Everyone, Tell us about your games, please!

[striderls7]

1. Anywhere from 4-7 depends on the game
2. I have and will again
3. At least 2 others DM as well
4. Only one female gamer
5. One good store - Sci-Fi City
6. Myself (mainly modules) the other DMS mainly homebrew stuff
7. I am now 22 and have been playing for close to 10 years
8. My Dad taught me to play (thanks Dad).

 

[Maerdwyn]

I just moved, so I'll write about my most recent group

1.) How many players in your group?

7 - 6 players plus the DM. All of us in our late 20's and 30's

2.) Do you DM?

Yup.

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

Not for me, because I could only play every other week. Another member of the group, however, DMed for most of the rest of the group on the alternate Tuesdays

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

5 Men, 2 Women

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

Gator Games, in San Mateo CA. Jean runs a really friendly shop, with a huge selection of the newest stuff, obscure and OOP items, and a large used section. RPGs, CCGs, Board Games, Minis, Anime, Modeling.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Mainly Homebrew, with a few heavily modified modules mixed in.

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

I've been playing 20 years, and I'm 29.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Me, and then I brought my friends into the hobby

 

[Henry]

1.) How many players in your group?

Varies between 3 to 6.

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

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

Yes; one other, with other players trying their hand occassionally before retreating back to their player seats like wussies.

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

Currently all male, no permanent female members.

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

No; Unless Books a Million counts.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Mainly homebrew, with occasional modules for a changeup.

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

Been playing for 22 years.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Self-taught on Tom Moldvay's old Red Book.

 

[Zjelani]

1.) How many players in your group?

Varies greatly. Currently 2 campaigns - one with 1 player, the other with 6 players. Usually 5 is about the norm.

2.) Do you DM?

Yes for both. I usually DM about 70% of the campaigns I'm in either as the primary DM or we trade-off.

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

Yes, we have 2 others who regularly DM.

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

For group with 1 player - 100% female players (1 of 1). Other group is 50% (3 of 6). We have 2 women who regularly game with us, and a 3rd who sometimes is in.

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

Two of them that are decent. Fortress and 21st Century Comics both in East Lansing, MI.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Campaign with 1 player is all modules within a homebrew context. Other campaign is homebrew with encounters and ideas borrowed heavily from published sources.

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

Playing regularly for 20 years now. (Did a game or two before then, but not regular). I am 29 years old.

8.) Who taught you to play?

I was taught by the Red Box.

 

[Planesdragon]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) Four core players, plus me, plus four irregular players.

2.) I DM most of the time. When my wife or her brother DM, the player compositino changes a bit.

3.) see above. My wife does it infrequently, her brother does it a bit more infrequently but he's been gaming a LOT longer, and two-three of the others have ran games but not with us as of yet.

4.) Faily good M/F split. Wife and one of the regular gamers are female, and the cadre of "guest" gamers is almost all couples.

5.) Two gamestores (plus a whole bunch of bookstores.) Flights of Fantasy is a used bookstore / mini / RPG shop. Eden Studios also has a story somewhere in Albany, but I haven't been as of yet.

6.) All homebrew, baby. Except when we find a god module or we're bored.

7.) 23 years old, been gaming for 9-10 years.

8.) Self-taught

 

[bushfire]

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...

1) currently 5
2) Yes
3) No one else has DM'd for decades
4) currently all male
5) Not really, besides the book stores (B&N, Shuller) there is a Ryder's Hobby that carries some RPG stuff and a used book store (Argos Books) that used to be really good but they still consider 2nd Ed. to be "new"
6) mainly modules, set in the JG Wilderlands
7) 27 years, since 1976. 43 years old
8) one of the guys in my group, I started with the OD&D white box then switched to 1E when it came out. Most of my gaming group have been playing D&D togeather from the beginning.

bushfire

 

[Winterthorn]

1.) How many players in your group?

5 players + 1 DM (me).

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

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

Yes. One GM's his own game system, another GM's Hero System.

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

Males: 6 /Females: 0. Aren't we pathetic! (What about closet cases? I know of 2, do they count for anything? )

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

Fandom II, downtown Ottawa (20 minutes from home by car).

Formerly, while in Montreal until November 2002, it was le Valet 'dCoeur, on rue St-Denis about 5 minutes walk from my apartment. *sigh* 6 years of good shopping--I miss it!

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Campaign setting: Kingdoms of Kalamar.

Adventures: mostly my own challenges for players, lightly salted with elements from published material.

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

I have been playing OD&D, Basic, 2E, and 3E--as well as several other systems, for both fantasy and sci-fi gaming, since 1982. Started when I was 20, I'm now 41 (on Aug 22/03). I don't look my age: except for the wee touch of grey in my goatee, sideburns and temples, most ppl think I'm in my early thirties--does that count? And if one is young-at-heart, does that count for anything as well?

8.) Who taught you to play?

Self-taught, though socializing with other RPG gamers at McGill University in th mid-1980's helped a lot!

So...My Question: What's this survey for?

-W.

 

[Samothdm]

1.) How many players in your group?

1. Group #1: 6
2. Group #2: 6 + 1 "part-timer"

2.) Do you DM?

1. Group #1: No
2. Groups #2: Yes

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

1. Group #1: There is one full-time DM for the whole group
2. Group #2: No, I'm the only DM

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

1. Group #1: 2/3 Male, 1/3 Female
2. Group #2: 2/3 Male, 1/3 Female

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

Game Zone in Pasadena.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

1. Group #1: World is completely homebrew (a future version of Tolkein's Middle Earth). Adventures are about 90% modules.
2. Group #2: My world is a complete homebrew world. I use heavily modified modules for about 75% of my adventures. The other adventures come for free off of the internet.

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

Started playing back in 1983. Took a short break during the 90s and have been playing every week or thereabouts since 2000. I'm a "30-something".

8.) Who taught you to play?

One of my best friends in Junior High, who also introduced me to the worlds of Conan, Tarzan, Dune, and taught me how to draw people (his dad was an artist).

 

[Samothdm]

1.) How many players in your group?

1. Group #1: 6
2. Group #2: 6 + 1 "part-timer"

2.) Do you DM?

1. Group #1: No
2. Groups #2: Yes

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

1. Group #1: There is one full-time DM for the whole group
2. Group #2: No, I'm the only DM

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

1. Group #1: 2/3 Male, 1/3 Female
2. Group #2: 2/3 Male, 1/3 Female

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

Game Zone in Pasadena.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

1. Group #1: World is completely homebrew (a future version of Tolkein's Middle Earth). Adventures are about 90% modules.
2. Group #2: My world is a complete homebrew world. I use heavily modified modules for about 75% of my adventures. The other adventures come for free off of the internet.

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

Started playing back in 1983. Took a short break during the 90s and have been playing every week or thereabouts since 2000. I'm a "30-something".

8.) Who taught you to play?

One of my best friends in Junior High, who also introduced me to the worlds of Conan, Tarzan, Dune, and taught me how to draw people (his dad was an artist).

 

[Jevhad]

1.) How many players in your group?
Usually 6, sometimes 10
2.) Do you DM?
Yes
3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
two have done it in the past, but it is very, very unusual
4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?
2 to 4 females, 4 to 6 males
5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
Not that good, it is in Mexico DF
6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
homebrew 90%
7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
32 years old and playing for 15
8.) Who taught you to play?
Self taught