So... My Group Just Broke...
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roguerouge
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Wait. What? Do I have this right: the DM was to be the BRIDESMAID in the player's wedding? That's huge for some women. And the husbands are related and they were good friends? I can see why the player was asking why she and hubby were not considered close family for the civil ceremony.
Starbuck_II
Explorer
I'd totally watch a D&D Soap Opera.
Nebulous
Legend
There's lots of people around here who've had the same reliable gaming group for 15+ years. I can't imagine. They all seem to go south eventually.
Obryn
Hero
It sounds like there's plenty of immaturity to go around, and you're just stuck in the crossfire.
Not much else I can say, other than 21 is in no way mature.
Heck, I'm 33, and I still play with Transformers.
At any rate, I don't expect I'll run into this. My wife isn't a gamer - which is probably good, since she's ultra-competitive with games of any kind. If she were in a game I was running, and her character died, I'd be sleeping on the couch - or under the porch! - for a week.
Fortunately, it's no big deal having people over to our house once a week for gaming.
-O
Not much else I can say, other than 21 is in no way mature.
Heck, I'm 33, and I still play with Transformers.At any rate, I don't expect I'll run into this. My wife isn't a gamer - which is probably good, since she's ultra-competitive with games of any kind. If she were in a game I was running, and her character died, I'd be sleeping on the couch - or under the porch! - for a week.
Fortunately, it's no big deal having people over to our house once a week for gaming.
-O
Mercule
Adventurer
WTF? My gaming group consists of 3 married couples. I've had more issues with teens/early 20s players than with couples.
A psycho SO will screw up a gaming group good. But, a psycho SO will screw up a lot. Gaming just happens to be one social activity. For mature people, it isn't an issue. Several years ago, before two of the current couples were couples, my group survived a divorce with relatively minor upset, gaming-wise. I wouldn't say it was a minor deal in itself, but it stayed outside the game table.
Ginnel
Explorer
Agree with the 21 doesn't = mature I think I might have hit maturity at the age of 24 or even 26.
Regarding couples, I've only had the same experience sometimes more negative experiences when gaming with a couple than if the two people hadn't been in a couple couple.
Thats just my experience, two people being in a couple together doesn't add anything to gaming, I'm not saying that it lowers the fun in all cases just that I've yet to see it add anything to the game for people who aren't that couple.
But in my opinion 2 people being happy in a couple is more important than pretty much anything else, so I can shut up and be happy for them
Regarding couples, I've only had the same experience sometimes more negative experiences when gaming with a couple than if the two people hadn't been in a couple couple.
Thats just my experience, two people being in a couple together doesn't add anything to gaming, I'm not saying that it lowers the fun in all cases just that I've yet to see it add anything to the game for people who aren't that couple.
But in my opinion 2 people being happy in a couple is more important than pretty much anything else, so I can shut up and be happy for them
Dragonbait
Explorer
I sympathies. I'll just tell my own anectdote so you can see that this kind of crap goes on all the time in other groups, too. You are not alone. I had a great group of RPers that sometimes acted like a soap opera (I was lucky in that the drama did not directly harm me outside of some awkward sessions.). My group of 2 years consisted of a couple (Sam and Patty) that had been dating for years, and another male (Chris) and female gamer (Lana). I did not use their real names, but I found that names helped with the story:
Lana was interested in a coworker. Lana had never dated before and was a bit unsure as to what to do. Patty took it upon herself to help Lana along with getting the budding relationship going.
Patty then took it upon herself to have an affair with Lana's new boyfriend.
Patty began to tell Chris things, hinting at the affair. Chris suspected it and told Lana.
Sam and myself had no clue that any of this was going on. We just saw Chris snubbing Patty, and trying to get Lana to do the same. Patty played innocent and duped Sam.
Lana broke up with her new boyfriend, who continued to see Patty. Patty then broke up with Sam after her affair had gone on for three months. Chris did the "I told you so" dance.
Needless to say, the group was dead.
I'm still sitting behind my screen scratching my head.
Lana was interested in a coworker. Lana had never dated before and was a bit unsure as to what to do. Patty took it upon herself to help Lana along with getting the budding relationship going.
Patty then took it upon herself to have an affair with Lana's new boyfriend.
Patty began to tell Chris things, hinting at the affair. Chris suspected it and told Lana.
Sam and myself had no clue that any of this was going on. We just saw Chris snubbing Patty, and trying to get Lana to do the same. Patty played innocent and duped Sam.
Lana broke up with her new boyfriend, who continued to see Patty. Patty then broke up with Sam after her affair had gone on for three months. Chris did the "I told you so" dance.
Needless to say, the group was dead.
I'm still sitting behind my screen scratching my head.
Arnwyn
First Post
Not. Even. Remotely.So, has anyone had similar experiences with fellow players?
MadMaxim
First Post
Yes, you have it right, roguerouge. The DM was going to be the bridesmaid at the quitting player's wedding, but she made that decision way before the DM and her fiancé ever considered getting married. And all this crap ruined a perfectly started campaign where we all played together despite our former controversies. It just blows my mind every time I think about it... People should learn to separate things instead of mixing it all up... And I had such high hopes for this...
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