Newsgroups: alt.games.whitewolf
From: be088@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Cliff Goodman)
Subject: Re: @set me=!Fluffy_Malkavian
Organization: The National Capital FreeNet
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 20:13:59 GMT

Jason Corley (corleyj@lpl.arizona.edu) writes:

> As long as it's _intentional_, behaviour like that can be a fine
> roleplaying experience.  Just falling into it because you think
> that's how insane people in general act, though, is not cool.
> 
Some very good thoughts and point, Jaaaason. I've noticed that the number
of Malkavians in the Larps up here (and I've heard elsewhere) have
increased drastically, because "they're easy to play and you can act
however you want" - which results in what we're starting to call children.
They are not insane, they are stupidly nuts. They are not frightening,
they are irritating. Some of what I've seen:

1/ screaming at an Archon "go ahead, kill me because I won't recognize
your status... killmekillmekillme I dare ya!" so the Archon did.
2/ Playing Duck Duck Goose in a VERY crowded elysium... actually, this is
getting very common, especially in crowded areas where people are going to
get banged into - games of tag and a LOT of running and screaming.
3/ tempertantrums when you do anything to their character (I often wonder
whether they're actually throwing the tantrum in game or out of game).
4/ Generally rude and insulting behaviour. Complete ignorance of all
status and all politeness... Gaia help the next Malk who just wants to get
arrogant and tell me to "f*ck off"... and an attitude of
invulnerability... a conversation I overheard:
	Malk "you don't dare kill or hurt me, my clan will toast your butt"
   Not  Malk "why should they care? They're Malkavians."
	Malk "Errr, they will, 'cause that's how we play them"

I've seen some good Malks, frightening kindred, the kind that make me
shudder in my boots and try to find a reason to leave. And they haven't
been the babblers and fingerpainters, the idiots and children. Actually, a
lot of us are thinking of just killing the children when they get
annoying... 

Cliff
Who thinks we've a new kind of twit in the game...


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