thread: 2005-11-22 : A Seriously Social Issue
On 2005-11-23, luke wrote:
Dear Curly,
I've been playing with the same core group since 1992. We've had a rotation of new/different players over the years, but the core has been the same. We played Shadowrun, Starwars and AD&D before I finally decided to go out and design my own game.
Once the game was ready—in 1997, I think—I told them that that's what I wanted to play. I think it took a year to convince them. And then I had to bribe them in various manners to convert. But I wouldn't give up on them and I wouldn't budge from my choice. They were my friends and this was my game. We owed it to each other, out of our pure love, to do this together.
It was a painful process, but ultimately fruitful. We talked, I changed things they didn't like, but insisted on other things I felt were appropriate. Through the trial and tribulation, some change their style, some never changed and some drifted out of the group. But I kept running games for them, every week, like clockwork. In this case, it was my baby, but it could have been any game, really.
And that's my advice to all of the Curlys out there. If you've got a regular group of friends, love them by never giving up. Be firm, be kind and change gradually. Don't leave them behind unless you suddenly find the urge to kill them because the routinely shit on what you love. If they defecate on your fun, imagine their vivid deaths and then ask them to find another game. Stay out of prison, because you need to still run games for your friends. If do manage such a feat, everyone else can stay on and share the love of a growing friendship.
-Luke
This makes MS go "What?"
You mean you can't run games in prison? ;)
This makes AK go "Okay, now someone's gotta find out about RPG culture in prisons..."
This makes JHK go "RPG Design Prison Story"
I've got one.
A guy came into the game store I worked in when I was an undergrad talking about a game he had designed.
Turns out he had been in prison and had designed an RPG about prison. I told him that I'd love to take a look at his game if he didn't mind. He said he'd bring it in but I never saw him again.
Bummer.
This makes Curly go "rpgs allowed in Prison"
I googled a while back & found that some prisons allow rpgs/ some don't.
This makes luke go "of course you can"
of course you can run games for your friends in prison, but they will likely not be the same friends you had out of prison
