Have you played any RPGA-sanctioned games in the past 3 months?

[MerricB]

I'm just wondering what proportion of the ENworld membership is involved in the RPGA to some extent.

It might be as simple as playing in a Dungeon Magazine adventure as part of your regular campaign and doing so as a RPGA-sanctioned adventure.

Or, it might be running the more involved Living Campaigns that the RPGA sponsor.

Or, it might be a deep loathing of the RPGA. (Oh wait, that's not exactly being involved. )

Cheers!

 

[diaglo]

not in the last 3 months.

but i have in the last 3 years.

i hopefully never will again. it had to be the worse experience (and i've had plenty of bad ones) i've had the dubious pleasure of having in a roleplaying game.

the DM was not prepared and the majority of the other players were munchkins to the nth degree.

edit: i was very active in the RPGA in the early to mid 80's but left when i couldn't take the elitism anymore.

 

[scourger]

Ditto. I played in some RPGA sessions at GenCon 2002. I don't plan to repeat the experience and have not done so at more recent conventions. It's just too much work for too little reward.

I would play in a Living Force event just to get some SWRPG gaming, though.

 

[Dagger75]

Been at least 2 years since I last played RPGA. Used to play run almost every other weekend for at least 2 years. Had more fun than not though.

 

[MerricB]

I would play in a Living Force event just to get some SWRPG gaming, though.

Yeah, I tend to think that way myself. (Living Force and Eberron, actually).

My general tactic with the RPGA is as follows: run the games myself (because I know I'm a good DM) and have people I know in the game.

Every so often I'll run a Game Day where I can get to know new people. The ones that I think are good get invited to either my regular (non-RPGA) campaign, or in some Home Game RPGA sessions.

The main things that have attracted me to the RPGA recently have been...

* The DM (and Player's) Rewards. Yes, I like miniatures - I'd love to get some of the promo miniatures available through the program.

* Published modules giving reward points (Eberron and Dungeon mag). Thus, I can effectively be in the RPGA without going outside my regular game. (I ran Torrents of Dread recently as part of my regular campaign - it was the PCs third visit to the Isle of Dread, and fitted in perfectly).

Cheers!

 

[MrFilthyIke]

I've played a number of games, and they're like any pre-gen adventures. You take the good with the bad (though some DO drag you by the nose kicking-and-screaming to follow the plot). I keep going back because I like large groups of gamers, going to other states and using the same character, and because I'm a masochist!

 

[IronWolf]

Played at GenCon 2004. Played Legacy of the Green Regent, the Undermountain module. We had a great group of players and made it through.

I have heard lots of negatives about the RPGA, but my first experience was a good one. Of course I was expecting the worse. I will probably continue to play in some here and there at Cons and Game Days. Mainly for reasons others have mentioned, mainly to meet new gamers from Game Days that could be invited to join a home campaign.

 

[NTZ]

The latest RPGA games I played were at GenCon this year. I have played the Living Greyhawk stuff since its inception (I think 2001?). In those years I have found it to be a great way to meet other D&D players in my area. It is also fun going to a regional convention to play and talk to many friends about D&D in general and Living Greyhawk specifically.

I have met many people that have become good friends through participating in Living Greyhak events in the New England area.

 

[heirodule]

I'm intrigued by what the RPGA is doing with the new Eberron D&D campaign, where they have a DM's Mark scenario, which will provide some kind of simple outline (how simple I don't know) and let the DM make up whatever adventure he likes.

Once a month.

Solves the problem of "I've played everything new and theres nothing to do this month" problem.

 

[Cedin]

The RPGA is a disappointment. I love the idea of organized play. But I've found its execution by the RPGA painful, and counter to my enjoyment. In the 80s I participated in RPGA events, and found them disorganized. In 2001-2, I tried again with the Living Greyhawk campaign, and found the organization improved. But then I went a few months between conventions, and in that time the rules changed, my certs were invalid, my character was not up to standards, etc. So the appeal of an ongoing campaign was thwarted. I dutifully updated my character and tried again, again went a few months without attending a convention, and AGAIN, my character was invalid.

I think that the attraction of any campaign, RPGA Living or home-grown, is continuity. The Living Greyhawk campaign did not provide that, and as a result I no longer participate in any RPGA activities. Further, to be successful, such campaigns must provide for players like myself who aren't able to participate frequently.