tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251496424644654781.post6884484949846803149..comments2023-09-12T10:29:30.353-07:00Comments on Tales From Midlands: SOCIOLOGY OF D&D PLAYBrooser Bearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08487438364129415650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251496424644654781.post-66883690380137922882015-11-16T05:34:36.769-08:002015-11-16T05:34:36.769-08:00Thanks, Ripper! You run a great game and you pract...Thanks, Ripper! You run a great game and you practice good sense. <br /><br />I generally have fun finding new players. One of my players brought in a guy once. There was a story, how that player tried to run a D&D game, and once his players got to the Dungeon, one of them refused to go in, saying their PC was claustrophobic. Being a regular person, my player didn't catch on that there was more going on that just a game. He brought that guy to my game. He told me that her met him at a club. I thought great, he goes clubbing to meet guys, but it turned out to be a club for chronically unemployed men. No problem. I run a game with three, sometimes four players, and I never turn away anyone, as a matter of being open to anyone, as well as for the sake of practicality. That guy turned out to be an ex-felon with some serious prison time. I decided to keep my mind open, and it immediately made sense as to why that guy was playing that head-game. I decided to keep him, unless he starts the same old thing, and he did. He liked my game, but I have the players roll up their character and come up with the back-story for their PC. He told me, could I just roll up a wizard for him and come up with a story for his character? I told him, no, he will need to do it himself, and in the meantime, here is a fighter NPC, that he can play during this session. He caught on. At the end of the game, he asked me for a bus fare to come to the next game. I said no and he never came back. Later on I found out that he had a decent place and had more money, than the player, who brought him in.Brooser Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487438364129415650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3251496424644654781.post-27155201744537983242015-11-15T21:53:23.713-08:002015-11-15T21:53:23.713-08:00As far as gaming groups go, when it rains, it stor...As far as gaming groups go, when it rains, it storms. I do like this post, it shares the hardship of the hobby. If you can get at least four people to play, and you are a great DM, then you will draw more players because of word of mouth. I've always been choosy about who I game with. I don't mind strangers, but it is like a gang, somebody has to sponsor them in a way, yet nothing so formal. I figure that if a player likes you, you must be cool. Thanks for posting this Brooser.RipperXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506064393275174920noreply@blogger.com