Good week.
Going to see Star Wars on Sunday.
I'll message you all about it on Friday.
People have been talking about this all week and it is legit sad to me that I had no idea what they meant because I have been so disappointed and disinterested in the new trilogy. I loved Star Wars as a kid and teen, but maaaaaaan did the prequels position the stake and the sequels hammer it into the heart for me.
(...That said, The Mandalorian fucking rocks.)
I'll message you, too.
Of the PRPs I've been in the last few months, some have been great while others have left me feeling like I wasted my time.
And there's definitely one thing that stands out as to 'why.'
In the ones I enjoyed, the ST made an effort to engage everyone. No one or two PCs stood out above the rest for the duration of the scene. In the ones I enjoyed the least, there was usually one or two PCs dominating the whole thing: jumping up to make every roll, rushing forward to the point of ignoring others who might have input or skill that'd be of benefit, etc.
I absolutely blame the latter on the ST. Not in a malicious way, but, as an ST you should be able to tell when people are steamrolling and do something to get things more in hand. Be it paging them quietly or taking a firmer grip on the reins as you guide the scene.
Now, it's easier (as an ST / IMO) to take the reins when you can see peoples' sheets. Instead of 'Whoever can, roll Medicine to...' you can page Bob, the medic, directly and ask him to make a roll.
Some STs ask for feedback after a scene and when it's been one of those where people are steamrolling, I find myself a little... unsure how to approach that feedback. In part because I want to be able to provide some constructive advice. Instead of just 'Well, unfortunately, I felt unnecessary because other people were always too quick on the draw to roll or volunteer without consideration for sharing the spotlight' I want to be able to provide advice.
So, STs:
How do you make sure to engage an entire group and provide interaction for everyone*? What advice would you give for someone just learning?
*Before the usual naysayers jump in, I don't mean the players who don't bother to engage in return. I mean the situations where players who want to engage are constantly left out because someone else is quicker to hit enter. Those times where you get a page from someone going 'So I want to try X, what do I need to- oh, never mind, I see Jane already did it.' These people clearly want to engage, but are being left behind because they're not as quick on the draw.
I'll mull over my own methods and write up another post in reply, but I'd love to see what others find works for them.
@Ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
k forrest
(It was Bubba.)
I know but I figured that'd garner less recognition
@Ganymede said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I hate pie.
I love pie.
Dry pie. Pie with fruit. Pie that's sweet. Pie with cream in or on it.
I love pie.
k forrest
@Derp said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
@Auspice said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
I'll throw the evil cheesecake haters a bone here...
I hate pie.
Dry crust + hot, squishy fruit. Ugh.Sugar cream pie is the shit though.
But it has no fruit.
I consider stuff like chocolate meringue and their ilk different from 'pie.'
When people talk about pie, 9 times out of 10 they mean the stuff packed with fruit that is invariably paired with a dry-ass crust.
And yeah yeah all the 'but that means it wasn't made well!' claims. I've heard them. None of those people have ever given me a pie that isn't still super dry with hot, squishy fruit inside.
I'll throw the evil cheesecake haters a bone here...
I hate pie.
Dry crust + hot, squishy fruit. Ugh.
@Roz said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:
Cheesecake is gross. Enjoy your LACK OF DOWNVOTES.
I don't think the 'lie' is the problem.
It's when someone refuses to admit it (as in Pandora's case...).
My ex husband would do that. He'd forget or misremember something and being corrected would set him into a rage. That's when it crosses from accidental or sans intent into a problem.
@Derp said in MSB Book Club 2020?:
I have a pretty narrow section of themes I like to read, but I would be down.
And obvs there'd be no expectation to join every month. Come and go as you please. 
Would anyone be interested in doing this? We read a book each month and then have a thread dedicated to discussing it (so people can easily avoid spoilers if they wish).
I'm in another book club where the method goes:
The winning book becomes the book read for the month with a chapter goal each week (divide # of chapters by # of weeks in the month). Last week of the month includes picking book for next month.
If people are interested, I can gladly organize. Toss suggestions (incl. a link to Good Reads or Amazon or somewhere with a synopsis) for the first book. The theme is...
nature
(Book suggestions have to be related, even tangentially, to the theme. If you can justify it, suggest it!)
@surreality said in Anyone kind enough to help me with oWoD?:
@Auspice It really is a melange of impressive and terrifying, isn't it.
@surreality said in Anyone kind enough to help me with oWoD?:
@Coin Especially if it's on that game where the headwiz or whoever makes breeder kinfolk for every wuff with a dong that shows up. That'd likely lead to a poor experience.
Look, she's half of her own playerbase. Gotta respect the time commitment
@Derp said in Anyone kind enough to help me with oWoD?:
@Coin said in Anyone kind enough to help me with oWoD?:
I'd make sure whoever was recruiting you to play a Kinfolk isn't someone who ascribes to the (very much official, as far as in-game attitudes are concerned) position that Kinfolk are basically breeding stock.
Unless they're really hot.
And then you should suggest LARP. <.<
@Coin said in Wildly Out of Context:
@Auspice said in Wildly Out of Context:
From a coworker:
'The trick is to get so overwhelmed that it doesn't even matter anymore. That's where I'm at.'Are we working together? Am i your co-worker?
Do you look like a ginger Daniel Radcliffe in his mid-20s?
Good week.
Going to see Star Wars on Sunday.
I'll message you all about it on Friday.
From a coworker:
'The trick is to get so overwhelmed that it doesn't even matter anymore. That's where I'm at.'
