Ogrork the Mighty
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Other than word of mouth, how do you recruit new players? Do you use websites? Flyers? Another method?
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Recruitment Methods?
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Exquisite Dead Guy
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I made up some signs that I'm going to try to post in various book/gaming stores, but I also made some neat business cards using Print Artist (they print out better than this pic shows):
http://users.adelphia.net/~demiurge/images/gamer_cards.jpg
I figure its going to be better remebered than just jotting my info on a peice of scrap paper if I happen to meet someone at a game store.
http://users.adelphia.net/~demiurge/images/gamer_cards.jpg
I figure its going to be better remebered than just jotting my info on a peice of scrap paper if I happen to meet someone at a game store.
There was recently a very helpful thread about this in the main forum.
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107802
I immediately put some of these resources to use. I now higly recommend Access Denied -- it has found me at least one excellent local player.
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107802
I immediately put some of these resources to use. I now higly recommend Access Denied -- it has found me at least one excellent local player.
Malimar
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Recruiting
I've been lucky to have a lot of good players readily available to me, but when I first went to college I wasn't sure if I would find a good group to game with. In high school I had played 2 campaigns, AD&D with classmates and Palladium with neighborhood friends. They were all good childhood friends, so I wasn't sure if I would find a group I felt comfortable gaming with at college.
What worked for me (or what pulled me back in :\ ) was having my books displayed on my shelf in my dorm room. College friends who gamed, saw the books and knew I gamed. Like flashing a geek-gang-sign, I found out which of my friends played, and we formed a group in about a month.
In general I don't usually like doing an open call. There are a lot of different types of gamers out there, so you should find the people who have similar playing styles to your own. You don't want to be a combat wombat in an systemless swashbuckling campaign... and vica versa.
I've been lucky to have a lot of good players readily available to me, but when I first went to college I wasn't sure if I would find a good group to game with. In high school I had played 2 campaigns, AD&D with classmates and Palladium with neighborhood friends. They were all good childhood friends, so I wasn't sure if I would find a group I felt comfortable gaming with at college.
What worked for me (or what pulled me back in :\ ) was having my books displayed on my shelf in my dorm room. College friends who gamed, saw the books and knew I gamed. Like flashing a geek-gang-sign, I found out which of my friends played, and we formed a group in about a month.
In general I don't usually like doing an open call. There are a lot of different types of gamers out there, so you should find the people who have similar playing styles to your own. You don't want to be a combat wombat in an systemless swashbuckling campaign... and vica versa.
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