conventions, back in the days of the 2nd and 3rd Edition rulebooks. \u00a0He could look at a party of power-gaming assault types, flowery role players, and quiet support characters, and give them all an important part of the story.<\/p>\n
The assault type had to shoot down the doors to get everyone in. \u00a0The mage could usually help. \u00a0The rigger had his drone on the scene to record everything for verification purposes. \u00a0The face sweet talked the client for more money, then sweet talked the opponent into letting the party through with a minimal of damage taken before the inevitable firefight would start. \u00a0The insane Raven shaman could show off for the camera hooked up to the drone.<\/p>\n
So now I’m looking at gaming again. \u00a0My wife and I both used to be avid gamers, and we want to play some more. \u00a0Yet so much of what I see is “lack of balance.” \u00a0This is true if your game is one-dimensional. \u00a0Shoot everything. \u00a0Talk a lot. \u00a0Pure stealth.<\/p>\n
So, honestly, just look at the character sheets. \u00a0Look at the players. \u00a0Adding a spur of the moment detail to your game to include everyone rather than blaming the rules will not only make the session more fun, but make it more memorable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My brother used to run Shadowrun games at conventions, back in the days of the 2nd and 3rd Edition rulebooks. \u00a0He could look at a party of power-gaming assault types, flowery role players, and quiet support characters, and give them all an important part of the story. The assault type had to shoot down the … <\/p>\n