Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Walking away from a game...
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Greg K" data-source="post: 5439302" data-attributes="member: 5038"><p>The first time involved me going to a high level AD&D 1e game run by a coworker. The characters were modeled after Wolverine, Green Lantern and Dr. Strange. I don't like high level D&D games and, if I want superheroes, I had a lot of games including Marvel, DC, and Champions.</p><p></p><p> The second time was a group that I had started and had to leave, temporarily, due to school and work. I returned to find the player we brought in had convinced everyone to play Rolemaster. Not a problem I liked Rolemaster. </p><p> The first problem was his best friend whom he brought in. The guy was a powergaming butt kicking douche (no offense to the power gamers and butt-kickers). I brought in my rogue and the guy tries telling me that I don't know how to make a character, because I didn't max out my ranks in my main weapon or body development. Even after telling him that I had been playing the game for ten years and my character would start putting more emphasis after he has been adventuring, the dude wouldn't stop harping.</p><p> In addition, to the jerk, the game was one big combat fest with nothing else. Just one fight after another. Boring and not the style of gaming the group had been playing.</p><p> After the game, I asked the GM if all of his sessions were like this and he said, "Yes". So, I told him that I would not return.</p><p> He then asked what was wrong and I told him that I don't enjoy hack and slash games. I want to explore the setting. I want to interact with NPCs. I wanted the style that we had been playing before I left and everyone seemed to enjoy.</p><p> To my surprise, he breathed a sigh of relief. He hated the game he was running. He focused the game on combat, because his friend would whine and throw tantrums if there was anything except combat. Since nobody else spoke up he just assumed everyone was having fun. </p><p> Several days later, he called me up to ask me back. He talked to the other players and they were tolerating the game. They wanted more interaction with the setting and NPCs. So that was what he was going to give the group. His friend could either accept it or leave.</p><p> So, I went back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Greg K, post: 5439302, member: 5038"] The first time involved me going to a high level AD&D 1e game run by a coworker. The characters were modeled after Wolverine, Green Lantern and Dr. Strange. I don't like high level D&D games and, if I want superheroes, I had a lot of games including Marvel, DC, and Champions. The second time was a group that I had started and had to leave, temporarily, due to school and work. I returned to find the player we brought in had convinced everyone to play Rolemaster. Not a problem I liked Rolemaster. The first problem was his best friend whom he brought in. The guy was a powergaming butt kicking douche (no offense to the power gamers and butt-kickers). I brought in my rogue and the guy tries telling me that I don't know how to make a character, because I didn't max out my ranks in my main weapon or body development. Even after telling him that I had been playing the game for ten years and my character would start putting more emphasis after he has been adventuring, the dude wouldn't stop harping. In addition, to the jerk, the game was one big combat fest with nothing else. Just one fight after another. Boring and not the style of gaming the group had been playing. After the game, I asked the GM if all of his sessions were like this and he said, "Yes". So, I told him that I would not return. He then asked what was wrong and I told him that I don't enjoy hack and slash games. I want to explore the setting. I want to interact with NPCs. I wanted the style that we had been playing before I left and everyone seemed to enjoy. To my surprise, he breathed a sigh of relief. He hated the game he was running. He focused the game on combat, because his friend would whine and throw tantrums if there was anything except combat. Since nobody else spoke up he just assumed everyone was having fun. Several days later, he called me up to ask me back. He talked to the other players and they were tolerating the game. They wanted more interaction with the setting and NPCs. So that was what he was going to give the group. His friend could either accept it or leave. So, I went back. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Walking away from a game...
Top