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<blockquote data-quote="Keith" data-source="post: 1386173" data-attributes="member: 10752">I agree with the line of thinking that standards this formalized are inappropriate to present to new guests in your home.&nbsp; So many of them should go without saying between mature people, and are thus a little insulting to receive instruction on without provocation.If there are going to be some difficulties with a new person adapting to the environment, a document like this won’t prevent them.&nbsp; It will certainly send people who are comfortable with, and proud of, their character running screaming from the game, I think.&nbsp; I get the sense that you are likely a laid-back group, but oddly enough stating so in a very formal and possibly slightly holier-than-thou, or more-pagan-than-thou, as the case may be <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :-)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" />, manner might be the wrong way to go.Of all that is there, I think you owe it to yourself and your prospective guests only to discuss the actually environment, and in a more polite way.&nbsp; Warn people that if they have allergies to pets that they might need to take some medication to get through a session, that they must be comfortable with children as they are welcome, and that there is no smoking.&nbsp; What people consume before they arrive should not really occur to you to be your business, in my view.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you don’t like a guest’s behavior, by all means ask them to leave.&nbsp; Ask them not to drink before they come over?&nbsp; Might not seem too friendly to a stranger.I respect the seriousness of finding suitable people; I just suggest you determine it a little more informally by allowing each person a chance to attend a game.&nbsp; The game-related items can be covered then, in a relaxed fashion.&nbsp;&nbsp; If necessary- let’s face it, if you don’t think the person fits in, why bother covering the details of the game in advance any more than if it were a poker game? Best of luck with your efforts!Cheers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Keith, post: 1386173, member: 10752"] I agree with the line of thinking that standards this formalized are inappropriate to present to new guests in your home. So many of them should go without saying between mature people, and are thus a little insulting to receive instruction on without provocation. If there are going to be some difficulties with a new person adapting to the environment, a document like this won’t prevent them. It will certainly send people who are comfortable with, and proud of, their character running screaming from the game, I think. I get the sense that you are likely a laid-back group, but oddly enough stating so in a very formal and possibly slightly holier-than-thou, or more-pagan-than-thou, as the case may be :-), manner might be the wrong way to go. Of all that is there, I think you owe it to yourself and your prospective guests only to discuss the actually environment, and in a more polite way. Warn people that if they have allergies to pets that they might need to take some medication to get through a session, that they must be comfortable with children as they are welcome, and that there is no smoking. What people consume before they arrive should not really occur to you to be your business, in my view. If you don’t like a guest’s behavior, by all means ask them to leave. Ask them not to drink before they come over? Might not seem too friendly to a stranger. I respect the seriousness of finding suitable people; I just suggest you determine it a little more informally by allowing each person a chance to attend a game. The game-related items can be covered then, in a relaxed fashion. If necessary- let’s face it, if you don’t think the person fits in, why bother covering the details of the game in advance any more than if it were a poker game? Best of luck with your efforts! Cheers [/QUOTE]

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