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Hayabusa Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-18-09 09:20 PM
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[RPG] Should I warn this guy about what he's probably getting into?
Several years ago, I played in an online Star Wars rpg game with this one Game Master , and it went well for the first couple of sessions. Then, it went to hell, as he became controlling in the game, not even granting a reasonable request for a new starfighter, preferring that his players fly around in his super hyped-up fighter from hell that was pretty much past the Mary Sue boundary, if that's even possible for an inanimate object.

His continued hard headedness led to one player being kicked out of the game, simply because he wouldn't play along with the GM when it came to the ship. Said player's character was violently and humiliatingly written off a second later on a forum post, his ship unexplainedly blowing up with him in it.

Not agreeing with this, I left the group as well, and the GM threw a fit.

Over the years, his other posts on the game system's message boards have shown that he is still as hard-headed as ever and his latest stunt seemed to destroy yet another group.

Now, he's recruiting for a rerun of the same game that I was in, and his only bite so far is a newcomer to the board, his only two posts in the recruitment message thread. Should I warn this guy that he's in danger of meeting the GM from Hell? I don't know if he's truly new to the system or not, but if he is, I'm afraid that it'll spoil his enjoyment of the entire ruleset.

What should I do, DU?

Man, this sounds very, very nerdy...
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-18-09 09:34 PM
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1. You're right, that sounds horribly nerdy
You should tell the guy your experience, and describe this GM and how he's a bit different from the rest. I'd leave it as factual as possible, and let the noob draw his own conclusions...
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-18-09 10:37 PM
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2. I would.
If it's an open board, I'd post something like "Are you the same shit GM that did x, x and x? Because if you are, you SUCK!"
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RandomThoughts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-18-09 10:53 PM
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3. In an Rpg, some GMs think it is about them
the best GMs know it is about the group and them enjoying the adventure, and accomplishing there goals as they see them to be. The GM is actually the least important part of that game.

It is like work, when in management the employees are most important, they get the work done, they make the money, the first role of a manager in my view is to take care of the workers, because without them the manager has nothing but his ego left.
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Hayabusa Donating Member (561 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 08:43 AM
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4. Thanks for the advice everyone.
It does sound horribly nerdy, because I am horribly nerdy! :P

I've decided to PM the guy and let him know of my last few games with the guy. I can only hope that he makes up his own mind.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-19-09 10:32 AM
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5. get a girlfriend?
or go outside?
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