tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post1303113459868031347..comments2024-03-27T22:32:17.055-05:00Comments on Jeffs Gameblog: The day I killed two campaignsJeff Rientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-14747482628513824872007-03-08T07:59:00.000-06:002007-03-08T07:59:00.000-06:00Susan: You may be right that I have a problem wit...<B>Susan:</B> You may be right that I have a problem with open discussion at times like this. I didn't consciously start out my last superhero campaign post thinking "this is how I'm going to end the campaign." The thought in my head was "I need to think through what is troubling me about this campaign. Maybe the nice folks who read my blog can offer some advice." Writing a blog entry to end a campaign was a <I>terrible</I> way to go about what I needed to do. And for that I apologize. But I honestly didn't start that blog entry looking to publicly end the game.<BR/><BR/>Also please consider the fact that the last time I pulled the trigger on someone else's campaign it was me making the call on behalf of a roomful of people, all of whom were older and many of them more worldly than dumb little Jeff. Every player was disatisfied with the campaign and wanted to end it, yet I was the only one ready to pick up the phone and give the GM the bad news.<BR/><BR/>That particular nastiness was a long time ago and water under the bridge now. And to be honest, I've probably gotten worse about confrontations like that over the years. In my day job all I do is give people bad news. I do my best to avoid that sort of thing when off the clock.<BR/><BR/>Everyone else: I'll talk about the non-drama related Eberron problems in another post.Jeff Rientshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493878980535235896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-89958360230421729352007-03-08T07:11:00.000-06:002007-03-08T07:11:00.000-06:00Yeah, the Eberron part is a bit hazy. Care to elab...Yeah, the Eberron part is a bit hazy. Care to elaborate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-12736741309399539292007-03-08T06:25:00.000-06:002007-03-08T06:25:00.000-06:00Too bad about your campaign. I really enjoyed hea...Too bad about your campaign. I really enjoyed hearing about your Alidor adventures. But it sounds like you guys had some big differences in what you wanted out of an RPG. Who knows? Maybe next campaign, everything will "click".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-30953631485812377232007-03-08T00:25:00.000-06:002007-03-08T00:25:00.000-06:00I'm confused. why would you have had to make jon d...I'm confused. why would you have had to make jon drop out of your campaign just cause you broke up his? and also, I'd like to hear more about what wasn't working for you in the eberron thing, you left it a little vague...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-38375446253413795402007-03-07T21:34:00.000-06:002007-03-07T21:34:00.000-06:00I know its a shared experience, each contributing ...I know its a shared experience, each contributing to the whole, but as a runner of games, freeform is fun to run to break monotony, but I wouldnt want to run it all the time.<BR/><BR/>Where's the fun running....whatever...?Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01317412881000045278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-88761807744319159832007-03-07T17:27:00.000-06:002007-03-07T17:27:00.000-06:00"We wanted to roll around the campaign world getti...<I>"We wanted to roll around the campaign world getting into trouble and breaking shit, while Jon had some sort of epic plotline he wanted to play out."</I><BR/><BR/>This is exactly both the kind of D&D game I want to play in and the type I would like to run. The problem is that its harder to run a freeform game than it is to run a module. At least for me it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-78010160120758306532007-03-07T15:41:00.000-06:002007-03-07T15:41:00.000-06:00Hi Jeff, I can sympathize with the whole rape/ick...Hi Jeff,<BR/> I can sympathize with the whole rape/ickiness issue. However as a player of one of your games that was killed on your blog, I think you need to seriously think about how you handle interpersonal talks. I love you dearly as a friend but it sucks to learn that you can't talk to your friends about why you don't want to game with them anymore.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676581189697625200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-80552229030928554352007-03-07T13:44:00.000-06:002007-03-07T13:44:00.000-06:00That's too bad. Hopefully the next game you setup...That's too bad. Hopefully the next game you setup will work out better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-57579053901403613842007-03-07T12:45:00.001-06:002007-03-07T12:45:00.001-06:00I enjoyed your participation at my table. Thanks f...I enjoyed your participation at my table. Thanks for letting me sit at yours. I know it is hard to sync players and GMs, but once both are clicking things can be grand. <BR/><BR/>-JonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7652921.post-20165457131927198852007-03-07T12:45:00.000-06:002007-03-07T12:45:00.000-06:00Well sad times indeed.Well sad times indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com