I have been without a gaming group for a LONG time. I do not just mean for months or even a year or two even. I have been without a gaming group long enough that I am resembling some sort of rpg reader or researcher. I actually used to play; back in my teen years we would often spend weekends playing. We would start Friday after school and go until we got sleepy. Then we would repeat the process Saturday. I am sure many players back in the 1980s did something similar.
I have not been completely without opportunities to play. Back in the early days of 3E I had a session with my cousin Alex and one of his friends; they were new to the hobby and wanted me to make sure they were "getting it" - YES, they were - and he continues to play to this day. I tried Meetup one time with Alex. The group was cool but the DM turned out to be a major killjoy; he basically wanted the "cream of the crop" at his table and would settle for nothing less. Why one of the group did not take up the DM duties or the group find another DM I do not recall. I am registered on Nearby Gamers also and occasionally get a hit on there but it is usually for a game scheduled during my work hours.
I happened to be on Facebook the other day and my cousin was discussing about being between groups also. We started talking and we decided to get a group together with him, his wife, and me. Three is not a bad number but then he said that out of the blue some of his other friends asked about a D&D group. Suddenly, there are 5 of us and we are tentatively planning our first session for the next several weeks.
More later as the details unfold...
I have not been completely without opportunities to play. Back in the early days of 3E I had a session with my cousin Alex and one of his friends; they were new to the hobby and wanted me to make sure they were "getting it" - YES, they were - and he continues to play to this day. I tried Meetup one time with Alex. The group was cool but the DM turned out to be a major killjoy; he basically wanted the "cream of the crop" at his table and would settle for nothing less. Why one of the group did not take up the DM duties or the group find another DM I do not recall. I am registered on Nearby Gamers also and occasionally get a hit on there but it is usually for a game scheduled during my work hours.
I happened to be on Facebook the other day and my cousin was discussing about being between groups also. We started talking and we decided to get a group together with him, his wife, and me. Three is not a bad number but then he said that out of the blue some of his other friends asked about a D&D group. Suddenly, there are 5 of us and we are tentatively planning our first session for the next several weeks.
More later as the details unfold...
Outstanding news, brother. Hope everyone has a great time, and I'd love to read some session notes eventually! Fight On!
ReplyDeleteThat's the right thing to do! Session notes WILL definitely be coming...
DeleteOutstanding news, brother. Hope everyone has a great time, and I'd love to read some session notes eventually! Fight On!
ReplyDeleteThat's the right thing to do! Session notes WILL definitely be coming...
DeleteWhat does 'cream of the crop' mean? Is he wanting max/min? Kill PCs off?
ReplyDeleteWhat D&D version? OD&D, BECMI, AD&D, stripped down AD&D (aka 2E), D&D in name only (3E+). I am going to assume 5E because it is the newest trendiest version. Since it is new, it will likely have the best support for things.
That was supposed to be a reply instead of a new comment - d'oh! Anyway, my reply is on the blog as the next comment; in case you didn't get it.
DeleteThe dude was seriously deluded...LOL! Basically, he wanted amateur actors about to hit "the big time" or something like that. I'm cool with role-play and roll-play; they're both fun and relevant at different times. He seemed to think he was the reincarnation of Gygax, Arneson, or some other pioneer from gaming days of old. It was...odd.
ReplyDeleteI think we're starting off with Pathfinder; my cousin has a TON of the manuals. The plan is to branch out and I'm pushing for SteamCraft and DCC RPG.
I am just happy if people take initiative to do things. I don't like it when players just sit there waiting to roll dice to kill things. But, I certainly would not want people to bother acting. I was in a group where people just sat around and talked in character. Not like for game purposes, but sometimes they would just go into other rooms to do this. The actual game was walking through a story. I stopped going after a bit. Bunch of weirdos.
ReplyDeleteI hear you. I'm extremely happy with people doing more than waiting around to say "I kill it!" and rolling the dice. There's plenty of opportunity for sneaking, disguise, gathering clues, investigating rumors, etc.
DeleteWe didn't quite get to that level of strangeness but it wasn't much of a leap to get there. We should have gotten the hint when his girlfriend was talking in character with a weird voice the entire game time; it didn't matter if she was asking someone if they needed a drink or was telling them where the bathroom was located. Weird...