What are you doing to keep the hobby alive?
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Gilladian
Adventurer
Hmmm.... I play regularly with a 13 year old and his dad. I'm going to invite the younger brother to join us when he turns 12, which is when his older brother started playing "with the grown ups". They already play a kids' game at home with Dad as the DM.
I've run games to teach people to DM at the gameshop in the past; I played a LOT at the shop when I was a young teen, and as a young adult before I went off to college (late starter, there...), so I feel an affinity for that environment, and it is a good place to meet new gamers.
I ran a game for one summer at the Library to teach Teens to play. It didn't go over VERY big, but I did get a couple kids interested who'd never heard of tabletop RPGs before.
I've run games to teach people to DM at the gameshop in the past; I played a LOT at the shop when I was a young teen, and as a young adult before I went off to college (late starter, there...), so I feel an affinity for that environment, and it is a good place to meet new gamers.
I ran a game for one summer at the Library to teach Teens to play. It didn't go over VERY big, but I did get a couple kids interested who'd never heard of tabletop RPGs before.
Holy Bovine
First Post
Nothing.
Here's what I do:
I ignore threads that try to tell me the hobby is dying and just keep playing.
Has it ever occurred to you guys that people who make the claim of the hobby dying might have some sort of conflict with the game and/or the company that produces and are therefore using these hit pieces to try and damage the company in any way they can?
Any time you read them and even consider those words, you are strengthening their position, and not the company nor the hobby.
So you probably shouldn't read their crap.
Any time you read them and even consider those words, you are strengthening their position, and not the company nor the hobby.
So you probably shouldn't read their crap.
megamania
Hero
ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU BUT INSTEAD WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
I run games for my kids currently. I freely talk about the game and encourage others to play also.
Something that happened to my son this past week I believe has much to say about what is going on with DnD as of late-
He was called a nerd since he plays DnD using dice and paper instead of computers.
Computers and their use are changing the game. That is how we need to save the hobby someone.
I run games for my kids currently. I freely talk about the game and encourage others to play also.
Something that happened to my son this past week I believe has much to say about what is going on with DnD as of late-
He was called a nerd since he plays DnD using dice and paper instead of computers.
Computers and their use are changing the game. That is how we need to save the hobby someone.
TarionzCousin
Second Most Angelic Devil Ever
Actually, I realized I do more than just snark. I only buy from my 2 FLGS. I never buy discounted from Amazon.com.
And I am a Community Supporter at this Eric Noah's Gramma Website thing.
And I am a Community Supporter at this Eric Noah's Gramma Website thing.
MarauderX
Explorer
To answer the question in the original post without reading the whole thread...
I attend game days around DC when I can, either sharing the tricks I use in my homebrew game, or by donating DM duties to the Living series. When I travel I usually am looking for a game to hop in as a guest player, and now Wednesdays are an easy night to find a game at FLGS's no matter which city I visit. People pronounce kobold differently everywhere, but dice still roll the same, and fun is shared by all. Sometimes there are selfish players that want to 'win' by getting more stuff or rewards or whatever, or others that you might not like to game with again, but by being cool and having fun anyway can lead them to do the same - think Pay It Forward.
I keep a public ongoing wiki of our game sessions. Since the wiki tracks the number of unique visitors, it is easy to see that there are far more hits per day than we have players.
I also talk to others about the hobby to others, but not in a geeky check-out-my-half-orc kind of way. One or two sentences and that's it, then ask about their hobbies. If they aren't interested they'll talk about boating, skiing, baseball cards, or whatever, but those who are ask more.
I attend game days around DC when I can, either sharing the tricks I use in my homebrew game, or by donating DM duties to the Living series. When I travel I usually am looking for a game to hop in as a guest player, and now Wednesdays are an easy night to find a game at FLGS's no matter which city I visit. People pronounce kobold differently everywhere, but dice still roll the same, and fun is shared by all. Sometimes there are selfish players that want to 'win' by getting more stuff or rewards or whatever, or others that you might not like to game with again, but by being cool and having fun anyway can lead them to do the same - think Pay It Forward.
I keep a public ongoing wiki of our game sessions. Since the wiki tracks the number of unique visitors, it is easy to see that there are far more hits per day than we have players.
I also talk to others about the hobby to others, but not in a geeky check-out-my-half-orc kind of way. One or two sentences and that's it, then ask about their hobbies. If they aren't interested they'll talk about boating, skiing, baseball cards, or whatever, but those who are ask more.
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