The social aspects of role-playing games.
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Giving Players the Game They Want
Currently I am running a game of Legend of the Five Rings, 4th Edition that is an extension of my 3rd Ed campaign. The current setting is a courtly endeavor, which dredges up certain problems. When ...
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Experienced player behaving badly, challenging my motivation
This is a long question. I´d be much obliged, if you would read it completely
My group and I just migrated from a DM whose VERY incongruent storytelling and deliberate punishment of ...
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How do you keep the book keeping/game management work balanced between players?
For most games, the work required in running a game is, by default, distributed unevenly between a "master" and the "player characters".
In our group, many/most of the group members have had ...
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How to gather a group of players in a foreign country?
I am a person who has to relocate a lot due to employment reasons. I tried to build English-playing groups with little or no success. In some cases, I was able to gather only one person or two. Only ...
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What techniques do you use for integrating new players into your campaign?
So, you've found a new player, someone you don't know well or perhaps don't know at all. You have a slot in your ongoing campaign. How do you do it? Do you make sure she's a good fit before inviting ...
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What is best practice for auditioning a prospective new player?
Continuing on this question how is the best way to set up an auditioning session? What gamewise should you do differently? What are the expectations on the group and the potential new person? What is ...
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Powergamer to Roleplayer [closed]
I would classify myself as a powergamer. Most of the characters that I make are carefully optimized and crafted. However, the most "Fun" I ever had in a game was when my character was not optimized ...
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What career options are available for a role playing game addict?
What, if any, careers are there out there that are built around playing role-playing games for a living? That is, jobs which go beyond supporting the addiction ;)
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Which is the best rpg to introduce people to role playing? [closed]
I'm also kinda new, but I understand the idea of a RPG and its basic rules.
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Are there any major faux pas one should avoid when joining a game?
The question:
EDIT 2 (for more clarity):
I'll happily award the answer to the person who answers the following question with the most sincere and considered response:
Are there any major faux pas ...
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Mitigating conflict in a 'mixed' nWoD game
The last (and only) time I ran a mixed game (containing Changeling, Mage and Vampire characters) for nWoD. I explained at length that nWoD started with a clean sheet and no one 'instinctively' hated ...
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How do I deal with parents which still consider D&D to be an introduction to occultism? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
How do you reassure a worried parent?
Best comeback answer for people concerned about RPG activities?
There are some old booklets that are still doing the rounds on ...
