Bert Van Vliet wrote:

Greetings! :)

I was sitting here, reading my back-logs, and I came across one of the rules

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somehow his fault (Wild ki attack, Ukyo commits suicide, etc.).  Those are
everybit as painful as the otaku being beaten sensless by Herb, possibly

moreso.

Have you checked out "Bubblegum Zone"?  Angsting has reached new heights
with this series, especially the last 3 or 4. :)

Heh heh heh...and y'all ain't seen nothin' yet!!!  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!  ^_^

no no No No NO NOOOOOOOOOO!

Hey, who am I kidding, the setting pretty much REQUIRES Dark and Angsty!

Anything else risks becoming trite.  As with other things, it requires
balance.  A dash of humor, a scoop of gloom, an evil multinational,
'Macho women with guns' (1) , Heros who's main quality is courage rather
than super powers, hard decisions and lots of angst.. put it all
together and you've got a powerful story.


(1) It's the title of a rather silly RPG/Wargame, not my idea, really..
(Cheesy grin)
-- 
Barry Cadwgan ( BCADWGAN@FL.NET.AU )
"The end does not justify the means.  
 The end is the sum of the means,
 as the road travelled determines the destination." 
Valijon Starbringer (Hellflower Trilogy, Eluki bes Shahar)