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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vargo" data-source="post: 1405019" data-attributes="member: 4436">I played <a href="http://www.rpg.net/news+reviews/reviews/rev_4762.html" target="_blank">Synnibar</a> with Raven C.S. McCracken at a 'con once.That was my second worst RPG experience ever.  I actually got up and walked away from the table.  I can't even begin to describe just how *HORRID* that experience was.  I'm not going to try at all, other than to say that the guy makes you roll for your sexual orientation, and then tells you how your character reacts, instead of letting you role-play your own character.Um...First worst was DMing a game over which two players used in-game roleplaying for one to break up with a third player, and start a real-life romance, WHILE THE GUY GETTING DROPPED WAS AT THE <Erik's grandma> TABLE.Ouch.Third worst was joining a "gaming guild" - a bunch of people who played at the library, and pooled cash for books.  There was a membership fee, which is how the bookpool got started.  However, I found out after joining that there was a sort of "core group" of gamers that didn't give a crap about the new joinees, other than how much they could fleece them for...To wit, when I started playing, my 1st level monk (1st edition) was walking along a road.  Suddenly, I had to make a save versus petrification.  I made it.  I ran and dived into a ditch, hoping to break line of sight with whatever was trying to petrify me.  No dice, a second petrification save, and I was turned to stone.  The other new guy got turned to stone as well, missed his first save.We spent the rest of the session sitting, listening to these high-level characters throwing their armies at each other.  Demanded full refunds, and walked.</blockquote>

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