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<blockquote data-quote="Haffrung" data-source="post: 8195702" data-attributes="member: 6776259"><p>I already said, I enjoy learning new systems. You enjoy learning new systems. Most of the people on this forum enjoy learning new systems. It's the muggles who don't. And because of the peculiar nature of this hobby, a typical group consists of a hyper-nerd (like us), a moderately engaged player, and several muggles. This dramatic disparity in the engagement levels of most participants in an RPG group is the unrecognized source of much of the sturm und drang of RPG forum culture.</p><p></p><p>That's only a problem if most people would be appreciably happier playing a different system. But I don't believe most players - the muggles - particularly care about the mechanics of the games they play. For most players, RPG night is like poker night. It's all about the snacks, the laughs, and the camaraderie. It's only us - the hardcores - whose enjoyment is affected by whether we're using dice pools or a d20.</p><p></p><p>I buy more RPGs than I am likely to ever play. I do this because I enjoy reading and musing about running them. I'm not under any delusion I'll get them all to the table. Even though I have a pretty experienced and engaged group, with three members including myself (out of six) who will buy and read rulebooks, I can maybe slip one new RPG a year into the mix for a few sessions. I do this largely for selfish reasons - I bought the games, they excite me, and I want to try them out. My group humours me because they know I put a lot of work into GMing. But I'm not under any delusions that it makes most of them enjoy game night more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haffrung, post: 8195702, member: 6776259"] I already said, I enjoy learning new systems. You enjoy learning new systems. Most of the people on this forum enjoy learning new systems. It's the muggles who don't. And because of the peculiar nature of this hobby, a typical group consists of a hyper-nerd (like us), a moderately engaged player, and several muggles. This dramatic disparity in the engagement levels of most participants in an RPG group is the unrecognized source of much of the sturm und drang of RPG forum culture. That's only a problem if most people would be appreciably happier playing a different system. But I don't believe most players - the muggles - particularly care about the mechanics of the games they play. For most players, RPG night is like poker night. It's all about the snacks, the laughs, and the camaraderie. It's only us - the hardcores - whose enjoyment is affected by whether we're using dice pools or a d20. I buy more RPGs than I am likely to ever play. I do this because I enjoy reading and musing about running them. I'm not under any delusion I'll get them all to the table. Even though I have a pretty experienced and engaged group, with three members including myself (out of six) who will buy and read rulebooks, I can maybe slip one new RPG a year into the mix for a few sessions. I do this largely for selfish reasons - I bought the games, they excite me, and I want to try them out. My group humours me because they know I put a lot of work into GMing. But I'm not under any delusions that it makes most of them enjoy game night more. [/QUOTE]
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