On Tue, 1 May 2007, Ed Chauvin IV wrote:
> That said, given the right game and players, there's no reason to say
> that it's Bad or Wrong to have Fun in a game where one player's
> character gets attacked by another's. It does happen, quite
> literally, All The Time. If the players are capable of handling it,
> and it is appropriate in the game then it doesn't matter if that
> attack takes the form of shooting, torture or even rape.
People don't always know what they can handle or what's good for them.
You may certainly argue that it's best to assume that others know what's
best for them or what they are capable of handling and can make these
choices themselves, but that doesn't change the fact that some people can
and do make choices that aren't good for them and do things that they
really can't handle, even though they claim or even believe otherwise.
There are also people who claim that they enjoy or can handle things that
they really can't, just because they don't want to admit it for social
reasons.
So, yes, characters attacking other characters and GMs attacking the PCs
in all sorts of ways happens quite often, but I think you are fooling
yourself if you think it's always clear when the players can handle it and
always spoken of and discussed when one or more of the players can't.
John Morrow
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