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Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD JUN 13: What have been your experience arranging, coordinating, and playing an RPG in a public library? Has your experience been consistent with different libraries? What are the pros and cons?
Posted: Sun, 14 Jun 16:56:54
Pros:
Good locations, great (free) advertising, good participation, superb facilities.
Staff typically supportive in general but uninvolved in detail.
Cons:
Typically, no food or drinks - most libraries don't allow anything except water (one not even that).
Bad hours of operations - there's not much chance for longer evening sessions (esp. if you start after normal work hours).
Space on Saturdays often is unavailable.
Open to the public - whoever shows up, shows up and expects to play. This includes recurring problem players, too many participants, too-young players, etc.
Child dump - some parents view it as free "babysitting". Most participants, in any case, will be tweens or younger.
Very little consistency in player participation, week-to-week. Does not lend itself to campaign style play.
Very, very wide range of experience in players.
You'll never approach having enough reliable GMs.
All things considered, it's a great outreach activity that will burn most people out very quickly. For experienced gamers, it's pretty unlikely to yield a sustained, enjoyable experience. That's my US$0.02.
Posted: Sun, 14 Jun 16:56:54
by ctimmins
I've been involved at different levels with several groups. It's not something for the easily discouraged.Pros:
Good locations, great (free) advertising, good participation, superb facilities.
Staff typically supportive in general but uninvolved in detail.
Cons:
Typically, no food or drinks - most libraries don't allow anything except water (one not even that).
Bad hours of operations - there's not much chance for longer evening sessions (esp. if you start after normal work hours).
Space on Saturdays often is unavailable.
Open to the public - whoever shows up, shows up and expects to play. This includes recurring problem players, too many participants, too-young players, etc.
Child dump - some parents view it as free "babysitting". Most participants, in any case, will be tweens or younger.
Very little consistency in player participation, week-to-week. Does not lend itself to campaign style play.
Very, very wide range of experience in players.
You'll never approach having enough reliable GMs.
All things considered, it's a great outreach activity that will burn most people out very quickly. For experienced gamers, it's pretty unlikely to yield a sustained, enjoyable experience. That's my US$0.02.
Reply: General Role-Playing:: Re: QOTD JUN 14: What has been your experience with RPGs that establish tension or conflict between player characters as part of the character creation process?
Posted: Sun, 14 Jun 16:52:59
Posted: Sun, 14 Jun 16:52:59
I prefer vague "character connections" being encouraged. Drama unfolding naturally is more compelling, in my opinion.
The Palladium RPG Book II: Old Ones (Fourth Printing)
Posted: Sun, 14 Jun 16:46:32
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Macross II (Second Printing)
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Robotech The Role-Playing Game (Sixth Printing)
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Rifts Sourcebook 2: The Mechanoids (Third Printing)
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GeekList Item: Item for GeekList "Cheat Your Own Adventure: 21st Century Vampire Hunter (Table 2)"
Posted: Sun, 14 Jun 16:45:53
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An item RPG Item: In Harm's Way: Dragons! has been added to the geeklist Cheat Your Own Adventure: 21st Century Vampire Hunter (Table 2)
Dust & Blood - Two Scenarios Of Gaslight London (hardcover version)
Posted: Sun, 14 Jun 16:43:15
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Dust & Blood - Two Scenarios Of Gaslight London (hardcover version)
Dust & Blood - Two Scenarios Of Gaslight London
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The Case of the Clockwork Conspiracy
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The Case of the Clockwork Conspiracy
The Case of the Clockwork Conspiracy (PDF Version)
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Dungeon Denizens II Bonus Monster Booklet (DCC)
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