RPG Geek Quotient

[GhostInTheMachine]

A...Although I do own enough books to probably qualify for a low end B ;).

[Voidstar]

Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company

I've got a similar answer. I rarely play more than a very few systems, know lots more and have many books but don't have comprehensive knowledge of the industry, and make my hobby pay for itself via writing. I've got aspects of A, B, and C, but one of them accurately characterizes my involvement.

Same here... A partial book that will never be sold. Played alot of different systems, own 2-3.

And making my hobby pay for itself... No, not likely unless your teaching classes somewhere...

[Turhan's Bey Company]

Originally Posted by Rocket Man

In light of some of the earlier comments, may I suggest a finer breakdown?

The problem is that there are at least three different axes here:

1) How many different systems do I play on a regular basis?

2) How much gaming stuff do I have/know?

3) How involved am I? How much time do I spend on gaming or thinking about gaming?

...so a simple multiple choice is unlikely to be particularly accurate.

[Witchking]

Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company

The problem is that there are at least three different axes here:

1) How many different systems do I play on a regular basis?

2) How much gaming stuff do I have/know?

3) How involved am I? How much time do I spend on gaming or thinking about gaming?

...so a simple multiple choice is unlikely to be particularly accurate.

HERETIC!! UNBELIEVER!! all of life can be accurately reduced to a simple multiple choice, although I was dissapointed but the lack of inclusion of option D) all of the above.

[Sumner Kai]

Wait...

...is this a site about gaming? What the...


A by the OP, B by Rocketman. I can only dream of playing multiple systems on a weekly basis (I don't even play one that frequently).

[Rocket Man]

Originally Posted by Witchking

<ignores rocketman>

Not offended. I'm media, I'm used to being ignored. Especially when I make the situation overly-complicated...

[Shrale]

Originally Posted by khorboth

I'm pretty solidly in the B range. I think you're grouping too many things to be able to cover all or even most RPGers, though.

Feel free to add your own (or even a newer post) to refine and better categorize this. That alone would be worth major re-geeking points < laugh >

[pnewman]

J - I work as the buyer for a games store and get paid to order games, sell games, talk about games, and sometimes even run games. My store has lots of role-playing games but I have more than they do. I own thousands of games that take up hundreds of linear feet of space. There are several games for which I own 99-100% of everything ever published. My games collection would cost more to replace than the building it is in.

[sgtcallistan]

Originally Posted by Ed the Coastie

None of the above. There are literally dozens of RPGs that I have played over the past 25+ years, more than a dozen in my own library and 2-3 that I actually GM on a regular basis. I'm not an expert in anything, though...far from it.

Same for me. I have played / owned many rpg's, but now only play in GURPS or occasionally dnd3.5 or Champions.
I don't consider myslef an expert in any of them; rather, I develop an agreed subset of rules with the players that can approach a sorytelling system.

[Voidstar]

There should be extra points for Esoteric and or Arcane knowlage about the early RPG's and the very beginning years of the hobby...

So how much is a copy of Bunnies & Barrows worth?