The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[payn]

time to make a vent about your local group thread

This one is for our favorite Bard lover.

 

[Thomas Shey]

Add to that the fact that a lot of people have gaming friends. They only play RPGs with those people so to see those friends, they have to play RPGs. If those friends insist on only playing a game that person doesn’t enjoy…they’re stuck with a crappy choice.

That was one of the "lots of reasons" I mentioned.

 

[trappedslider]

oh hey you finally learned how to link actual articles into your post have a

 

[Thomas Shey]

But I do wish that more unhappy people would come back to questions like “but if not this, then what…not doing the thing that always makes me unhappy in practice?” and looking at the alternatives seriously.

I suspect because not doing it also makes them unhappy, too. Not long ago I bailed on a group I'd been GMing and/or playing with for decades, because I concluded I was getting more pain than joy out of it.

But I still don't feel entirely good about it, either. Its people I only gamed with, and a campaign that had a lot of potential.

My point isn't to show my second thoughts, but that sometimes the decision is--unclear. Someone can be getting both joy and pain out of their gaming and that can make the decision--complex--to engage with. Its much easier to just keep playing and gripe about the bad parts.

(Mind you, there's at least one poster on here where it seems like it should be really clearcut--but then, I'm still not sure his gig isn't a really elaborate troll.)

 

[payn]

I suspect because not doing it also makes them unhappy, too. Not long ago I bailed on a group I'd been GMing and/or playing with for decades, because I concluded I was getting more pain than joy out of it.

But I still don't feel entirely good about it, either. Its people I only gamed with, and a campaign that had a lot of potential.

My point isn't to show my second thoughts, but that sometimes the decision is--unclear. Someone can be getting both joy and pain out of their gaming and that can make the decision--complex--to engage with. Its much easier to just keep

I was GMing an AP about ten years ago. The group was a mix of folks I knew and one of the players knew. We all met in PFS and wanted to get a long campaign in a no organized play setting. I was very excited as I joined PFS with this intention of finding players.

I poured a ton into bringing the game to life. The players seemed to enjoy it,but also had a lot of chuckle head tendencies. Not taking things seriously, lots of off color jokes, not appreciating my work it seemed. Finally, I decided the workload payout was too much and was thinking of throwing in the towel. I asked them at the end of the session what they thought. I was surprised to be showered in praise. They all really enjoyed the game and said it was miles above typical PFS play.

I was pretty floored by that. It did recharge my battery. I did, however, adjust my workload down and found a more manageable place. I was able to cut the pain and refund the joy. So, sometimes it works out.

 

[payn]

Some pretty frosty exchanges lately. Its the holidays imma try and warm things up.

 

[J.Quondam]

Grease in your catalog is only marginally more important, financially, than having The Beverly Hillbillies.

Interestingly, this also applies to spellbooks.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Interestingly, this also applies to spellbooks.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Some pretty frosty exchanges lately. Its the holidays imma try and warm things up.

Great idea! I love to warm things up!

 

[payn]

Great idea! I love to warm things up!

The turkey is done!