Everyone, Tell us about your games, please!

[SnowDog]

Yeah, that's me

1.) How many players in your group?

Two: EN board member SnowDog and another player. Lean times.

By this he means myself, him, and one other player. Two players and one GM. I agree with his points, two is the bare minimum. We've done some one-on-one work and it just wasn't as fun. It was work. Sometimes it was rewarding work, but ... no, I don't think I'd go back to it.

The rest of his answers apply for me, too, obviously (about the game makeup, etc).

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

I'm turning 30 in a couple weeks. I've been playing on and off since I was 12 or 14, I guess. I'm not sure the exact date.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Self-taught. D&D was "the devil" so we played Dr. Who, Batman, and some spy game before we discovered Middle Earth roleplaying. As the oldest/most-bookish in the group I ran with at that age, I became GM by default. I didn't play D&D at all until 3E came out, and Clint decided to run a game in it.

(EDIT, remove extra tag)

 

[willpax]

1.) How many players in your group?
5-6 plus me, the DM.

2.) Do you DM?
Yes, practically all the time (the others game without me quite often, but, when I'm gaming, I'm DMing).

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

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

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
Don't know.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
All homebrew.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
On and off since 6th grade (1980). I'm still playing with the same people, hence the gender distribution.

8.) Who taught you to play?
We taught ourselves with the original D&D box set. Elves as a class, anyone?

 

[wizardoftheplains]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) How many players in your group? 6 in the first group, 5 in the second

2.) Do you DM? constantly

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many? 2 others.

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group? all males stuck in corporate jobs with busy family lives

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it? YES! Tabletop Games in KC. Great Owner!

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff? 80% homebrew.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you? playing for 25 yrs. I'm 38 this month.

8.) Who taught you to play? A group in high school. First module I played was the Fobidden City, followed by Slavers and White Plume Mountain. In Forbidden City I met my first Bullywog. The DM started making these crazed frog noises getting louder and louder...I thought he was going nuts. But finally met up with the creature and ran it through with a spear. (The Bullywog, NOT the DM Still remember the moment like it was yesterday.

Gary

 

[Peskara]

1.) How many players in your group?

5 (4+DM) usually. Occasionally only 3.

2.) Do you DM?

No.

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

A couple do, but for other groups.

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

I'm usually the only female. Occasionally there is one other female player.

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

Yes. Pastimes.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

All homebrew.

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

20, maybe 22 years. I'm 33.

8.) Who taught you to play?

My best friend at the time.

 

[Blacksad]

1.) 3-4

2.) yes

3.) 2

4.) Me included, typicaly 3-4 male, 1 female

5.) L'Amusance and Mythe et Legende

6.) homebrew stuff

7.) 7 years playing, 21 years old

8.) A friend

 

[The Dungeon Master]

1.) How many players in your group?

5. including me.

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

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

Yes, 2.

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

2 Female, 3 Male.

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

There is a gamestore but I wouldn't call it good. The owner is an ass and its only a matter of time before he runs all his customers away.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

50/50 but the game world is homebrew.

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

I'm 28 and I've been playing almost 15 years.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Me, friends, the first game session taught me nearly everything.

 

[Dread0395]

1.) How many players in your group? 5-7

2.) Do you DM? Yes, but can't play enough!

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many? Yes, 2

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group? 1-2 female, 4-5 male

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it? Yep, I work at one! It's Comic Book World, Cincinnati, Ohio 513.661.6300

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff? Homebrew, though I use modules for source material

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you? Playing since 1980 or so, am 31

8.) Who taught you to play? My cousin Scott currently serving in Iraq!


Eric the Dread0395

 

[scourger]

1.) How many players in your group?
Seven (7).

2.) Do you DM?
Yes.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
Yes, five (5) others, in theory. One (1) for D&D only. One (1) for mostly non-D&D games. One (1) did Wheel of Time before we quit it. Two (2) others did two (2) & four (4) weeks of D&D, respectively.

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

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
No. Our two (2) game stores have closed within the past year. There are four (4) passable comics & card game stores that carry some role playing games.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
For me, it depends on the game. I prefer modules for D&D.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
23 years, off & on. I'm 33.

8.) Who taught you to play?
A friend of mine in 5th grade who had the Basic box.

 

[alsih2o]

1. 6 players, 1 dm

2. yes, i am the dm

3. no, i am the sole dm

4. 1 female, 5 males, male dm. altho 2 men are playing women.

5. i wish!

6. all homebrew all the time

7. playing 23-24 years, i am 33

8. noone, consequently my early games were a terrible mish mash of poorly understood and blatantly ignored rules

 

[Robert]

1.) How many players in your group?

5, including the GM and one player who has only been with us for one session so far.

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

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

Yes, 3 besides me. One has been our primary GM for years, one hasn't GMed in years and one (the new player) who GMs another group (which I'm also part of, but don't count as my "primary")

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

Male only, I'm afraid...

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

Nope, the last good one closed over a year ago. Nowadays we order all our stuff online.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Homebrew exclusively (rarely inspired by modules.)

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

I started when I was 9, but paused from 11 till 15. Now I am 21.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Sadly my first GM didn't (which led to my absence from the table). It was collective learning of the whole group when I retried at 15.