When looking for players...

JoeGKushner said:

Finding gamers is difficult.

Finding gamers who like the same system you do, more difficult.

Finding gamers who like the same system and same game style as you, more difficult.

Finding gamers who like the same system and same game style and have the same free time as you, yet more difficult.

1. Postings at game stores.

2. Having the Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, etc... out at campus.

3. Starting a RPG community at Campus.

4. Checking the RPGA and see if they have a branch or anything in you're direction. In the old days at least, the RPGA actually sent out 'player' books that had contact info.

5. Web recruitment not only here, but RPG.net and Wizards own message boards.

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der_kluge said:

Nevermind - I just found your thread. Looks like you're already following my advice.

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Queen_Dopplepopolis said:

I've also found it helpful, when seeking new gamers, to wear nerdy (but not too nerdy) clothes. Have a Penny Arcade shirt that says "I roll Twenties" or a sweet Star Wars shirt... they draw people in.

However - avoid shirts with dragons or any other form of detailed wild scene (wolves, bears, etc) b/c, at least from a woman's perspective, I stop thinking "oh! sweet! a gamer nerd!" and start thinking "oh no! a creep gamer nerd!"

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Queen_Dopplepopolis said:

I've also found it helpful, when seeking new gamers, to wear nerdy (but not too nerdy) clothes. Have a Penny Arcade shirt that says "I roll Twenties" or a sweet Star Wars shirt... they draw people in.

However - avoid shirts with dragons or any other form of detailed wild scene (wolves, bears, etc) b/c, at least from a woman's perspective, I stop thinking "oh! sweet! a gamer nerd!" and start thinking "oh no! a creep gamer nerd!"

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genshou said:

Wait a minute–what's creepy about a shirt with wolves on it? The wolf is my totem and I wear shirts with wolves on them constantly. And I'm not exactly the sort of guy anyone would refer to as "creepy". Affable and likable seem to be the more common adjectives.

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genshou said:

Wait a minute–what's creepy about a shirt with wolves on it? The wolf is my totem and I wear shirts with wolves on them constantly. And I'm not exactly the sort of guy anyone would refer to as "creepy". Affable and likable seem to be the more common adjectives.

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Queen_Dopplepopolis said:

Coming from a women's perspective - it's just creepy. I'd say 90% of the guys I've known that are of the wolf-shirt-wearing-club are more than just a little off-putting. It's one of those red flags that, when I am approached by a man I don't know, immediately flies high.

Maybe it's just a weird thing that only I find strange/creepy. *shrugs*

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