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AstroArtificer reacted to LordEntrails's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with
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It doesn't have to be luck based. Either you can put in the work and time and find the right folks. Or you can throw together a game and... -
AstroArtificer reacted to Andvari's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
There is of course some element of luck, but as a GM you can do a lot to improve your group. If you pick up some random 4-5 people, most...
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AstroArtificer reacted to DeadlyUematsu's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
It does drive away a lot of people, and I still think it’s worth it. Filtering hard gave me a stable group that is now nearing its ninth...
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AstroArtificer replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.But how do you sift in a way that makes sense? How do you develop that personal barometer?
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AstroArtificer reacted to Neonchameleon's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
It's part finding the right players, which takes both luck and sifting. It's also part of developing the right players, which involves...
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AstroArtificer replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.Luck seems to be a running thread in this forum, which I know I shouldn't be surprised at, but that also makes a lot of sense. I wish it...
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AstroArtificer reacted to DeadlyUematsu's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
It's a solvable problem especially with experience. You simply must filter hard. Actions and behavior that seem innocuous at first are...
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AstroArtificer replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.In your opinion, doesn't that filtering drive away a lot of new folks? Some people here would rather run a big tent game where everybody...
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AstroArtificer replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.Good question. To be fair, availability is a big thing. But bar that, I really am picky with the kinds of players I want to have at my...
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AstroArtificer reacted to Li Shenron's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
I am quite the same and >90% of the times I just played with people I already knew, because even if decide they don't like it, they...
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AstroArtificer replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.I like that! I know it sounds obvious to figure out what players like, and what gets them excited, but sometimes it's hard to figure...
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AstroArtificer reacted to Ralif Redhammer's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
Some of it is luck, sure, but in a lot of ways, it's luck you make. You keep persisting in trying to find the right players, you don't...
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AstroArtificer reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
I think the problem here is if those people are terrible players and you have to kick them out of the game that monday meeting is twice...
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AstroArtificer replied to the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck?.Hey, you gotta start somewhere, right? At the end of the day, we are all humans. People are all different in the same ways. There must...
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AstroArtificer reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread Is "finding the right players" a solvable problem, or just luck? with Like.
While that might seem to be the the most logical feature to want in a group, in my experience it isn't (just that). As @Deset Gled said...