It was a leftover copy-and-paste change I made in another game were stealing apprentices wouldn't have work (I was exprimenting with touch of good/evil traits) and I forgot to edit back the normal steal apprentice rules. I didn't notice it until Calamity asked about it and under no circumstances will I change the rules once the game has started. This game it didn't really matter since the sorcerer was the only scanner to ever scan anybody. IMO scanners should be able to steal apprentices.We really need to come to an agreement on certain segments of the rules, or GMs are going to have to spell everything out perfectly in their setup post. There are simply too many variations these days. No role/trait seems to work the same way twice. I have never known apprentices to be claimed for good upon being scanned. I guess now I do. :wacko:
Just to once again stress that the forced ending was no fault of AOK's, it was mine alone this is from a PM exchange with TAM
johho888 said:OK, maybe I was at fault to rush things but the fault in that case was mine and not AOK's. I really don't think AOK would have sold out walrus instead of Yakman (because if he had wanted that he could easily have done it the two days earlier) but you are right it was not my decision to make.The Arch Mede said:in a choice between two evils.
The GM ending the game like that because the GM will have problems running the game if he doesn't is a judgement call which the GM and only the GM can make.
Though I hope you do realise that taking away the possibility for AOK (or any other player) to make a mistake under pressure is an evil.
Once you ask him whether or not he might change his mind he knows he has the right choice.
If he had made a choice that would not end the game, you would not be asking him.
If the game ends, he has to win, he is only in danger of death if the game doesn't end at the next deadline.
I really would be seriously aggrieved if you had ended the game like that when I was in the position Yakman was. I would initially have been somewhat relieved, but again would have become seriously annoyed had I been in AOK's position.
I had no intention of letting AOK change his mind, once he sent in the leader order that was it.