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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
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 Posted - 26 Jan 2013 : 23:40:39
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The group I used to play with at SUNY Stonybrook was the RPG portion of the Science-Fiction Forum (basically a geek college club). Along with about 10 people from there, we had about 6 other 'regulars', so our group was about 16 people.
HOWEVER, not everyone showed up on Friday nights when we started, and not everyone stayed until Sunday night when we finished, so the group was usually not more then 8-12 people at any one time. People dropped in and out while things were going on, and our (epic-level) GM handled it all with amazing aplomb.
Some of us had several characters, which included hirelings (and even 'kids'). We had a necromancer who had 4-5 henchman, and I think others may have had similar numbers. I think when we took on the 'mighty dragon' there was about 20-25 people all-told in the party, being run by about 12 actual players.
Many folks who were too late to join a particular adventure (once we were inside a 'dungeon proper') would play NPCs, which helped the GM out a lot (one girl in particular would almost always choose to play the NPCs - she was very good at it).
And we did all of that using the Chivalry & Sorcery system - probably the most complicated set of fantasy rules ever invented. Did I mention our GM was a god? (in other words, an Ed Greewood level storyteller that could keep the game flowing no matter what).
I was 'the kid' in the group (being only 16 at the time), but man, those are some of my fondest memories. I did that every single weekend for three years. The LGS we met at also happened to be the headquarters of FGU (the makers of C&S and so many other very cool games back then).
I'm not sure what you are looking for, but I would say that a gaming group can be any size, so long as the GM has the prowess to handle it. I've seen large groups run well, and very small ones crash and burn. |
"I have never in my life learned anything from any man who agreed with me" --- Dudley Field Malone
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Jeremy Grenemyer
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 27 Jan 2013 : 01:28:53
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Originally posted by Markustay
I'm not sure what you are looking for, but I would say that a gaming group can be any size, so long as the GM has the prowess to handle it.
Just looking for more or less the different sizes of people's gaming groups. though the extra material you provided was very interesting to read.
I'm finding it fun to read about other people's gaming groups, how big or small they are, where they played, what their DM was like and how thinks worked (or didn't). |
Look for me and my content at EN World (user name: sanishiver). |
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Regarding the Old Gray Box
