Comments on: Gen Con Wrap-Up I – RPGs

By: Kurt "Telas" Schneider

Kurt "Telas" Schneider — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:46:30 +0000

@Noumenon - LOL. Sounds like someone should have gone to our seminar on "Creating Common Ground", so he could understand the need to establish common expectations before the dice hit the table.

By: Noumenon

Noumenon — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:04:48 +0000

So that's why he let people cast Fireball on creatures with spell resistance instead of letting me look it up. It was listed as a "Some" game, and that meant he didn't care. I feel much better about that now. Not my kind of game -- I don't want my final dragon to be killed by someone throwing down Daern's Instant Fortress after Dimension Dooring with no Reflex save -- but I can relax now.

By: Walt Ciechanowski

Walt Ciechanowski — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:41:10 +0000

I should have had this on yesterday's list, but it works here too: Show up on time. This didn't happen to me, but a GM wandered in an hour late for the table next to me and seemed stunned that all the players had left. I had a similar experience last year, when a GM walked in 20 minutes late, saw that there were only three of us, and cancelled the game. Also, I'm not sure what the official policy is, but allowing a 10-15 minute grace period at the start of each event would cut down on "early flight" and anxiety from previous events.

By: Kurt "Telas" Schneider

Kurt "Telas" Schneider — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:30:34 +0000

Thanks. I should add to the first of the "Lessons Learned" that detailed rules nuance can indeed be found in the more advanced games, but the vast majority of games on the list are for Experience: None or Some.

By: Knight of Roses

Knight of Roses — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:17:48 +0000

I was thinking of doing just this kind of article but you beat me to it. I was thinking a sign that clearly said what game was at this table would be an excellent idea too.