----- Original Message ----- > From: Johannes Trimmel <[email protected]> > To: The GURPSnet mailing list <[email protected]> > > On Fri, 7 Feb 2014, Onno Meyer wrote: > >> Brandon replied to me: >>> Alternatively, the PCs can be the techs who handle the drones or other > robots. >> >> So the players play characters who let avatars take all the risk? Consider >> what the real world said about remote warriors: >> >> > http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/15/pentagon-to-downgrade-award-for-drone-operators/ >> > > It would be a very non standard campain, but i think in principle it can > work. In most campains pcs risk their lives only in a technical sense, but > can trust that they don't permanently die because of a missed roll, or one > bad plan. > > A drone operator campain, where if they mess up, they have to explain the > loss of the drone to their commanding officer can be much harsher from a > player perspective, then a campain, where if they mess up, the GM wings > something so the pcs stay alive. > > Sure drone operator is not very glorious. But you can build a pc around > the unthanked hero stereotype as well.
The main character in the movie Avatar is a drone operator ... Brandon _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
