Episode 267 – large gaming groups
by Dan Repperger
FAIR WARNING: The first part of this episode is a bit crass. If you’re offended by that sort of thing, just skip forward to the 18 minute mark and begin listening there.
* (0:30) Welcoming guest hosts, Chris Mais and Julia. Julia’s struggles as a gaming girl. Chris Mais proves he can out…whatever…Chris Hussey. A discussion about cosplay, including the costumes Julia has done and the one Dan wants to do.
* (17:53) Gaming with a very large group of players. The largest group we’ve each been in and how they were formed.
* (22:28) The problems large groups can create for the Game Master, including a large audience to entertain, numerous interactions to work out, and the amount of data to track.
* (28:01) The problems players have to contend with. Too many leaders, cliques, character overlap, and simple boredom. The diminishing role of NPCs.
* (43:40) Possible solutions to make an unwieldy gaming group work.
Hosts: Chris M., Dan, John, Julia, Pat
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RE: crimson guard outfit.
check out this guy on FB, He makes all kinds of custom peices.
https://www.facebook.com/iamwolverine
look at his Mobile uploads and you can see the process in stages. I don’t know if he would be interested in making a crimson guard uniform, but I know he has made and appleseed cyborg and I believe a Halo helmet, so it would be worth asking him, if you are serious about it.
Thanks for the link! Sending him a message now. The only other person I found that used to specialize in those exact costumes isn’t responding to inquiries.
My largest group was 15, but I was a player. We broke into 3 PC factions of 5 PCs each, and when the GM was with one group, the non-active groups plotted, and then, due to my smartness, played SET till the GM got pissed and moved to the next group.