Also look for cheap plastic / rubber scorpions - big insects are the key to this.Originally Posted by Shemek hiTankolel
Also look for cheap plastic / rubber scorpions - big insects are the key to this.
Very good!!!
Agreed! I like these. I think Eureka also sells something similar, in a line that they produced that was originally from Shadowforge - I think...
Not so useful for Tekumel, but their Ducks are also quite nice...
Understood.Let me get organized, and I'll do an announcement. Pete's funeral and my niece's graduation are at the top of the list, right now, but things should calm down in a couple of days...
Shemek.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
"Why a duck?" *
Shemek.
*1 xp for the reference.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
You wouldn't be the only one, too...
Ah OK, I thought it's something you have considered and prepared the thing...From AsenRG:
Well, it might be harder then, though I must note that the sign is probably misleading, unless you're planning to run a Western....
It was intended as humor; I'd use very different copy for the real thing.
Someone recently asked me how many settings and systems I would consider "allowing" in my home games. What does that even mean, I'm not sure. I don't allow systems and settings, I pick them according to the campaign I want to have...Clubs where they only play two systems sound self-limiting, and a prime example of why I think non-gamers are your better bet.
Agreed. Wholeheartedly!
Persuade me that a system that I hate would improve the game, and I'd consider running it; persuade me that a setting I hate would make the best locale for a campaign I want to run, and I'd learn it. Neither of these things is a religion, or a political stance.
Alas, some people seem to swear by their d20, or something. I know people like that in real life, and they still seem weird.
Ah well, sorry you clashed with this kind of people.
...you're still talking about gamers, right?Yes, but I was suggesting using one (or several) of those non-campaign games in your house, as an "open invitation" event. You don't need to transport your props, because they're already there. And if people like your style, they might try a campaign game, too, or they might recommend it to friends...
Good thought; we're tried that. Nobody has shown any interest. It's either game at the FLGS or the local convention, or nothing.
I've found it easier to teach non-gamers to play, or non-RPG gamers to try RPGs, than to get some RPG gamers to try something new. Why is that, is beyond me.
But I know I've changed my recruiting strategy to appeal to non-gamers as much as possible.
As an example of how that works, the campaign we started recently has paused due to the GM needing to leave the city this week-end.
So of course, I'm running a one-shot. And we'll have two new players who have never played RPGs, courtesy of my younger sister. One of them comes with her boyfriend, who has played RPGs, and claims to know me, though I honestly don't remember him by name. Anyway, he's requested help in trying to "convert" her over to RPGs, I guess he'd like to play with her more often...
Of course, I'm always glad to help.
Thing is, something like that is a situation that would be beneficial to you, as well. The problem is at the beginning.
Once you create a network of people that know "an afternoon at Chirine's house" will be fun, you have a big pool of potential players. And you're the spider in the center of the network.
The work is until you manage to weave the big net... I can only wish you luck in passing the initial hurdle.
Maybe Facebook could help? Much as I dislike the asocial media, sometimes a page for gaming meet-ups in your home city would have a person or two who don't like the games that are being most commonly played, and might look into your games.
Then you report about the games you're having. And see whether other people would be interested...
...or, if all else fails, run a Pathfinder game at your home, and see how that goes. Kingmaker has the reputation that it's almost like a hexcrawl (never tried it, so can't confirm).
I've played something like that before Internet. We used to send them by post, and the thing was being run by local gamebook authors.That's one problem solved, then.
My thought was to run the thing in classic Tony Bath fashion, with the players sending me their instructions and me sending back the what happens along with photos; there would be the option of live games, done via the Missus' smart phone, with players from all over and possibly a 'house team'.
Sign me up, please
Sure thing, real life always comes first!Let me get organized, and I'll do an announcement. Pete's funeral and my niece's graduation are at the top of the list, right now, but things should calm down in a couple of days...
Last edited by AsenRG; 06-11-2016 at 10:36 AM.
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I found this online. A good image for a Ssu?
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Shemek.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
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