http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/ Freeform GMs Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:20:52 GMT b.l. imai http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10293 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10293 Welcome to the group! Running a game pointers: 1. Decide what you'll put up with before you start, character-wise and player-wise. 2. Make your rules, and Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:03:51 GMT Sarah Noel http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10292 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10292 Your Name: Sarah Noel How long have you been playing RPGs online? A Year and half How long have you been running online RPGs? I currently do not run one, I Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:47:08 GMT heza08 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10291 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10291 (("As is" was not intended to be a giant block of unformatted text with no paragraph breaks. I swear I wrote that in the rich-text editor and the preview was Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:19 GMT heza08 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10290 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10290 A long time ago, I was involved in an effort by several GMs and players (all who wanted to participate were welcome) to gather together a list of (as far as we Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:07:06 GMT Wes http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10289 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10289 This was hard to write for me since it pains me to think of members leaving, but here's my prototype for the "Leaving" guide. Please look over it and think if Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:29:43 GMT Elizabeth Wilde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10288 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10288 Why don't GMs take the time to make an exit strategy for their players? We spend huge amounts of time formulating intricate joining procedures, detailed Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:56:35 GMT b.l. imai http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10287 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10287 An excellent question, and all great replies so far! They all lead me to the same question: Why don't GMs take the time to make an exit strategy for their Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:29:21 GMT Wes http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10286 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10286 I want to share with you a message a player sent me today, which I think is ... Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:37 am I'm sorry to spring this upon you so suddenly after Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:47:12 GMT Mikel http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10285 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10285 I'm still stuck on the entire "Blowing brains out" scenario. Although now that I think about it, I did have a character kill himself once. I wasn't leaving Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:31:32 GMT Elizabeth Wilde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10284 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10284 It depends on the nature of the leaving and the extent to which they involved themselves. ... I should have specified - I am talking about players who have Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:13:46 GMT heza08 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10283 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10283 It depends on the nature of the leaving and the extent to which they involved themselves. If they joined and didn't say anything, then I'd just rather they Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:20:20 GMT Elizabeth Wilde http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10282 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10282 Is it just me, or is there a lot of lack in terms of game leaving etiquette? Most players can follow the rules when it comes to joining in terms of sending in Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:41:59 GMT Wes http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10281 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10281 Rewarding them with prizes is an extrinsic motivation, but donating time and content to the site is typically done with intrinsic motivation - the player's Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:18:29 GMT JohnD http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10280 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10280 Why - well that requires a book to be written! Partial answer - see my latest post previous topic.... I always strove to reward play - for showing up at all, Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:36:31 GMT Why? http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10279 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/freeform_GMs/message/10279 ... This is a curious idea. What rewards can a GM provide to keep the players coming back (and giving their best) besides providing a good game? A related