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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ace" data-source="post: 2218199" data-attributes="member: 944">OK I'll post mine House Guide LinesI assume you are a mature adult with good hygiene and social skills. If real life tm gets in the way let me know. I would rather you come fit rested and ready to rumble than burned out.If you are going to be late or can’t come… Call pleaseFood is vital to good gaming and everyone needs to eat. In other words Nobody Goes Hungry In general most people should pay for themselves. If this is not possible than a communal pot can be arrangedTransportation is done communally  several of my players cannot drive. It is expected that any player given a ride contribute to a gas fund or pay for a share of the driver’s supper. Make your own arrangements if you need to car pool No Gender Benders please. This rule is just a reaction to bad cross gender role-playing and in time when I know your skills are up to will be waived. It is just a pet peeve of mine so humor me. And yes the applies to ladies as wellThere will be a maximum of One Weirdo Character per group with exceptions made for very interesting linked concepts. First come first played. Of course this does not apply in some settings , Supers for instance, where everyone is expected to be weird anyway.The setting is important and does control what concepts are allowed so please don’t fight the setting. If you feel too constrained let me know up front.I use a limited number of house rules in most of my games. I will give you a sheet for the game system, so no worriesThe main focus of my games is character and story exploration with elements of acting and storytelling. D&D/D20  is the exception here where the focus is on overcoming combat challenges with everything else secondary My non D&D games are not about “leveling up”, puzzles or combat although all of those things do happen. If those things are mainly what you are interested in than my D&D game will be more fun for you.Outside of D&D/D20 There is no niche protection in my games. What I mean is that I don’t expect to parcel up skills into easy bite sized pieces. If you don’t want to play a certain type of character than don’t. This is not going to be a tactical game (unless I make a rare exception and it is discussed first) so it isn’t necessary to have “one of each”. If your character and another character have the same skill set that’s fine. Work it among yourselves. Feel free to go discuss character backgrounds among yourselves. Conversely feel free not to. Its up to you. However you do need to discuss them with me. If you don’t have a good description or drawing of your character than just let me know “Who would play him in the movie’” A description is a vital part of the character. Don’t neglect it!Ham it up if you like! We are here to have fun and “The William Shatner School of Drama (in context of course) is perfectly fine for an RPGI like Monte Python as much as the next gamer but we are here to play. If you want to get together and yak, I say great but discuss it with the group first. I like the idea of board games or just talking. It’s also a great solution if one or more key players are unable to attendPlease have a good background in mind. I am flexible about backgrounds and will in most cases allow “retconning” of the background to fits the needs of the game. Please be proactive! Don’t sit around and expect me to spoon feed you plots all the time.I like to soundtrack adventures. This is totally optional but can add to the fun but the group can and should feel free to say no. I use various Drama point systems.  These systems give you directorial power over your character and I encourage you to use them in a fun manner. They are not just BSP’s (Butt Saver Points) but a tool to let you take charge of the game. Try it.  I think you will like it.There really is no need to cheat with the Drama Point systems. Avoid the temptation pleaseExercise courtesy at the gaming table and away from it please. This means act like a grown up and don’t throw a spat because something in the game doesn’t go your way. Deal with problems in a mature way at an appropriate time.When it comes to game selection I play and GM a pretty wide range of systems. As GM I always get the tiebreaker vote and a veto but the groups does get a say in what is run. Please be up front about it if you really dislike a particular system My preferred systemsGURPS UnisystemSavage Worlds D20 HARP Others will be considered on a case by case basis</blockquote>

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