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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 3457084" data-attributes="member: 2067">I never implied it was a problem, did I? I certainly don't think it is. Yeah, can't say I've ever seen that scenario. It's pretty much impossible in every group I've been a part of. Because the groups I've been a part of are pretty much people who want to hang out together, and who also like games. A new member of the group, like any new friend, needs to be able to get along with everyone else. If they can't, they're out. This Todd obviously can't. It's not about the game, it's about the time spent with friends (and the game is something to do).Busy people busy schedules. Kathy works as a barrista, Ryan has a suit-and-tie deal downtown, Billy's in med school, Bob's got a kid, and Todd just moved two counties away for a job. They might hang out separately, when they can, maybe even play WoW together once in a while (especially Todd, who has to drive two hours if he wants to chill), but once or twice a month they specifically make time for each other. That's a pretty strong friendship. Which is why Ryan would be kind of a jerk for skipping out on them, finding a new group, or otherwise being "busy on game night." Just because people didn't want to play his game, he'd stop hanging out with his friends? I mean, if he could find another group and still manage to show up to the bi-monthly game sessions, bonus, but the bi-monthly game sessions are not about his 7th Sea game. They're about friends having fun together. Which is part of the reason the rest might agree to play his 7th Sea game even though they're not in the mood -- if it's the price they pay for getting to see Ryan, they're willing to pay it.Hehe, that's a decent way to go about it too, other than Todd's being a jerk. Again, the important thing is that everyone's basically on the same page. If there's only one guy who can DM the group, obviously the options are basically to play in his game, or learn how to DM yourself. It's kind of why I think that making everyone who plays D&D a possible DM (as much as possible) is a good idea.</blockquote>

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