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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Telsar" data-source="post: 3834595" data-attributes="member: 18837">I currently play in a face-to-face game which does nothing for me.  The GM thinks only his ideas are worth anything.  After someone is hit with an attack, he decides on a whim whether someone is hurt but able to fight, out, or dead; there's basically no rules except for his whim.  He has one course of action he expects us to do, and, although he doesn't force us to do it, it's the only way anything interesting will happen.  Many "adventures" end up unresolved because we didn't do things "the right way".  I absolutely hate his game style.  And he and the other players have been in their tight-knit group for 15 years, never changing their style, never bringing in fresh ideas, so of course, someone new (me)'s suggestions are totally ignored.But I still play in it because I like them as people.  They're good, intelligent (if closed-minded), friendly people who are fun to hang around.  So... it's basically just something to do with nice people.For my "real" gaming, I have an online game I play and GM in on OpenRPG.  Good players, good GMs, good adventures.  So it helps make up for the other just being an excuse to socialize.</blockquote>