Each year we celebrate Autocratik’s #RPGaDay, where we spend a month celebrating RPGs, discussing what we love and what we love about them. Here are the responses of the TRF crew. Be sure to tweet, blog, or post your own with the #RPGaDay!
For August 11, which gamer most affected the way you play?
Aser – Megan and I play everything together. It’s our thing. Luckily, our interests overlap enough that this doesn’t cause any really issues when one of us gets really excited about this game or that. It’s not really surprising then though that she’s had the most impact on how I play. Aside from her, I think Patrick from our Pathfinder group and perhaps Brian from our early Gumshoe days have had the most impact on my gaming. Both taught me to love the experience, the story, the world we build and the humor and wonder to be had at finding out what happens next without taking it too seriously.
John D. – Megan and Aser both as they are fun and as GMs improv well and ensure everyone has fun and the ‘rule of cool’ is in effect; as players they keep you on your toes. Plus they are so devious and cunning!
Jonn P. – Bryan Shipp who blogs over at http://room209gaming.com/. I don’t always agree about what makes a good game or game system (though I do more often than not), I have learned two important things. One, people don’t always understand what they want from games. They might say or believe isn’t necessarily what they want, and it takes consideration and testing to figure those things out. Two, instead of just going meh I don’t like it, to think about why I don’t like it and its purpose is in the ruleset. Depending on the context a mechanic is being used it can enhance or infringe on producing the desired game experience.
Megan – Probably Aser. We talk so much about RPGs and the sessions we have played and are planning I think you’d be hard pressed to find a way he hasn’t effected the way I play.
Mike G. – My brother. I was a LARPer before he introduced me to tabletop. That was the start of my long obsession with dice.
Patrick – A fellow named John Metz here in Washington. Should he ever read this, thanks man.
Phil – I don’t know, Aser, Megan, and Rob are all particularly influential. There are many podcasted actual plays that also have educated me.
