Re: Campaign pacing

Mary Kuhner posts, in part:

  One lesson I took away from my Feng Shui games is that with
  the exception of stuff which relies on subterfuge, character
  shticks should be *visible*.  A character whose sword bursts
  into flame to the dismay of his foes, or who is covered head
  to toe in the scales of a black dragon, adds more to the
  game than a character who has an invisible plus with the
  same general effect.

I can see how that would fit with a Feng Shui game, but my personal
preference is the opposite:  I prefer to play characters that look
normal, even if they have unusual abilities.  Flashy and highly
visible effects usually get tedious about the second or third time
they are used for me.

Warren J. Dew