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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 8676619" data-attributes="member: 4937"><p>My report from Origins is that it was 'meh'. While not having as many gamers hanging around has its advantages, not having as many tables running cool games does not. There was a marked lack of tables with viable one shot games catering to under 18. Maybe it's that last part of 'under 18' that I never had to notice before, but there were very few RPG tables with interesting games that also allowed under 18 players and almost everything interesting sold out in the first hour. I was only 40 minutes late registering and missed at least two of the games I had been planning to sign up for. </p><p></p><p>It was very much noticeable that things like Shadowrun were not selling out quickly. A lot of years the new major publisher releases are the the new hotness, but this year no one seemed interested. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, ended up with just one day worth attending and one poor game and one good game. It wasn't a terrible first experience with a con for my gamer Grrl, but not a great one either.</p><p></p><p>Ironically, she had much more fun at a table of (as she put it) "grey haired men", then she did at the mixed gender table. Being a player is a skill people. It always amazes me the number of people who have been playing RPGs for 20+ years that are terrible at it. If you are talking not only more than every other player, but more than the GM, maybe think about taking some spotlight off yourself. </p><p></p><p>Also, tip to GMs. Just because the girl is 16 doesn't mean she's a novice child. She's got like 10 years of experience with RPGs, and has at times been a twice a week gamer playing a wide variety of systems and indy games. She plays things like 'Blades in the Dark'. Please don't condescend or assume she can't keep up with adults.</p><p></p><p>Also, second tip to GMs. When running a 4 hour one shot it is better to do a few scenes really well than a lot of scenes poorly. Keep it tight and focused.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 8676619, member: 4937"] My report from Origins is that it was 'meh'. While not having as many gamers hanging around has its advantages, not having as many tables running cool games does not. There was a marked lack of tables with viable one shot games catering to under 18. Maybe it's that last part of 'under 18' that I never had to notice before, but there were very few RPG tables with interesting games that also allowed under 18 players and almost everything interesting sold out in the first hour. I was only 40 minutes late registering and missed at least two of the games I had been planning to sign up for. It was very much noticeable that things like Shadowrun were not selling out quickly. A lot of years the new major publisher releases are the the new hotness, but this year no one seemed interested. Anyway, ended up with just one day worth attending and one poor game and one good game. It wasn't a terrible first experience with a con for my gamer Grrl, but not a great one either. Ironically, she had much more fun at a table of (as she put it) "grey haired men", then she did at the mixed gender table. Being a player is a skill people. It always amazes me the number of people who have been playing RPGs for 20+ years that are terrible at it. If you are talking not only more than every other player, but more than the GM, maybe think about taking some spotlight off yourself. Also, tip to GMs. Just because the girl is 16 doesn't mean she's a novice child. She's got like 10 years of experience with RPGs, and has at times been a twice a week gamer playing a wide variety of systems and indy games. She plays things like 'Blades in the Dark'. Please don't condescend or assume she can't keep up with adults. Also, second tip to GMs. When running a 4 hour one shot it is better to do a few scenes really well than a lot of scenes poorly. Keep it tight and focused. [/QUOTE]
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