Alex Schröder’s last blog post..Comments on More Than I Can Chew

@gamefiend: WHAT! Your black!?! OMFG. Your skill challenges don’t sound black. Just joshing you. The “inner negro” comment had me rolling. I think some people try too hard to cross some imaginary racial boundary… Which is when you get dumb remarks like that. He probably meant well, but had some ingrained notion that he had to identify with you. Or he was just a jack-ass.

I do agree with you that most gamers are good people, some of us just need some extra attention on the social integration fronts. Most discussions I hear about race at the gaming table involve whether or not its worthy of a level adjustment.

Also, at cons. Not only do you get grubby smelly gamer going on, but one guy thought he was vibing with me by telling me his dragonborn was channeling his “inner negro” (no. I am not kidding you. If only I could be so willfully full of imagination) and then starts in some theory about how the races are like different DnD races. Because, well, you know, gnomes are like jews (big noses, like money…).

And he cheated. So bad he cheated!!!

But thankfully all of this stuff has been pretty rare. Gamers, despite some quirks and the fact that they spend all day dreaming of being things with scaly skin and pointy ears (like me!) are generally good folk.

gamefiend’s last blog post..A new look, some new powers.

Once the department started to break up (the whole department got fired and I was the only one left – kinda like Corporate Survivor) the game also deteriorated.

I tried to find another group after that and let me tell you, finding gaming groups in Las Vegas is scary.

Harrison McLeod’s last blog post..Changing Breeds: The Other Shifters

@Donny_the_DM: Check, no “vouched for” peeps. Yeah, I know Zachary Houghton of the RPG Blog II lives just on the otherside of Indy from me. Seems like I have run across at least one other…

Having been through this (and other similar scenarios) before, I usually hold an interview before actually starting a game. If you just get some gamers together, with minimal encouragement, they will start telling you all kinds of stuff about themselves, their characters, and the games they have / would like to play.

We meet at a low key public location (Denny’s usually) and have a meal together, discussing why everyone is here, what they want, and what kid of game is desired. The game location is kept “secret” and those who are invited will receive a call tomorrow.

It’s worked for me, in fact, the only creepy weirdos I have had the displeasure to share table with, were those “vouched” for by multiple group members, only to find out they didn’t really know them very well.

Too bad you are all the way over there in IN, I’d game with you :)
Though if memory serves, at least three or four other bloggers are from IN as well.

Donny_the_DM’s last blog post..My 4E game.

The more I think about it, Find new players or a new group is like find a new job or finding new employees. There should always be interview process where the new players or the group are vetted somehow.

Bonemaster’s last blog post..Player Networking