Interviewing the Fans #3 - Page 2

ecz · 06-12-2018, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jackson

How will you convince your new-to-TFT friends to give it a try?

Since my friends ask me every time to GM again TFT, actually I have the opposite problem ;-)

Kirk · 06-12-2018, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jackson

How will you convince your new-to-TFT friends to give it a try?

Primarily for adolescents and adult gamers, 1) Make a fighter character, 2) Arena combat, 3) DT 1 several times until successful 4) DT II many times 5) other modules, particularly Orb Quest, Grail Quest, and Security Station, then 6) Tollenkar's Lair and 7) personally written programmed adventures, 8) Totally GMed adventures.

Random Goblin · 06-12-2018, 10:15 AM

This one is quick and easy: our older kids (ages 12 and 10) love playing games with us whenever they can. No convincing will be necessary. I'll break out some hex maps and miniatures and we'll spend a glorious afternoon playing. Probably an arena combat or two and then a simple dungeon adventure.

Then, I'll make sure they call their grandfather, who taught me to play RPGs using Melee back in the 80's, to tell him about it, and he will be the happiest damn old man in the world.

-Conrad Deitrick

schoon · 06-13-2018, 04:16 PM

Easy!

The simplicity and elegance of the system will do most of the work, but I'll also create a few 3- and 4-hex creatures in miniature, and that will seal the deal!

zot · 06-13-2018, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jackson

How will you convince your new-to-TFT friends to give it a try?

Already have. I said, "wanna play test my new priest rules?" They did and they already like the system. My friend decided to GM the next session so I can play. So he'll start GMing on his second session ever and he's really not a mechanics guy. I think that says a lot for the system right there.

pyratejohn · 06-15-2018, 08:23 PM

My regular group is usually an easy sell. I'll sell it to my wife by telling her the system is really easy and supports creative roleplaying in an old-school fashion.

I convinced my kids by telling them it plays very fast.

Chris Rice · 06-19-2018, 04:35 AM

I have far too many D&D/Pathfinder/Heroscape minis. I'll probably run a demo game at a game meet or Con with a bundle of Minis as a prize for anyone who can survive the "Dreaded Dungeon of Doom!"

ColBosch · 06-19-2018, 05:00 AM

"We're playing The Fantasy Trip this week." My (semi-)regular group are n00bz. :D

KevinJ · 06-21-2018, 07:07 PM

I'm the only GM within 75 miles. The players play what I tell them to or they play nothing!

I just wish there were more players and anothet GM so I could play once in a while.

06-13-2018, 04:16 PM	#4
schoon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oakland, CA, USA	Re: Interviewing the Fans #3 Easy! The simplicity and elegance of the system will do most of the work, but I'll also create a few 3- and 4-hex creatures in miniature, and that will seal the deal!

06-15-2018, 08:23 PM	#6
pyratejohn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Columbia, Maryland	Re: Interviewing the Fans #3 My regular group is usually an easy sell. I'll sell it to my wife by telling her the system is really easy and supports creative roleplaying in an old-school fashion. I convinced my kids by telling them it plays very fast. __________________ Happily RPGing since 1976. My Gaming and Reenacting Site (under construction)

06-19-2018, 04:35 AM	#7
Chris Rice Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: London Uk, but originally from Scotland	Re: Interviewing the Fans #3 I have far too many D&D/Pathfinder/Heroscape minis. I'll probably run a demo game at a game meet or Con with a bundle of Minis as a prize for anyone who can survive the "Dreaded Dungeon of Doom!"

06-19-2018, 05:00 AM	#8
ColBosch Join Date: May 2007	Re: Interviewing the Fans #3 "We're playing The Fantasy Trip this week." My (semi-)regular group are n00bz. :D

06-21-2018, 07:07 PM	#9
KevinJ Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Arizona	Re: Interviewing the Fans #3 I'm the only GM within 75 miles. The players play what I tell them to or they play nothing! I just wish there were more players and anothet GM so I could play once in a while. __________________ So you've got the tiger by the tail. Now what?

06-12-2018, 10:15 AM	#3
Random Goblin Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Baltimore, MD	Re: Interviewing the Fans #3 This one is quick and easy: our older kids (ages 12 and 10) love playing games with us whenever they can. No convincing will be necessary. I'll break out some hex maps and miniatures and we'll spend a glorious afternoon playing. Probably an arena combat or two and then a simple dungeon adventure. Then, I'll make sure they call their grandfather, who taught me to play RPGs using Melee back in the 80's, to tell him about it, and he will be the happiest damn old man in the world. -Conrad Deitrick __________________ Asura Star: my gameblog for old-school D&D, Fading Suns, Savage Worlds, swords and sorcery, dungeon delving, homebrew monsters, and all kinds of random ideas that will never see the light of play Last edited by Random Goblin; 06-12-2018 at 10:18 AM.