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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ariosto" data-source="post: 4717201" data-attributes="member: 80487">I don't know how representative my experience is, but I think I have seen a tendency for DMs not to avail themselves of the leeway in judging that RPGA apparently allows. Had I never refereed an event myself, I might have an impression of more restrictions being imposed.Players can propagate conventions and assumptions by example among themselves, whether or not RPGA intends them.I think it's worth repeating that RPGA now costs nothing. Odds are, I think, that if you have an FLGS then you have access to weekly (or more frequent) sessions. All you have to do is show up. There's a membership card with a portion to mail in (no online registration, AFAIK, which may be inconvenient for some). As a practical matter, though, registration simply facilitates record-keeping at the central level. You can play in sessions without registering -- obviously a necessity if one is to be able to play  immediately! You're expected to fill in an ID number on the session form, but I've never seen any demand that a prospective player present a membership card. Apart from being inconsiderate (and thereby obnoxious as well as silly), I don't see why one could not request a card as a "new member" each time.I'll also repeat that I have found it a very welcoming milieu,  whereas (and again, my experience may not be representative) I often found players in the 3E era rather off-putting. Someone who does not own a PHB, or even know thing one about D&D or RPGs or wargaming with miniatures, is not going to get looked down on or turned away. Just the opposite: "Please join in!" is likely to be followed after but a few sessions with, "Hey, why don't you DM?"And when you do DM, you'll get a miniature figurine (or maybe something else, but that's what I've seen) as a tangible sign of appreciation -- on top of the "intangible" rewards and warm thanks from players.YMMV, but I have not traveled enough to estimate by how much.</blockquote>

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