Escaping Violent Players
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J.Quondam
CR 1/8
No game I've ever been in had a policy on drinking. Sometimes, there was an site restriction preventing it, like the meeting places was an office conference room or something). But aside from that, it's just never come up. I've had at least as many games with alcoholic drinks at the table as without, and no one has ever got drunk, violently or otherwise.
And more generally, nothing violent has ever occurred at any game I've played, either.
DrunkonDuty
he/him
I would not have guessed that, just judging from your screen name....
Johnathan
LOL. Yeah, fair call.
The handle harks back to the days when I was still a bar tender; when I regularly drank while I worked. I wanted a an avatar name that was a play on DnD.
And nowadays I barely drink at all.
aramis erak
Legend
Generally? Bad idea. Then again, a lot of my friends over the years get really unpleasant when intoxicated.No experiences like any of these. Thank the Gods!
As a side note, what is everyone's thought on drinking at the gaming table? Good idea? Bad idea? I personally don't do it- I don't even eat at the gaming table, nor have I gamed with anyone who does (drink) as of yet. Guess I don't like to mix my pleasures that way, but I do see a problem if people show up and drink, play, get unruly, etc. Obnoxious / violent drunks are the worst sort of people to have to deal with, especially when you're just trying to chillax and have some fun.
dragoner
KosmicRPG.com
My face to face game is at a tavern with a club of 30 or so gamers, so we usually have 2-3 drinks per person, beer usually, it goes from 7 to 11, though we often hang out until midnight. Never had anyone get drunk and obnoxious, and only once was someone drunk enough, she sort of began to pass out, and spilled her drink across the table, that was a bummer.* The also serve food though, and not everyone drinks, some just eat.No experiences like any of these. Thank the Gods!
As a side note, what is everyone's thought on drinking at the gaming table? Good idea? Bad idea? I personally don't do it- I don't even eat at the gaming table, nor have I gamed with anyone who does (drink) as of yet. Guess I don't like to mix my pleasures that way, but I do see a problem if people show up and drink, play, get unruly, etc. Obnoxious / violent drunks are the worst sort of people to have to deal with, especially when you're just trying to chillax and have some fun.
*This is why with my setting I made, to have minimal graphics on the star maps, because they print up easily, and are not a big loss it they get stained.
Dire Bare
Legend
This is a business opportunity. I see plenty of "dice jails" for sale on Etsy, you need to start selling "dice thrones"!!!
Dire Bare
Legend
Many, many years ago, one of my fellow players asked the group if he could bring a new friend. New friend just wanted to watch us play to see if he might be interested in role-playing.
New friend got bored, went out to his truck, came back with an automatic assault rifle in pieces, and began to assemble it. He then curled up with it and took a nap. We were all so shocked and freaked out, nobody said anything the entire time! This new friend was never invited to anything ever again, gaming or otherwise.
Man, typing that up . . . . it sounds ridiculous and made up. All true, with perhaps details softened with time and memory loss . . . .
New friend got bored, went out to his truck, came back with an automatic assault rifle in pieces, and began to assemble it. He then curled up with it and took a nap. We were all so shocked and freaked out, nobody said anything the entire time! This new friend was never invited to anything ever again, gaming or otherwise.
Man, typing that up . . . . it sounds ridiculous and made up. All true, with perhaps details softened with time and memory loss . . . .
This is a business opportunity. I see plenty of "dice jails" for sale on Etsy, you need to start selling "dice thrones"!!!
I, alas, don't have the skills to make cool little objets d'art.
aramis erak
Legend
I suppose I should mention as well that my players in the early 90's generally arrived armed... someone uninvited popped in and wound up facing 6 firearms and 3 short-bladed weapons from 8 players. (one of the firearms had a bayonet.)
Another was following a player, who used a warning pattern on the door-buzer to say, "I'm being followed by a suspicious person."
between the building door and the apartment (maybe 30m?) we had 8 firearms aimed at the door, the friend came in and dove prone, and the following guy, who had a knife, stepped in, and was ordered down. He complied. He left in handcuffs, sans knife.
So, yeah, we don't want that crowd imbibing... guns and booze are a poor mix. Bad neighborhood, open holster law, and people taking advantage of it.
I'm no longer in touch with any of them.
Another was following a player, who used a warning pattern on the door-buzer to say, "I'm being followed by a suspicious person."
between the building door and the apartment (maybe 30m?) we had 8 firearms aimed at the door, the friend came in and dove prone, and the following guy, who had a knife, stepped in, and was ordered down. He complied. He left in handcuffs, sans knife.
So, yeah, we don't want that crowd imbibing... guns and booze are a poor mix. Bad neighborhood, open holster law, and people taking advantage of it.
I'm no longer in touch with any of them.
