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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jbear" data-source="post: 4691674" data-attributes="member: 75065">I formed my current group when 4e came out. 4 out of the 7 players are totally new to RPG. 1 played 1e when he was young and was my biggest support in forming a new game. The other 2 have played 3.5 (which they also enjoyed), but both say they prefer 4e. Originally, the idea was to take turns hosting; one night at my house, the following at the next person's and so on til it came around to me again where the cycle would start over again. I made a semi-NPC character that each player's wife  could play when they were hosting the game if they wanted to join in, or that otherwise, I would play myself. The success of the game has been so enormous that 3 of the players' wives now wrestle to host the game at their house. Another wants to join as well but can´t because their apartment is too small to have us all over. To resolve this peculiar, unexpected and quite wonderful problem, only those three couples take turns hosting the game now. That way their turn comes around again as often as possible. Funnily enough one of these 3 swore she wasn't even going to play because she knew she wouldn't like roleplaying. Her husband (the 1e player) had described what it was about as best he could from his memories of 1e (pretty much his brother trying to kill them in all sorts of nasty ways). She had decide she would just sit at the table and listen for a while out of curiosity and then go up to her room and read a book. A few minutes into the game as the PC's crept through a defiled cementary she jumped into the action, had a ball and even outshone some of the regular hack and slashers with her roleplaying and lateral thinking! Now, she is the most bitter of the 3 that she has to wait her turn and miss out on all the fun!  None have bought any books except myself. I'm the only native english speaker in the group and as yet I don't believe the PHB has come out in Spanish (correct me if I'm wrong). However, they are all buying their own dice sets, and figures on-line, which shows their enthusiasm. Actually, one of the players has even come a few times fully dressed as a Drow! Face painted, white wig and all! Now everyone is talking about getting their own costumes.Amazing. It's not my thing, but I'm certainly not going to get in the way of their fun! I think it's significant also that 5 out of the total 10 players are women. Very positive!</blockquote>

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