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I'll be running a beginner's trilogy of evergreen scenario's within the next week or so and will give newcomers the first shot. Looking at running Masters of the Fallen Fortress, The Confirmation, and The Consortium Compact...

Recruitment Link

That was quick...looks like recruiting may be closed. Got 5 newcomers (either to PFS, PbP, or both) ready to go. I also saw a newcomer post here recently (UlSkadi Rei) looking for a game and pm'ed her...I'm holding the 6th spot for her and will give her a day or so to post over on the Recruitment link above if she's interested...

Would the following folk please check in on the session's Discussion Page (if you have not already done so):

bzl109
meloriel
Knight of Rust
Isin Ghar
DM Livgin
UlSkadi Rei

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Bless your heart, Otha!

Hmm


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GM Hmm wrote:

Bless your heart, Otha!

Hmm

Y'all might be earning some Southern street cred with phrases like that, Hmmm.

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DM DoctorEvil wrote:
GM Hmm wrote:

Bless your heart, Otha!

Hmm

Y'all might be earning some Southern street cred with phrases like that, Hmmm.

I'm from the Deep South, so that's music to my ears...


Ha! I use y’all as well. And I cook grits. Side effects of having married a southerner when I was young.

Hmm

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GM Hmm wrote:

Ha! I use y’all as well. And I cook grits. Side effects of having married a southerner when I was young.

Hmm

You're way ahead of the power curve then...when I mention grits to my friends from up north, I usually get, "You mean like Cream of Wheat?" ;)

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GM Otha wrote:
GM Hmm wrote:

Ha! I use y’all as well. And I cook grits. Side effects of having married a southerner when I was young.

Hmm

You're way ahead of the power curve then...when I mention grits to my friends from up north, I usually get, "You mean like Cream of Wheat?" ;)

More like, polenta man....


Creme of wheat!?! You gotta be kidding me. Grits are grits and creme of wheat is just a poor imitation.

Now for the big question... What's your take on in grits and cheese?

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Silver Crusade

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As a mainland European, I'm shocked to discover that the Gunslinger use porridge to reload their weapons faster... My world was a lie!

Joke aside it's always cool to learn new words :)

Liberty's Edge

Will the following players report for duty, for another round of excavation and exploration into the unknown, the Wrathwarped Halls!

Kitajo Uchihide, Nightdeath, Lucklesshero, Orophin Telemnarn, Upaynao, Melda

Report for duty here!

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GM Poblano Pepper wrote:

Creme of wheat!?! You gotta be kidding me. Grits are grits and creme of wheat is just a poor imitation.

Now for the big question... What's your take on in grits and cheese?

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I love me some grits and cheese...I'm kind of like Bubba from Forrest Gump 'bout grits...grits n' cheese, grits n' toast, grits n' eggs, grits n' biscuits, grits n' gravy, grits n' bacon, grits and shrimp, and just plain ole grits all by their lonesome...


But what about the spam and grits?!?

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Our Mysterious Benefactor wrote:
But what about the spam and grits?!?

Blech! Nope, not even grits can rescue spam...


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GM Otha wrote:


Blech! Nope, not even grits can rescue spam...

More like the opposite. I know, I'm weird, but I actually like Spam.

Silver Crusade

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Our Mysterious Benefactor wrote:
But what about the spam and grits?!?

Could I have the "Spam, Spam, Spam, Rat, Grits, and Spam," but without so much Spam in it?

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Had fried spam as a kid. Never again. I have the money for real meat products now. Heh.

Shrimp and grits is another popular dish.


I just had fried spam recently for the first time and loved it! I also love cheese grits, fried chicken, copiously buttered biscuits, mashed taters. All with too much butter/cheese/sauce. Mmmm Southern food.

...I was born and raised in the South though...


I was a military brat as a kid, so spam was a common feature in my childhood. Had many fried spam sandwiches. My parents were from NC, so grits were common too. Last time I had spam though, about 15 years ago when I was in my mid 20's I got some spam to eat and either I stopped liking it or they changed something.


