That roleplay itch
Apr. 9th, 2016 12:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luckykaaAfter last weekend's fun frantic plushie roleplay, I really feel an urge to do more.
I need more geeky friends to do this with. There is the Leicester Roleplay guild, and I might go down to do that, but I'm not really all that enthralled by the idea of playing in a big D&D game and there's really not a lot of encouragment for other people to run games. People seem to like the big nerdy High fantasy fest.
Ideally I should set up my own group. With blackjack. And hookers! Or at least with an upper limit of number of players in a game. The group in Amsterdam did things a lot better.
They had different games running every week, with the games agreed in advance. The GMs were actively encouraged to volunteer well in advance, and the games were advertised on the meetup page. Players were asked to sign up for a game when they clicked the RSVP button, or they could take pot-luck on the day.
The trouble is, I have no idea how to go about setting something like this up. The guild seems to be happy doing things their way. Other people who may be interested have their own issues - mainly that a handful of roleplayers can be kinda hard work. They have a point. But if I did, where do I start? Where can I find an affordable venue? How do I promote it? How do I actually encourage people to GM?
And do I really want to? All I want is a game that I care about.
I need more geeky friends to do this with. There is the Leicester Roleplay guild, and I might go down to do that, but I'm not really all that enthralled by the idea of playing in a big D&D game and there's really not a lot of encouragment for other people to run games. People seem to like the big nerdy High fantasy fest.
Ideally I should set up my own group. With blackjack. And hookers! Or at least with an upper limit of number of players in a game. The group in Amsterdam did things a lot better.
They had different games running every week, with the games agreed in advance. The GMs were actively encouraged to volunteer well in advance, and the games were advertised on the meetup page. Players were asked to sign up for a game when they clicked the RSVP button, or they could take pot-luck on the day.
The trouble is, I have no idea how to go about setting something like this up. The guild seems to be happy doing things their way. Other people who may be interested have their own issues - mainly that a handful of roleplayers can be kinda hard work. They have a point. But if I did, where do I start? Where can I find an affordable venue? How do I promote it? How do I actually encourage people to GM?
And do I really want to? All I want is a game that I care about.
