MGibster
Legend
A currently player will say they know someone who might be interested, we have them ask, and if the answer is yes they show up and we start playing.How do you pick replacement players for your regular face to face games?
My current game is weekly, and has been together for 18 years. We play at a player's home chosen for its central location (I live out in the country, so even though I am the GM, I cannot host).
I've been with my current group for about six years now. We've got a solid core of 5 players with one person rotating out on occasion.
I maintain five players; in the rare occasion that I need a replacement, any potential candidate must be endorsed by at least one present or former player, and pass a background check (several of us have careers which would preclude gaming with a felon, for instance, and the host has small children).
I don't even know how you'd ask someone for the personal identification information necessary to conduct a thorough background screen. Okay, I get it, you just ask. But I'm very reluctant to provide anyone with my PII. Do you get them to sign an authorization form?
I prefer gaming with people in their 30s or older but the folks at my table all have wildly different political beliefs. I do expect all players to attend games regularly and on time.In addition, we prefer players who are over thirty, ex-military, and possessing comparable personality traits and views with the group, although the first two are waiver-able. Regular and timely attendance of the game is a must; we average 49-51 sessions a year.
Currently we are not allowed to recruit female players by (several) wifely fiat, and by currently, I mean never.
Oh, wow. Admittedly all the women in my group are married to other members of the group. But my wife has never voiced concerns to me that there might be wimmen in any of my gaming groups.