Everyone, Tell us about your games, please!

[megamania]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) How many players in your group?

8-12 8 core, another few that come and go as they will

2.) Do you DM?

Currently only one game which is wrapping up

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

3 others take turns with me

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

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
Yeah- southern Vermont. Anything internet is good

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
I prefer home brew, others vary

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
old bastard of 34...playing now for 14 years

8.) Who taught you to play?
Then good friend whom has since left the area

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

 

[Nikodemos]

1.) How many players in your group?
Game 1=3, Game 2=3 & Game 3=6

2.) Do you DM?
Yes

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
Game 1=2, Game 2=2 & Game 3=3

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?
Unfortunately all of the games I am currently involved in have
male players only.

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
Yes it has an excellent selection of board games, CCG, dice,
books, campaign settings, adventures, supplements,
miniatures, jewelry, wargame figures, models, scenery &
puzzles. Spirit Games, Burton

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
In my game, I am using the Thieves World, box set and
running it in 3rd/D20 and using pre-written adventures taken
from different fantasy sources. In the two games I am playing
in; one game is using the KoK campaign setting, using a
combination of pre-written KoK adventures and DM inspired
adventures. The other game is using the FR campaign setting,
pre-written adventures from various sources and DM inspired
adventures.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
I have been playing for 19 years and I am 37.

8.) Who taught you to play?
I joined a local club and played initially once a week, learning
as I played in different games with different DM's.

 

[Mayhawk]

Everyone, tell us about your games, please.

1.) How many players in your group?

7

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

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

2 others take turns with me

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?
4 males; 3 females

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
We have several game stores nearby; only one is good. Most urgent material I have to get from the Internet. Hobby Masters is the best store in Raleigh (I live in Durham). The absolute best store in the state is The Hobbit - I get there once a quarter, generally.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
I don't have much time to do any real development on scenarios. I run modules with modifications to fit the setting.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
old bastard of 35...playing now for 22 years

8.) Who taught you to play?
My best friend when I was 13. Russell Hall. He brought the Basic D&D game and insisted that I sit down and try it one rainy day. I have been hooked since.

 

[ScyldSceafing]

1.) How many players in your group?
Six at the moment, but we may be adding one more.

2.) Do you DM?
Yes.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
They're about to. We're starting both a Modern and an AU campaign, and two different guys from the group are going to run those.

4.) What's the Male/Female composition of the group?
Six guys, one girl.

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
I've got a decent one nearby, yes, but I miss Nan's Games and Comics in Houston. Houstonites, get to Nan's to buy your stuff. What a great store.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
Mostly homebrew, although I'm running a modified version of "Beast of Burden" from Dungeon #100 right now.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
I've been playing since the fall of 1980, and I'm 34 years old.

8.) Who taught you to play?
I taught myself. Got the red box set through a school magazine promotion (the only way I could get it - my parents believed it was a gateway to demonic possession and so would not countenance a purchase). I was late for the bus for a junior high football game because I just fell into the book. Then I met I guy with the AD&D hardcovers and my tiny mind struggled to cope with the vast coolness.

 

[Aaron L]

1.) How many players in your group?

Between 4 and 7, different people at different times.

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

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

Yes, 2 others. Actually, one of the others is the "main" DM, I DM a side game during the week for him and some others.

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

All male, at the moment. We've had women in the group before, never more than one at a time, and they have lost interest. Need more, brings a different perspective to the games.

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

About an hour away, I don't go there very often.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

I've never run a module in my life, they confuse me All homebrew, setting and adventures.

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

Been playing 11 years. I am 27 now.

8.) Who taught you to play?

I did I read all the books, and really wanted to play, but it took a while to find people to play with.

 

[ScyldSceafing]

double post, sorry

 

[spacemonkey]

Ok, I'll post for each of my current groups:

Group #1

1.) How many players in your group?
There are currently 7 including the DM, soon to be 8.

2.) Do you DM?
Yes.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
Yes, 1. We change after a campaign has ended (usually about a year or so.)

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

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
I frequent The Comic Gallery (Escondido, CA), and Game Empire (in San Diego) mostly. Game Empire has a wider selection, but Comic Gallery is closer with a somewhat more 'FLGS' style.

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
Homebrew - from world to adventures.

7.) How long have you been playing and how old are you?
A little over 10 years, I am 24.

8.) Who taught you to play?
I saw the books, saved up and bought a copy of the player's and the DMG, and went from there.

Group #2

1.) How many players in your group?
5, including DM

2.) Do you DM?
Yes.

3.) Do other people in the group DM, and how many?
Yes, all 5 of us in this group are DMs, with 2 or 3 of us running things regularly (for this group or others)

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

5.) Got a good gamestore near you and what is it?
See above, same response

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
All homebrew

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

8.) Who taught you to play?
See above


Group #3

1.) How many players in your group?
5, including DM

2.) Do you DM?
Yes.

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

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

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

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
Mostly homebrew, I may run a few modules here because of time.

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

8.) Who taught you to play?
See above


Group #4

1.) How many players in your group?
6, including the DM

2.) Do you DM?
Yes

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

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

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

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?
Homebrew

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

8.) Who taught you to play?
See above

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A little explanation of the above - Groups 1 and 2 are weekly games, 3 is bi-weekly and 4 is once a month. There is some bleed over between the groups (only 1 or two guys in each case), aside from me, of course. 2 are DnD, 3rd (soon to be 3.5), one is SWd20 modified (using the rules, sans force, for a homebrew sci-fi game) and the last is Rifts.

 

[francisca]

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...

Group #1, 3E:
1. 3 PCs and one DM (sung to the beastie boys song, 3 MCs and one DJ)

2. Yes

3. Just 1 DM.

4. All guys

5. Got an OK gamestore. They are certainly becoming more friendly than they have been in the past. Another place is a comic store with RPG stuff, folks there are real nice.

6. All homebrew to this point, though I am switching to mostly published soon.

7. Played from 7th-11th grade, then didn't play RPGs for 11 years. Started the current game in 2002. I'm 34.

8. A friend got me started, but I'm mostly self-taught on RPGs in general. The ENWorld community has taught me much about 3E, rules wise.

Group #2, Mutant 1E:
1. 4-7 players and 1 DM.

2. No.

3. Just the 1 DM.

4. All guys.

5.-8: see above

 

[StumpwaterJack]

1.) How many players in your group?

6

2.) Do you DM?

Yes.

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

Yes, 4 of 6 have run campaigns over the years.

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

All male.

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

Alliance Comics, Hilltop Plaza in Bowie MD

6.) Mainly modules or homebrew stuff?

Depends who's DMing.

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

35 yo, played for 23 yrs.

8.) Who taught you to play?

Jr. High friend (started first session with a +3 vorpal sword)

 

[Mark]

Anyone else? Lots of publishers read these boards and this is a great way to help them gear their products to you.