Everyone, Tell us about your games, please!

[Mark]

Lots of great input. Thanks! Please be sure to post to the other two parts of the informal survey and let your voice be heard -

Survey #2 - The DM's Percentage

Survey #3 - The Gaming Ideal

And don't forget to check out and bookmark the very useful thread -

DMing Advice

Thanks, again!

 

[Gnarlo]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) How many players in your group?

2.) Do you DM?

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?

8.) Who taught you to play?

Answer any or all of the above, please...

Sigh, always have to resurrect threads from page 3 after a busy work week

1) 3 to 7 depending on people's schedules
2) I currently DM.
3) 1 other DMs from time to time, but not in a while
4) half and half for the last year
5) Yep, Tyche's Games
6) about a 50-50 blend, like a good chicory coffee
7) 38 years old, playing for 24 years
8) Self taught

 

[Eosin the Red]

Here is one for you Mark.

1.) How many players in your group?
30-33 Players + 1 DM

2.) Do you DM?
Yes

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
One or two do

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?
25 men - 5 women

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
Yes, Game Headquarters in OKC, USA

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
Homebrew but set in Birhtright

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
20 Years, 35 Years! Whooooo, I made the double-decade club.

8.) Who taught you to play?
A buddy.

 

[Celtavian]

re

1.) How many players in your group?

3

2.) Do you DM?

Yes. I DM about 50% of the time currently.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?

Another guy DM's about 50% of the time. The other player has been doing an adventure here and there, and is planning to run a campaign.

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?

All male. We have yet to meet a female gamer in our area sadly.

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?

We live in Washington, so we have many gamestores near us including a few WotC stores.

I have a little independent store near me. They can't seem to keep gaming books in stock, so I don't know if I would call them good.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

About 50/50. I use the FRCS, so I mix it up.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?

32 years old. I have been playing for roughly 22 years, since I was 10.

8.) Who taught you to play?

I received the little Red Basic Set one Christmas, and I have been hooked ever since.

 

[Dalmuti]

1) Two different groups. Group A) has 7, Group B) has 3
2) Yes I DM, all the time in group B, sometimes in A
3) Other People DM. Yes 2
4) 1 female in group B
5) The Game Castle. Fullerton California They are in the yellow pages.
6) Use campaign settings that are premade, but homebrew adventures within those settings.
7) I have been playing for about 10 years now.
8) A guy who ran an 2nd Edition game a friend of mine was in... he didn't like me much so I struck out on my own soon after.

 

[greymist]

1.) How many players in your group?

4 + DM in one, and 3 + DM in the other.

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?/QUOTE]
Yes, 1 other DM.

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?/QUOTE]
All guys.

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?/QUOTE]
Yes - Mishra's Game Factory and Drexoll Games.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Both games are homebrews with modules adapted to fit.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?

I started playing in 1980, and I am currently 38.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Friends in high school.

 

[paulewaug]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) How many players in your group?

5 total

2.) Do you DM?

yes 50% of the time

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?

one other, 50% of the time
One other has voiced interest in DMing (for "All Flesh Must Be Eaten" so that may not count for a D&D poll?! )

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?

3 males, 2 females
both dms are male.

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?

yeah there is a great FLGS (plug for "Z-Games" woohoo ) very near by, a "Mom and Pop" well except they don't have children (!?) heh! They have a large number of tables with great terrain and some computers set up as wll for PC gaming, mostly to keep the really young crowd busy I think. They have lots of open and scheduled wargaming events and "paint jams." I buy a good piece of my rpg stuff there, they are great about special ordering stuff.

There is also a "Comic shop" that carries a nice array /selection of gaming products and does do some in-store gaming as well.
This a pretty large bussiness (Things From Another World, aslo owned by Mike Richards(?) the owner of Dark Horse Comics).

There is a 3rd store not too far away (about 20-25 minutes on the weekend) that carries a good chunk of wargames and rpg stuff. They have a freindly "30 day return policy" (with your receipt) that makes we wish sometimes that I could trade in stuff I bought on eaby (But at least that stuff was super cheap ) It is a litteral "Mom and Pop" shop, in fact a "Grandma and Gradnpop" shop now.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Moduels so far but I rework tons of the stuff in them, IMHO the better the module the more I Want (not Need) to change it.
If I don't like I probably won't even try to salvage it, but if it has some really good elements that fit my campaign than I'll tweak away.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?

33 years old, sort of played since I was @12, but not "non-stop."

8.) Who taught you to play?

"Self tought", also using the "Red Box" with the Erol Otis cover that included Keep on the Borderlands, (I love that module!! If it wasn't for this exact boxed set I never would have gotten into it. The art and imagination just drew me in, even when I couldn't play I would pick up some AD&D mods just to read.)
I did get some exposure to AD&D before buying the basic set and then later I got to play with a coupld of friends for a while before not getting to play again for several years..

well that is more than my .02 worth, thanks for your time, hope that wasn't "TMI!"

 

[Mach2.5]

1.) How many players in your group?

Formerly, 10 including DM. Currently, 3 including DM.

2.) Do you DM?

Mostly.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?

For our previous large group, we had two DMs, myself (a better storyteller and NPC actor) and another (a much better number cruncher, combat handler, and fetch monkey). Currently, only I am a DM.

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?

There were 7 men and 3 women. Now there are 2 men and 1 woman.

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?

Yes. Its called All American Comics & Cards. There are alos retail bookstores that carry RPG material (Waldenbooks and Barnes & Nobles).

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Some modules adapted to our homebrew and playtesting Dark Sun campaign.


7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?

I'm 27 and have been playing for *runs out of fingers* 14 years now, give or take a year.

8.) Who taught you to play?

A group of friends, however briefly. I then taught myself from a tattered copy of the 1e DMG and the Red Box D&D.

 

[Ry]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) How many players in your group?

5, generally.

2.) Do you DM?

Nearly always. The only exception is when I'm unavailable, which hardly counts as my answer.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?

Two have taken a shot at it.

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?

All male. We look at it as a "guys night" most of the time. Cheaper than poker if you don't buy 3.5

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?

We've got seven gamestores nearby. They all suck moderately, but between them they tend to have a clue with regards to what's relevant.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Practically zero on the modules. Maybe I have a trust issue.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?

Playing since I was fourteen, except that stint when I was twelve... actually, most of my gaming friends went to my university. So eight years gaming with pretty much the same group.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Self-taught. Isn't dungeons and dragons a cult? I "subscribed" all my friends, too.

Answer any or all of the above, please...

 

[reutbing0]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) How many players in your group?
5-6 (depend on who can make it to which game)
2.) Do you DM?
Yes
3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
Yes, two others
4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?
4 male to 2 female
5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
No flgs in my hometown, the nearest one 30-40 minutes away. it0t called the "Eppo" and it is mainly a comic-store but they have a reasonable assortment of rpg-material (for dutch standards thatis) an competitive prices.
6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
I think it's 40% modules and 60% homebrew
7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
I've been playing for 6 years. I am 22 years old.
8.) Who taught you to play?
Basically I taught myself to play. I had heard of D&D, downloaded a short introduction adventure at school and started a group. I still play with two of the people in my very first game.

Answer any or all of the above, please...