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Just waiting when can mix and match pathfinder and starfinder characters..

My first 'serious' GM in my native language. After this, I mainly lurked in LFG. Found a PbP GM in society that I'm still with, playing in the Discord lodges and also participating in oneshots. I think it's good that I let go and didn't try a forced stay.

I had some bad GM experiences, and for some reason, he decided that he didn't like me when someone new joined without saying what I did wrong, although I asked. He just said that I play like a munchkin or something, and it is not fun to him. It ended when he killed my character, and I left. Sorry that I didn't leave earlier, but I was in several sessions with him before, and I didn't see this coming. Didn't learn something; maybe when you are starting to not have fun and there is no communication, just leave.

My Friday has two players one a serious pfs person and my daughter who could care less about pfs but likes DnD and wants to support me. We play at the game shop across the street from my house. A heavy 5e game house. The owner is very supportive. The clientele wants 5e only.

They say if you can't beat them join them but I have an idea to you, why won't you try to run them kingmaker (or AV) 5e if you are up for the challenge? Maybe you will interest with this approach more players? Only an idea..

Your question is interesting and legit, but I'm starting to feel we are getting bypassed. Maybe a more experienced GM can help you with that. I think you are asking two things:

1. How to get players at my table who are used to another system.

2. How to handle in-game communication with a new player.

So, the first one is a little too much in my opinion because you can't force people to play. The system we are playing, after we know what happened, is more popular, and this is good.

About the second point, there is a session 0 for these things. I guess what is relevant is to set expectations. Perhaps the expectations weren't the same, so running as written wasn't enough this time.

Hope I'm okay. This is interesting, but I'll also want us to get back on track (GM school).

Why do we play society? I'm not sure where the question is coming from. In my view, for play-by-post (PbP), it just works. Most sessions are finished to the end, although people going out of action (OOA) can happen. Everyone also has different reasons to play—maybe they haven't found a group, are between groups, or just want their gaming fix. While everyone can play with friends, here it is organized, we have rules, and hence, people that don't follow them are disruptive.

I agree 100%. And some great adventuring can be had with a flexible GM.

should I concentrate on play as written or can I note how to be a flexible GM in the future? It interests me but maybe wouldn't be able to handle it for now?

Hmm, in the sense of staying on the plot, I think running games as written is especially valid to new gm, I think more experienced ones know how to be a little more flexible, an I right?

On another note is there a mentor tag? How to distinguish between gm students and mentors?

First I am sorry if my use of the term railroad was offensive, I guess staying on the path or plot sounds better. I was a distributive player I think from the start, perhaps it was because I dipped in Pbta a little (nothing bad to say about it). I think I did it (without murderhubo and being disrespectable of course) because it seemed to me fun, not everyone agreed but I can say it is group and especially gm dependent. I'm still having fun but I think I'm not distributive anymore and I hope I will be able to handle the table because I think I'm ok in roleplay (a gm in a 1-on-1 session told me). I think the discussion is interesting and we get to know each other a little more this way and it is important, especially in a virtual space.

What is disruptive? Doing things that the GM didn't expect or weren't prepared for? Acting evil? Trying to go off the rail? One is not accepted or not fun, the other is a discussion about railroading vs. sandbox. I understand that we are mostly railroading in society, right?

A GM also need to have fun so I guess if he think that a player is not a good fit for the table he can refuse to accept him to the table.
I don't remember gm or players that helped me with rule related things, I remember table or scenarios that I had fun, so if the gm is having fun it means that he is doing his/her "job" and most of the other players are having fun.

Hope I'm ok in my opinion, but how to do it I still don't know.

More games? Cool. Created a new character.

Thanks, understood thr alias thing, probably will borrow some ideas. no body talked though about helping new players set they character up. I know pathfinder 2e but in the forum didn't play and because of that asked a noob question, setting a character in a new system (although it can be personal) can take a lot if time and I think it is the gm job to help and save time.

Uri_12 wrote:

What you were saying about aliases? Didn't understand..

Oh, me, me, me! Can I answer that one?!

You see, you get aliases for every Society character that you register, but you can also set up Aliases that are not Society characters, in case you want to have a different name and picture when posting as a GM, or if you want to run an NPC.

I made a short guide here (link)

Thanks, I asked about GM alias and this "◆◇↺"

GM job? I can think of 2 main parts:
1) Be happy when your player succeeds as much and more as you succeed.
2) Make the trip challenging with fair obstacles on the way we make them suffer or the character suffers to have fun?

If I made a mistake would like to know but I think it is fair, we are with them when they succeed and will present to them fair challenges..

What you were saying about aliases? Didn't understand..

Hi, started playing back from COVID (started from Red Box I think in school but didn't play much..), started a little PBTA before being kicked out, and was looking for a place to play. Stumbled into Pathfinder through Rolegate actually and still playing with the GM. Found the Discord servers and the community is amazing, started even starfinder and enjoying the lore. Wanted to try GMming but need guidance and hope to find it here, people look nice, and hope to have a good time with you.

Hi, thanks for the heads up :)
Excited but glad to be mentored by you.

Really thanks, survived a game here. Not so bad though. I mean I enjoyed and you are an ausome GM of course

Hi, discovered by mistake that when I do preview the site is suddenly more mobile friendly, there are more tricks that I don't know?

I can aid only with the same skill, not with a different skill for the check?

Hi, is there a guide or something how to set up character here? Used for discord..

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chameleon12 wrote:

Hi, just checking in if I signed in OK, didn't try here before.

Yes, your name shows up, you're all good. I'll notify you here when the game starts, probably towards the end of the week.

Thank you, will try to update everything and be ready, hope that won't miss it.

Hi, just checking in if I signed in OK, didn't try here before.