Banesama wrote:
I was a military brat as a kid, so spam was a common feature in my childhood. Had many fried spam sandwiches. My parents were from NC, so grits were common too. Last time I had spam though, about 15 years ago when I was in my mid 20's I got some spam to eat and either I stopped liking it or they changed something.

Both... I'm guessing both.

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RyckyRych wrote:
GM Otha wrote:


Blech! Nope, not even grits can rescue spam...
More like the opposite. I know, I'm weird, but I actually like Spam.

The only other people I know who say that are Filipino.

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Apparently it's huge in Hawaii.


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This being the recruitment thread and all I'm looking for four cans to fill seats in a game of Return to Spamalot (3.14-15) New players Fresh meat welcome. ;)


WMIG -- Your link links back to this discussion. Is that intentional?


James Martin wrote:
Apparently it's huge in Hawaii.

Yep, in CA also as they have their fair share of Hawaiian BBQ places. I'm not Hawaiian or Filipino. I'm just happen to like spam.

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I like it too, but so salty I can't really stand to eat it too often.

Dark Archive

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Please move the discussions to the discussion thread so players can keep an eye open for new games. :)

Liberty's Edge

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Sorry for...what's the term for what we're doing to this thread? Man, it's on the tip of my tongue....


Looking for 2 players, priority for newbies
PFS Crypt of the Everflame


Ditto, but I need 2 more for tier 4-5 Hall of the Flesh Eaters

Are pirates, booty, jungles, booty, ancient dungeon complexes, did I mention booty, and necromancy your thing? Then it is a pirate's life for you! I'm hijacking (like a pirate, see what I did there?) an scuttled Game Day thread (2 really), and I need at least 2 players to fill some seats. Start time is tomorrow.

Priority to folks who can breathe.


Yeah I've finished my Game day games, I picked up some games that were dropped last game day and am open and available to pick up or take over a game if anyone needs it.


I'm starting to get the sense that I need to check this thread like every few hours if I want to stumble into a game that isn't already full!


For the last few weeks, the number of recruitment posts has been lower than normal due to PbP Gameday. Since the second half of Gameday is starting to finish for people, I expect that the recruitment postings will pick up again. That being said, it does seem that games fill up fast. When I'm looking for a game I tend to keep the site open in a browser tab and I refresh it every hour or so. Using this approach I've usually been able to get into a game within just a few days (when it's not Gameday).


Yeah a lot of the GMs will start to cycle back in as session 2 concludes.

I have a bajillion tables going at the moment, and they are all to the back end and starting to conclude.


Also note that GMs have different methods to recruiting PCs:

- First come, first served
- Open Lottery
- Specifically looking for newbies/veterans
- CORE campaign recruitments tend to be less popular (and less frequent)

They all have their advantages and minuses, so keep your eyes peeled.


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I've also seen recruitment where the GM asks for applications for a campaign, and then assesses applicant viability against posting history/strength, ability to post a certain number of times per day/week, and intriguing characters that might fit a particular scenario well.


^ That's my standard method for modules and longer scenarios, actually. I like trying to pick a good mix of people with interesting characters to fill a game.

There's also by invitation, where a GM invites players that they loved to come back to one of their games. It's hard to measure these things, but I believe that a very large percentage of PBP games here fill by invitation. The main problem with this method by itself though is that it doesn't welcome newcomers.

And then there's hybrids. This game day I had people who signed up on sign up sheets, and people I invited, and newcomers who arrived at some of my seats via lottery. Often all in the same game.

Don't be afraid to mix it up.

Hmm

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Wei Ji the Learner wrote:


I've also seen recruitment where the GM asks for applications for a campaign, and then assesses applicant viability against posting history/strength, ability to post a certain number of times per day/week, and intriguing characters that might fit a particular scenario well.

This is very common in non-PFS campaigns.


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Shoe size, level of interest in canned meat products, Tarot card readings, voting records, fortune cookie numbers, and rank nepotism are some of the methods I use to choose players.

Though bribery is probably your best bet.


FCFS is my selection method of choice and in the main it has worked out pretty well. I have also run specific sessions for people who came and directly requested them ("Hey mate, could you please run X for me?") and that has been ok as well.

