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[DungeonmasterCal]

What steps would you take if you wanted to get a good group together down at the LGS?

This has never been an issue for me. My home town just got an FLGS. He offers in store gaming on weekends, but my group has so much trouble getting together in someone's house anymore it's not worth the effort to try and assemble at a store. I spoke to the store owner the other day, and he told me that the instore gaming has been pretty hit and miss, with some weekends having 2 dozen people on one night, and 2 the next.

I'd like to just drop in on a pick-up game sometime, though. I've played with the same bunch of people (more or less) for over 15 years. GenCon was a blast for me, as I got to play with other folks for a change. But starting a regular FLGS store game? Not for me. I don't have time to play with my own group, much less a bunch of new folks.

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

Wow, this really is catching on fast.

To ChaosEvoker: I PMed Shard and Student of the Mind last night on the WotC boards, but no responce yet. Do you know if Xen or LilMissKittyn are planning to make an appearance?

 

[ChaosEvoker]

Holy crap we're growing faster than a weed....(Even maybe faster than the HEF *inside joke for Dyne*) This is awesome:

New Members
Azul
The Cardinal
Nilhgualcm Leahcim

Welcome to the DMF!

@Mordmorgan
hmm...a justicar...nice idea. I've burned out on DMing for our main group (I regularly DM 3 groups) So someone else will be taking over for a while, I'm thinking of going for a Warmage, but we'll see what I get for christmas before I decide....

 

[ChaosEvoker]

Wow, this really is catching on fast.

To ChaosEvoker: I PMed Shard and Student of the Mind last night on the WotC boards, but no responce yet. Do you know if Xen or LilMissKittyn are planning to make an appearance?

I know the two of them IRL. Xen is off for the holidays but will return soon. LMK is also gone for the holidays and will return around the beggining of January. (which makes me sad [LMK is my g/f])

This place seems to be catching on here WAY faster than back at WotC. It's awesome!

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

This place seems to be catching on here WAY faster than back at WotC. It's awesome!

And if I might say, the Mods here seem infinitely cooler.

Re: Warmage: I never like the idea of using anything from the Minis Handbook, but the warmage doesn't sound too bad. Are you guys starting up a new game?

 

[Piratecat]

And if I might say, the Mods here seem infinitely cooler.

I wouldn't bitch about WotC mods; they have a difficult and thankless job, and on the whole I think they handle it pretty well.

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

I wouldn't bitch about WotC mods; they have a difficult and thankless job, and on the whole I think they handle it pretty well.

That's true. I find that most of them are quite helpful.

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

We don't restart. We just hold an amnesty day every once in a while and make sure any new stuff gets incorporated.

I did that every once in a while in my Forgotten Realms game. It seemed to work out ok, but I think it detracted a little from the game.

 

[LilMissKittyn]

Miscellaneous ramblings

LilMissKittyn is here! Sorry I'm late, I can't always control my schedule when I'm not at home.

I'm glad to have a new home for the DMF. Personally, I gave WizO_Cat a nice satirical reply to the warning email. I know they have a thankless job, but this one needed to think every once in a while.
*Ahem* Ok, I won't rant anymore. Has anyone checked on regulations here? That "report this post" button doesn't look too friendly.

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is LilMissKittyn, and I am a self-proclaimed newb DM. I know it's a taboo word here, but you guys should know that I WILL ask stupid questions, and no, I'm not stupid, just inexperienced. My personal disclaimer.
And yes, I am ChaosEvoker's g/f. (He wasn't supposed to tell anyone. )

Just a rehashing from the old foundation. And now for my first naive question:
What's the best way to work transient PC's into a campaign? (People that can't play all the time, but still want to be able to play).

 

[Mordmorgan the Mad]

Allow me to introduce myself. My name is LilMissKittyn, and I am a self-proclaimed newb DM. I know it's a taboo word here, but you guys should know that I WILL ask stupid questions, and no, I'm not stupid, just inexperienced. My personal disclaimer.
And yes, I am ChaosEvoker's g/f. (He wasn't supposed to tell anyone. )

So, the Kittyn is out of the bag, huh?

Just a rehashing from the old foundation. And now for my first naive question:
What's the best way to work transient PC's into a campaign? (People that can't play all the time, but still want to be able to play).

It really depends on where (and what level) the PCs are. In a big city, it's no problem. In the middle of a dungeon, it gets a little harder.

I find that message is always a good spell to use in these instances. If you know a player will be playing next session, have someone in the party send his/her character a message asking them to come to X location. If they're low level, you have to leave enough time for the PC to make the journey. At higher levels, teleport and greater teleport come in handy.

Another option is to allow the player to run multiple characters, at least one of which is always near the PCs. This is a little harder to keep track of, but I find it the most fun.