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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Traveon Wyvernspur" data-source="post: 5683208" data-attributes="member: 73201">I have to chime in as well about knowing the players at the table. I think that [MENTION=92511]steeldragons[/MENTION] hit the nail on the head with the observation that with this day and age, primarily with current technology (i.e. skype, maptools, and various other virtual tabletops) it's a bit harder to "know" the people at your "table." What I've done in the past is ask for small backgrounds on PC's and I sometimes ask for "wish lists" as well to get to know the wants/desires of the people playing. I guess another nugget of advice I'd like to give is to have open communication and an "open door" policy as far as players/DM goes. If everyone is willing to listen to each other and communicate, then that makes for a far better gaming experience. I've read far too many threads on here about people being mad at each other and not knowing how to fix a situation which has escalated beyond repair at their gaming tables. If they had just communicated openly in a non-hostile way to begin with the atmosphere at the table would be much more to their liking.I personally like the face-to-face a lot more than the virtual experience, it's much more social for me. Though I digress a bit here, this thread is supposed to be about advice rather than preferences.</blockquote>