'Submit a character with backstory' to me have been the weakest process in my years on these boards, and I have discontinued signing up for games where this is used as a recruitment method as they seem to generate some of the least reliable players and GM's.


For PFS games, I tend to use first come first served, with perhaps a seat or two reserved for new players or a seat or two reserved for people who have run games for me, etc. For non-PFS games, I tend to run things that are non-standard enough that having players submit characters works well. As an example, I have a group of goblins and kobolds playing through an AP. There, I'm looking mostly for players who caught the spirit of what I'm trying to do in a particular game. I don't consider number of posts, but I do look at the kind of post players make.

Grand Lodge

I usually use some form of 'rigged lottery' where I'll reward people who have GM'd for me recently, give new players a free seat, and roll for the rest. Then if I have drops or need to fill seats on the last few days before starting, those are FCFS. I used to do FCFS, but I often get the same set of people each time that way. I like to mix things up a bit, but I rarely leave my lottery window open for very long. Nothing's worse than waiting for a week to hear if you got into a game or not.


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So far in the few games that I've run, I've filled a couple of seats by invite and then filled the rest by lotto and/or holding spots for newcomers. This seems to work pretty well for me and will likely be the way I continue filling most of my games, as it allows me to ensure that I've got a handful of players that I'm familiar with, who enjoy my GM style, whose play styles I enjoy, and who I can trust to keep the game moving but still keep spots for brand new players or just players that are new to me :)

The Exchange

The Man Behind the Curtain wrote:
I usually use some form of 'rigged lottery' where I'll reward people who have GM'd for me recently, give new players a free seat, and roll for the rest. Then if I have drops or need to fill seats on the last few days before starting, those are FCFS. I used to do FCFS, but I often get the same set of people each time that way. I like to mix things up a bit, but I rarely leave my lottery window open for very long. Nothing's worse than waiting for a week to hear if you got into a game or not.

I think that'll be my method going forward. I've been GMing online for about a year now, and have started to get to know some people. Most have been great, and I have some fond memories of all of my higher-tiered tables. My lower tier tables have been a mixed bag, with my table of Scars of the Third Crusade being my fondest memory thus far.


I too have noticed the same players at the my tables since I have begun the FCFS type recruitment. So I will probably revert back to my lottery system of recruitment.

I usually do keep one seat open for the newer players so that they feel welcome and get into the swing of things on PBP.

The only time I have done application type recruitment is for the SFS campaign I am running. And yes, I did give preference to those that, a) have ran for me before, b) I know can role play as well as roll play, and C) can keep up with posts and contribute more than just dice rolling post.


So this might be a dumb question since I've only been on the boards about a year. But what exactly is Gameday?

Scarab Sages

Right now my online sample size is two. One each as player and GM. My general expectation similar to convention play. Random ish, but over the course of the convention you will see the same people.

Liberty's Edge

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That Sean fellow wrote:
So this might be a dumb question since I've only been on the boards about a year. But what exactly is Gameday?

Think of it as an online convention. A number of GMs commit to run PFS scenarios in a specified amount of time, and in return they get the usual Paizo con support--they can get scenarios for free (AIUI; I haven't actually done this), and at the end of the Gameday they get boons. Players also have a chance of receiving boons as well. The last few Gamedays have offered multitable specials of the sort usually seen at a con as well.


John Woodford wrote:
That Sean fellow wrote:
So this might be a dumb question since I've only been on the boards about a year. But what exactly is Gameday?
Think of it as an online convention. A number of GMs commit to run PFS scenarios in a specified amount of time, and in return they get the usual Paizo con support--they can get scenarios for free (AIUI; I haven't actually done this), and at the end of the Gameday they get boons. Players also have a chance of receiving boons as well. The last few Gamedays have offered multitable specials of the sort usually seen at a con as well.

Oh that's cool! Hopefully I can get in on a table next time. Thanks for the info. :)

Dark Archive

Oh? Players can get boons as well?

Liberty's Edge

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Izabelle wrote:
Oh? Players can get boons as well?

Yes. At the end of the game, surviving players can roll for boons. I don't remember off the top of my head what the chance of getting one is; I think it's one in ten (i.e., roll a d20 and two numbers will give you a boon).

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