2009/4/2 omentide <[email protected]>: > But the people who put their bottoms on the chairs are paying. They > are not paying the writers or the GMs. But they're paying their money.
And they're getting crap. I know there are people who say they can take a scenario hot off the presses, throw the system out the window and still run a great game - those people are wrong. If they're lucky, they'll manage mediocre. If they know one of the scenario or the system, they can get good, but the odds aren't in their favour. Without resorting to but-things-should-be-this-way logic, I can only back up my opinions with what I've experienced. d3-1 good RPGs at each Irish con I've been to this con season. 4 out of 4 great ones at Conpulsion. I've found myself strongly favouring LARPs at Irish cons because generally RPGs are a waste of time - and let's not forget that LARPs have always, as far as I know, followed the single-table model. Fergal, you said that the problem's with the people rather than the system - but the fact is that those are the people there are to work with. Something's gotta change, and if the people were going to, wouldn't they have? By the way, I hope I didn't imply I'm against throwing babies - sounds like a fine time to me. Shane -- I found out, long ago It's a long way down the holiday road
