Re: [BNW] Package questions, Contracts, & Game Mastering. Oh My!

[The White Crow <whytcrow@io.com>]

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>I've never heard of anyone having a contract with thier players, is that a
>common practice? In all the games I've played in, or run. It's always been
>the GM is God. So i've dealt with a couple of Tryants. Because of that I've
>always tried to be fair in with my players. But I don't let them off easy
>either. Personally, If my character is not in danger, I don't get caught up
>in the adventure. Not that I want to run a gaunlet everytime. But a little
>healthy fear can liven up an adventure.

The gaming contract is a term applied to the understanding between the GM 
and players. Most times this is unwritten, and if you've gamed with folks 
long enough, you know where your contract stands.  However, there can be 
major confusion if new people come into a group expecting one way fo doing 
things and then that's not the way it works.

There are no wrong contracts, as long as everyone has fun and everyoen 
knows the rules of the group.

Due to some changes in my own style lately, plus the fact that I have 
expanded my group and have run into cross-communication problems, I've 
stated my contract out -- these are the rules by which I run a game.  This 
link is from the main page in my .sig, if you'd like an idea of what one 
might look like.

Jennifer

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The White Crow
Author of The Deryni Roleplaying Game
Coming in November 2001 from Grey Ghost Press
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