GMs overusing the same concepts, schticks and being predictable in rpgs. Players playing the same character. How did you get in hobby? – vote! Gumshoe, 5E, and NewGameapalooza. Check out Darktheatre.net/llc.

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Random Encounter

Poll Results!  We asked folks how they got into gaming and this is what an untold number of people reported:

• A friend of mine – 5/33.5%
• Found on my own – 5/33.5
• Relative other than sibling (mom, dad, uncle cousin) – 4/27
• Sibling introduced me to them – 1/7

Sean & Brett talk about how they got into RPG’s.

Topic of Discussion – Overused Tropes, Images, Concepts, etc

• What have we used one too many times that we can no longer use with our regular gaming groups?
  • Brett – dead babies, evil cults, NPCs who start as friends who turn on the players, crushing any PCs loved ones to make them squirm, “You all meet in a tavern”
  • Sean – gain pc’s trust, turn on them
• Is it really bad to be “that predictable” sometimes? Does anything good come of it?
  • How do players start to react to what they know is coming?
• How do you make the old and overused new again?
  • New twists to the old such as:
    • Change setting and/or genre
    • Get the players in on the action
• What about players and not changing it up?
  • Same cake, different frosting
  • Allow players play what they want

Die Roll

Brett

1. Gumshoe – the best Investigation system out there (http://www.pelgranepress.com/)
2. Held my kick off game with my group – brief bit on how it went.
3. D&D 5e – I think I can hold out until the DMG hits and then I’ll cave.

Sean

1. Northeast Wisconsin Gameapalooza (aka Oshcon) Oct 10-12 at UW-O http://newgameapalooza.com/
2. Movie – Fury, opens Oct 14. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/
3. Our opinions of gaming in this podcast – reply to the ‘you’re doing it wrong’ crowd
4. Kicking off a new game on 10/10