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Attracting New Players..
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Whenever I pick up 90% of RPG books, I never see people who look like me at all! All those panicked civillians lurking in the background of Champions products; that's me. All those Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, Dragonborn (man, what a dumb concept that was) that populate D&D and fantasy games are definitely not me, nor anyone I know. Traveller seems to be damned if it doesn't have enough art in it, and damned if it has art but doesn't represent a broad enough demographic.
What I'm detecting here, and in games clubs, is a huge reliance on the official products and not the experience. It doesn't matter much to me whether the players have access to the rules or not. I can produce my own rules summaries for Traveller (I like to use the MT task system and that can run to just a page). I don't want the official product slimmed down or dumbed down. Once the players know how to do things in a game, then we can concentrate on the experience rather than sticking our heads in rulebooks.
Likewise, I can lay my hands on artwork...official or otherwise to give players a visual hook. I have NPCs of both genders and a large variety of races to show a diverse and inclusive universe...which in turn makes worlds where there is segregation or a single race stand out more as being not normal.
You don't need to rely on the official product to make a pitch to gamers. A lot is in the hands of the referee to set the tone.
I think sci-fi games are a harder sell in general. Not many are run at clubs I know and although one time someone ran Gamma World, it was sold to the players on the basis that it was the new version that used D&D 4th edition system.
Fantasy is where the RPG world is at right now. Any sci-fi game is going to find the competition tough.
What I'm detecting here, and in games clubs, is a huge reliance on the official products and not the experience. It doesn't matter much to me whether the players have access to the rules or not. I can produce my own rules summaries for Traveller (I like to use the MT task system and that can run to just a page). I don't want the official product slimmed down or dumbed down. Once the players know how to do things in a game, then we can concentrate on the experience rather than sticking our heads in rulebooks.
Likewise, I can lay my hands on artwork...official or otherwise to give players a visual hook. I have NPCs of both genders and a large variety of races to show a diverse and inclusive universe...which in turn makes worlds where there is segregation or a single race stand out more as being not normal.
You don't need to rely on the official product to make a pitch to gamers. A lot is in the hands of the referee to set the tone.
I think sci-fi games are a harder sell in general. Not many are run at clubs I know and although one time someone ran Gamma World, it was sold to the players on the basis that it was the new version that used D&D 4th edition system.
Fantasy is where the RPG world is at right now. Any sci-fi game is going to find the competition tough.
Don't make me stop this car....
[m;]Okay folks not naming names, but people need to slow their rolls and maybe stop and think about how much of not-good person they are appearing to be with their comments.
Discussion of real world subjects with sensitive aspects like racism go The Pit or folks get slapped with Infractions.
Do not make me come back here over this or there will be Tickets for the whole damned block.
This is your last and only warning.[/m;]
Okay, only Infractions for the violators, but seriously, keep this civil.
Now, I am only a Junior G-Man, so I may get overruled and Infractions may still be given out here. I am trying to be cool here, but make no mistake if [o]either people keep acting the fool or[/o] superiors change the response, I will hand out tickets.
[m;]Okay folks not naming names, but people need to slow their rolls and maybe stop and think about how much of not-good person they are appearing to be with their comments.
Discussion of real world subjects with sensitive aspects like racism go The Pit or folks get slapped with Infractions.
Do not make me come back here over this or there will be Tickets for the whole damned block.
This is your last and only warning.[/m;]
Okay, only Infractions for the violators, but seriously, keep this civil.
Now, I am only a Junior G-Man, so I may get overruled and Infractions may still be given out here. I am trying to be cool here, but make no mistake if [o]either people keep acting the fool or[/o] superiors change the response, I will hand out tickets.
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What he said.
Just a general notification that semi-personal comments/responses have been removed.
[Racism and mental health are topics that belong somewhere else.]
Because it is the reason...
[m;]Turn off the music and go home! This party is over![/m;]
[m;]Upstairs the consensus is once this delved into racism the thread is closed.[/m;]
[m;]Turn off the music and go home! This party is over![/m;]
[m;]Upstairs the consensus is once this delved into racism the thread is closed.[/m;]
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