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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voneth" data-source="post: 668028" data-attributes="member: 1016">As far as your GM's policy to deal with things in game instead of hashing things out out of game. I just had an example this week.I run a d20 Farscape game at a game store. In order to deal with those who have never seen the show, I say they have to start off as an astrounaut of some sort from Earth (they can be commando, scientist, or whatever.)This kid wanted to play and said he that saw the show. Then he said he wanted to play a vampire. I asked him some trivia questions, which he failed miserably. I told him he had to go (he   he could find another game to play at the store.) Did he think I was jerk, hell yes. But the story continues.Next week, he came back and tried to give me a hard time for "having no life" becuase he couldn't answer the questions. (Like naming any of the characters from the show.) I told him to quit pulling my leg. He left for half an hour. He came back again and then started to make a human psychic. (Still a stretch, but I allowed it.) So the end result?The kid turned out to be a better role player than some regulars and he actualy enjoyed the game and admitted he knew a lot less than he let on. If he comes back next week, he's got a spot at my table. Everything was up front and when the kid was serious about gaming, he knew the rules and abidded by them and we all had a great time.And I can see how you are confused about the hypocrital behavior that your GM had about you reading d20Modern compared to CCG chat. But I think it was pretty much the usual "social gamer hypocrite" behavior.I assume most everyone at your old table played Warlord. Heck, at my GM's table the chat is about Everquest and L5R, two games that I don't play, and they even talk football. Yet I know if I stuck my nose in a book of a rpg game no one else played, then suddenly I had better look like I was somewhat paying attention. If it was something like a comic book, that would be a no no. Is it rude to my gaming experience that they talk about other games, yes. But the unspoken "social contract" is since I am out numbered at the table, I have to put up with it. Heck, I used to get people rolling their eyes when I talked about DnD psionics until a new player brought at psy warrior to the table.</blockquote>

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