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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 1687455" data-attributes="member: 8835">As I just gave this advice mere minutes ago in a previous thread...I wouldn't say such advice means to avoid new people.&nbsp; Nor would I suggest it to mean avoid people outside your social norm.The way I interpret it is that you should not get in a serious ongoing, regular campaign with someone you can't get along with.&nbsp; Someone who creeps you out.&nbsp; Someone who is just unpleasant to play with.A good rule of life is, suround yourself with people you like.&nbsp; Don't hang around negative people and negative things.&nbsp; You'll be happier.I may put up with an annoying person at a game shop, while I survey the gaming scene.&nbsp; I may even play a 1 shot game with such people at the shop, while I get to know everybody.I will not invite such people to my house for my real campaign.&nbsp; I will not play regularly with people I don't like, as they will take away the fun.I've seen games crash because of unpleasant people.&nbsp; This is one reason WotC surveys show campaigns last about a year.Whereas, I've been in campaigns that lasted 14 years.&nbsp; I still game with these people (and we're 1500 miles away).&nbsp; My own campaign is hitting the one year mark, and running strong.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because I'm friends with all the players.&nbsp; And my current campaign is with new people.&nbsp; But I'm friends with them.&nbsp; And that makes all the difference.Janx</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 1687455, member: 8835"] As I just gave this advice mere minutes ago in a previous thread... I wouldn't say such advice means to avoid new people. Nor would I suggest it to mean avoid people outside your social norm. The way I interpret it is that you should not get in a serious ongoing, regular campaign with someone you can't get along with. Someone who creeps you out. Someone who is just unpleasant to play with. A good rule of life is, suround yourself with people you like. Don't hang around negative people and negative things. You'll be happier. I may put up with an annoying person at a game shop, while I survey the gaming scene. I may even play a 1 shot game with such people at the shop, while I get to know everybody. I will not invite such people to my house for my real campaign. I will not play regularly with people I don't like, as they will take away the fun. I've seen games crash because of unpleasant people. This is one reason WotC surveys show campaigns last about a year. Whereas, I've been in campaigns that lasted 14 years. I still game with these people (and we're 1500 miles away). My own campaign is hitting the one year mark, and running strong. Why? Because I'm friends with all the players. And my current campaign is with new people. But I'm friends with them. And that makes all the difference. Janx [/QUOTE]

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