Current events
This page is for discussion of stuff related to the game coming up this week, no matter when that actually is. For instance, we can all assume Nate isnt coming for some lame reason and that Ed is sick of pizza and is bringing teriyaki or some other crap. They can post something here if that happens to be untrue.
Contents
Location
Date...........game.........Location
8/03/07......Entertain yourself!
8/10/07......WHFRP....Gabe's
8/17/07......Gemini....Ben and Dieter's wonderful gaming wasteland
8/24/07......sucking nuts.....each to his own
8/31/07......WFRP......BnD WGW
9/07/07......WFRP......The BnD Gaming Wunderhaus or the Wasteland!?! (Only you can decide)
9/14/07......WFRP......The BnD Gaming Wunderhaus
Attendance and Food preference
9/14/07
--Gdaze 21:31, 10 September 2007 (MST) So as it turns out my bro's birthday is on Saturday, but we are celebrating Friday night cause he is heading down to his college on Saturday instead. So it looks like I'm gonna have to bail for this one.
--Edmiao 21:41, 10 September 2007 (MST) you suck. Guess you get that from your mom's side. I will be there (no pizza as usual).
BEN: present, pizza.
--Gdaze 21:41, 11 September 2007 (MST) Well I knew it was coming up just not sure when... Blek!
--Edmiao 09:09, 12 September 2007 (MST) wait for it.....wait for it...... yeah, you got that from your mom's side too!
--Gdaze Well played.
--Dieter the Bold 14:37, 12 September 2007 (MST) Present, pizza. Are we finishing the 3 week stretch on WHFRP or are we doing Gemini? Also, if I could get a hand or two on popping the doors off of my closet (at Ben's not back in Bellevue), I'd appreciate it. I don't want to scratch or bend anything.
--Matts 19:50, 13 September 2007 (MST)Yeah, it's WFRP this week.
Ranting and raving or other random comments
--Gdaze 09:10, 14 September 2007 (MST) Time for a lame post. Sorry to say guys, but I will be dropping out of Gimmni. It is not really one thing, but for quite awhile it just doesn't do it for me. No offense to Ben or any one person in particular. It will also free up a free Fridays in a row for me. I mean everyone else seems to be enjoying it well enough so I don't wanna be like "Well I don't like it, change it!" So I am instead just opting out so to speak, I really don't want to impead everyone else's time.
--Edmiao 12:08, 14 September 2007 (MST) i think our gaming group is sounding it's death knell in general if gabe is dropping out of half the games. three players is insufficient in my opinion. If Gabe opts out of Gemini, then I say we end it unless we recruit new players. not sure if it's worth a wrap up session or not? if gabe wants to only show up half the time to the group, then we need to recruit new players.
Ben here: I'll be hosting this gaming group for a long time to come, regardless of who comes or goes. I started it with three players, and as long as there are people who want to play, I will keep it going. I will work on recruiting new players, and I'm fine with having people bow out of whatever they want, but the idea that this means the group is going to fall apart is absurd. I have some ideas about a new game I'd like to run that would depend on less players, rather than more, anyways.
--Gdaze -- And too many players can be bad as well ya know? I'm not dropping it for free time so much by the way, more that well... as I said above. Don't sound those final horns yet partner, less players just means people get more time on stage.
Ben: Fundamentally, I've always been opposed to having partial attendance: ie, people GMing and not playing in the alternate game, or people playing in one game and not the other. Gaming groups thrive on good social energy, and when that starts to break down, that's bad. Even though I've given up on making this argument, I'll just say it again: I don't understand why people think that "going it alone" for a solution to the problems they have in our gaming group (or any social situation) is a good approach. But like I said, at this point I'd just like to let people do their own thing, get a sense for what that is, and then piece something together from what falls out. I put this group together from the ground up back in 02 and I'll do it again if that's what's necessary.
--Jason 12:36, 14 September 2007 (MST)I dont understand what you mean by go it alone.
--Edmiao I'm in all the way of course, long live Ben's condo!!!! I just know that when we drop to 1gm and 2 players, we kind of have sucked in the past. and if we are max of 3 players, you can't expect perfect attendance every week. btw i will be there tonight and gone the next two weeks. If gemini tanks, we should work more thoroughly on group unity in the future. maybe, like in whfrp, if matt has a plot in mind, that plot should start after 4 sessions of the group just doing what they do, run some smuggling jobs, develop their characters and their interactions better. this might be less necessary if the players themselves were more willing to buy into plots, but many of our group like to try to play the character to the fullest, which often ends up with "why would captain no want to do a yes?" Ben, I agree with wanting players to be involved in both running games in the group, having those who say "i'm down for my game but not yours" is counterproductive to keeping a unified and well attended group. we'd have to have half in one game, half in another. but if we have more irregulars who are good, that's fine as well. Nate is always fun when he shows up, and we enjoy the guest appearances by Justin, Jason and Brandon. Less regular players have to buy into the plots more, if they are gone when plotlines are generated. I've been trying to think of anyone i know who may be interested in joining, asked one person but got no response. I do know others who I don't know as well, have done board games with, who may be interested if you want me to cast a broader net.
btw gabe, jason, (or others), I'm playing heroscape tomorrow (sat) afternoon-eve, maybe starting at 5 and there might be an open seat. not sure yet if they are full or not. anyone tentatively intrested?
--Gdaze -- No offense Ed but you talking about group unity is the pot calling the kettle black. You burned your story telling points just to kill some people I was rescuing... and even looked right at me as you did. Then burned points to mess up a cargo run... I mean come on man, that certainly hurt the group unity. You made a character who although loyal has been one of the least "team players" in the crew. I know it is just the way his character is, but like Grant, should never have been made in the first place. I mean as a GM some people will be like "I wanna play this." And I'm like "No, that just won't fit." Why? While group members might argue over things at times, if you have one or two characters who just do whatever they want all the time it isn't FUN, which is the purpose of the game.
As for Ben saying that games strive on social energy and unity and if you play in one you should play in both... But the problem is I'm just not enjoying Gemini. I don't think I should play in a game if I don't enjoy it. The very idea that you have to play in every game is kinda absurd to me.
I guess because I don't game JUST for storytelling. I game to watch my guy grow, gets loots, and work out difficult situations, and FIGHT. I like a story that can change based on what the characters do, not have the characters be a prisoner to a story the GM wishes to tell. For example, Dementis as a character found it very amusing when Bro came waltzing in, after all he sees life as a joke. So all his hard work was like puff! Great stuff really. On the other hand I knew we wouldn't be allowed to kill off the said npcs. And for me gaming is more of letting the characters do what they want, with a healthy amount of overall story.
So in closing, I don't feel I'm going it alone, as more... I'm not having fun, other people are, so I'm opting out of said game. I'm certainly not going to opt out of a game if I'm having fun. I know that if I voice all the problems, it could just cause even MORE contention.
HEROSCAPE! Man I'd love to play. I just played a game last night seiging a castle and my brother slaughtered me. If I come is it cool if I bring my own army? I've got 2 more sets of turn markers for 8 player chaos.
Other Non-RPG gaming Events
Dune BITCHES!!!!!
My plan is to have a megaDune marathon some weekend day.
Various links: [1]
[2]
http://www.sorvan.com/games/dune/dune.html]
The Next Step in WHFRP Reboot
The Next Step in Gemini
Also See Ship's Log for past conversations and Talk:Gemini
Next episode: the other side of the jumped shark.
