The Soloist
Hero
That is the exact reason I stopped organizing wargame and RPG demo days at the game store. Some show up, play for free with my game, and then complain afterwards to me or the store owner that they didn't 'have enough fun'.
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CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
I used to have a player in my group* who would send me emails on the morning after a gaming session, full of complaints about everything he hated about the previous evening, and a list of things I needed to do differently in the future if I expected him to continue showing up.
*note that I'm using the past tense.
The Soloist
Hero
I had one like that. He didn't last long. He felt I didn't play the monsters well enough and sent me emails the day after. Next game, I had a special combo for him with two creatures. He spent the battle being knocked prone and dazed, with only the option of getting up and doing nothing else. The fight lasted six rounds. At one point, he said Is this going to last long? I said I'm optimizing like you wanted. He never came back.
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
Mine was pretty much a self- correcting problem. I just kept playing the game the way I always do, and he eventually stopped showing up. (shrug) I guess he expected me to prioritize his enjoyment over my own.
And sure, if you don't enjoy a game you shouldn't feel obliged to keep playing it. But that entitlement tho.
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MNblockhead
A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
Perfect game prep night. Got the place to myself tonight. Got a good night's sleep last night. No emergencies at work. None of that is normal so I'm looking forward to working on my campaign this evening. Though...I just jinxed myself, didn't I? Fingers crossed.
MNblockhead
A Title Much Cooler Than Anything on the Old Site
Yuck. I've used the Game Time GPT on Chat GPD to play D&D and WFRP as solo play. It is a good way to learn the rules.
But using it as the GM to run a live game? (1) I'm a fast typist and reader, but it still seems like more work than making things up on the fly, (2) why are you needed, if you want to try that then have everyone be players in ChatGPT text by post game, (3) there will come a day when AI GMs are quite good and entertaining, but it still won't replace the special connections we make as humans when we engage in communal story telling.
Ryujin
Legend
The best one was when a guy on a ride tried to follow my buddy, a fellow founding member, who was an amateur racer through a series of corners at track speeds. He failed miserably and then, the next day, tried to blame his crash on that other rider. I had written a set of group riding rules, for our website, that explicitly stated all riders were responsible for staying within their own skill levels, so that didn't fly. (those rules ended up being copied by three other local groups, who stripped my name off them when they posted them, but that's another story.)
The Soloist
Hero
Dear community, please note that Dragonbane and Fantasy AGE are not D&D clones, simulacrums or emulators. If you want that, play D&D (any edition), Pathfinder, Tales of the Valiant, Shadowdark or any of the gazillions clones.
Thomas Shey
Legend
Though you definitely see some D&D heritage in Fantasy Age, but its in a very indirect fashion (D&D->computer games->Dragon Age->Dragon Age RPG->Fantasy AGE).
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