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<blockquote data-quote="Riley37" data-source="post: 6558824" data-attributes="member: 6786839">I've been playing in AL games at my FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) since I moved to San Mateo, and I'm taking a turn as DM while the previous DM takes a break. Thank you for an excellent overview!Regarding that one paragraph: Yes and no. I showed up every week for AL. So did more and more players. When there are seven regulars showing up every week, and also people dropping in to try AL, then *someone loses*, along the lines of Musical Chairs. I started pre-paying, one week ahead, for my &quot;seat at the table&quot;, just in case.Eventually, we got a &quot;no room at the inn&quot; situation. I was delighted that we have players who enjoy the storyline so much that they return every week. I was ashamed, though, that we were no longer providing a game which newcomers could join, to check out local TRPG and to check out 5E. A guy showed up, was told by the store that he could not sign up. He stayed to watch our session, he stayed to chat afterwards. I look at him, and I wondered, what if that had been my experience, six months ago, when I moved to this town and this store became my FLGS?So, just as I started DMing, I asked the group to split up. That was as easy and simple as ever: that is, it wasn't. People have schedules, people have issues... but I got two of the group, at least, to agree to drop out of the store's AL game, and meet at a player's house on a different evening, to continue the &quot;Tyranny of Dragons&quot; storyline as an independent group. (We may still qualify as Home Play, but that's not my top priority.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Riley37, post: 6558824, member: 6786839"] I've been playing in AL games at my FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) since I moved to San Mateo, and I'm taking a turn as DM while the previous DM takes a break. Thank you for an excellent overview! Regarding that one paragraph: Yes and no. I showed up every week for AL. So did more and more players. When there are seven regulars showing up every week, and also people dropping in to try AL, then *someone loses*, along the lines of Musical Chairs. I started pre-paying, one week ahead, for my "seat at the table", just in case. Eventually, we got a "no room at the inn" situation. I was delighted that we have players who enjoy the storyline so much that they return every week. I was ashamed, though, that we were no longer providing a game which newcomers could join, to check out local TRPG and to check out 5E. A guy showed up, was told by the store that he could not sign up. He stayed to watch our session, he stayed to chat afterwards. I look at him, and I wondered, what if that had been my experience, six months ago, when I moved to this town and this store became my FLGS? So, just as I started DMing, I asked the group to split up. That was as easy and simple as ever: that is, it wasn't. People have schedules, people have issues... but I got two of the group, at least, to agree to drop out of the store's AL game, and meet at a player's house on a different evening, to continue the "Tyranny of Dragons" storyline as an independent group. (We may still qualify as Home Play, but that's not my top priority.) [/QUOTE]

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