Rich's game pet peeves: :-)
Food in games
Laser weapons that overheat
Choosing races in rpg's
Although this "hiring different races" is a bit different than the
standard "choose a race which will pigeonhole your capabilities" sort
of thing.
> The following is a bit similar to another posting I saw:
> Instead of trying to increase the skill of the "helper legions" produce
> a management skill : the better the skill the better the helpers you hired
> will perform.
I'd just abstract that into the craftsman's skill level. A level 6
weaponsmith will make swords better and faster than a character at level 2.
-- Rich Skrenta <skrenta@rt.com> N2QAV