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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1366183" data-attributes="member: 515">I've had good experiences, and I've had bad experiences. It just depends on the people running the events, and the DMs. My biggest complaint with the RPGA is the modules. Most of the ones I've played in seem too tough for the level of characters taking part.As an example, the first RPGA event I went to, I signed up to play in two modules which were connected in their storyline. During the first session, I was placed at a table with all 1st level characters. After we finished the module, the DM asked how many of us were playing the second part of the story. We all said we were. He said, "Well, make sure you get a table that has some higher level characters, because a group of all 1st level characters won't make it through the next module alive. In fact, I refuse to run that module for all 1st level groups." So when they assigned tables for the next module, sure enough, the organizers sent all of the 1st level characters to one table. We complained, telling them we had heard it was too tough for 1st level characters, and asked if we could be spread out among the other groups going through that module. They told us no, all the 1st level characters had to be grouped together. Almost all of the characters were killed before we even got close to the end of the module. At another RPGA event, I had a 1st level character, and spent almost the whole adventure unconscious, with negative hit points. All of the other characters were of higher levels, and the players kept saying, "This module is too tough for us." In the final encounter, I finally died and couldn't be resurrected. The next module, my 1st level character survived, but our 3rd level cleric was killed by a minotaur, and other characters spent significant time with negative hit points. But the people I was gaming with were great, and kept inviting me back to their table to game with them. They made me feel very welcome. In my many years of being part of lots of different organizations that have some sort of pecking order, I can tell you that those groups always attract their share of jerks who are on a power trip. They like to feel important, and superior to other people. It's really sad, but it is a fact of life. The trick is to find a way to avoid those people for the most part, and have fun.</blockquote>

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