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<blockquote data-quote="J.Quondam" data-source="post: 8364703" data-attributes="member: 7030100"><p>Totally agree! I've come to feel that can go a lot farther, too, if it's done <em>as a group,</em> eg, as a session zero thing to make sure everyone is on the same page about the genre. That's not possible for every group, but I think that makes it a lot easier to get buy in <em>and </em>to make sure everyone's on the same page about the sort of game to expect.</p><p></p><p>I've done this a few times on the day before long-weekend game-a-thons: watch a S&S movie like Beastmaster or Conan, and do storytelling or "interpretive readings" of a story, all over bbq and beers or something. Then roll up characters and run the intro scene/s while it's fresh in the mind. Good stuff! </p><p></p><p>I imagine that works for most any genre for which there's a lot of media to work with: Arthurian myth, kung-fu, cosmic horror, or whatever. Movies or video shorts, short stories or comics, videogame or boardgame, maybe even an ultralite RPG, etc.</p><p></p><p>Just pick out some appropriate media and <em><strong>enjoy it as a group</strong></em>, if at all possible. That way everyone can sort of experience it "the same way," feed off each others' enthusiasm, talk about the genre and/or the specific game, and just have an all around good time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J.Quondam, post: 8364703, member: 7030100"] Totally agree! I've come to feel that can go a lot farther, too, if it's done [I]as a group,[/I] eg, as a session zero thing to make sure everyone is on the same page about the genre. That's not possible for every group, but I think that makes it a lot easier to get buy in [I]and [/I]to make sure everyone's on the same page about the sort of game to expect. I've done this a few times on the day before long-weekend game-a-thons: watch a S&S movie like Beastmaster or Conan, and do storytelling or "interpretive readings" of a story, all over bbq and beers or something. Then roll up characters and run the intro scene/s while it's fresh in the mind. Good stuff! I imagine that works for most any genre for which there's a lot of media to work with: Arthurian myth, kung-fu, cosmic horror, or whatever. Movies or video shorts, short stories or comics, videogame or boardgame, maybe even an ultralite RPG, etc. Just pick out some appropriate media and [I][B]enjoy it as a group[/B][/I], if at all possible. That way everyone can sort of experience it "the same way," feed off each others' enthusiasm, talk about the genre and/or the specific game, and just have an all around good time. [/QUOTE]
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