View Single Post
Old 12-05-2019, 06:03 AM   #30
Kromm
GURPS Line Editor
 
Kromm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montréal, Québec
Default Re: Best Fictional Settings for GURPS Horror [Horror]

Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl View Post

Another part of VtM is the fact that the vast majority of vampires are permanently crippled when compared to their elders because they have weaker blood and because they have less experience. A 13th generation vampire who is 25 years old will, on average, always be weaker than a 8th generation vampire who is 500 years old because the capabilities of the older vampire will never degrade. Of course, another source of personal horror are the Garou, who are much more powerful than the Kindred, and who usually hunt down and destroy the Kindred with no hesitation and no mercy.
Yes, I think that game could have some ongoing horror in it if the gaming group were mature enough to handle things that way. But in practice it seems to degenerate into unchecked Diablerie, high-Ego Abominations, etc. because a lot of storytellers prefer to allow that rather than lose their group. These same people tend not to throw in credible threats, or if they do, they're distinctly tactical and not horrific in character.
__________________
Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com>
GURPS Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games
My DreamWidth [Just GURPS News]
Kromm is offline   Reply With Quote