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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenobi65" data-source="post: 3293350" data-attributes="member: 1515">Well, I suppose that there are a fair number of them...but I'm certainly not, and most of the couple dozen folks I regularly play RPGA with aren't, either.  On Robin Laws' continuum, I'd say that most of them are primarily Storytellers.That said, I will certainly admit that there are RPGAers who want their characters to get as powerful as they can, as fast as they can.  Do they "dominate" RPGA play?  Not in my experience.  I honestly don't encounter a lot of them, but if your tolerance for powergamers is zero, playing RPGA, particularly at a convention, probably isn't for you, because if you play long enough, you'll find some.Help me understand what you mean by "inclusive in a way which ultimately drives people away from it?"I, too, could give you a half-dozen stories about boorish or plain-old-jerk RPGA players I've encountered, too.  But, that's out of 100 or so convention tables I've sat at, and another 200 or so online.  I've played with many hundred different people, and I could probably count the jerks on both hands.  Yes, the jerks stand out in your memory...but they are so the exception to the rule.  If you have zero tolerance for jerks, too, then you probably shouldn't be playing with anyone you don't know, because you're going to run into a jerk every now and again.RPGA does have rules and penalties for truly offensive behavior.  They've banned people for cheating, and I know there was one case where they issued a lifetime ban for assault.  General boorishness or idiot behavior, unfortunately, is often in the eye of the beholder.  The RPGA campaigns all have guidelines for ethical play, which include rules about "contribute to the fun of the whole group while playing", "play fairly and honestly", and "be considerate of others," but it's also up to the DM and the other players to speak up if they feel someone isn't respecting those rules.  Does saying "Booyah!" too much really violate those?Ultimately, you simply can't legislate angelic behavior.  That'd be nice, but it's an unrealistic expectation in an "open" organization.</blockquote>

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