Monday, May 15, 2006
Why is it that hobbies can oftentimes be more stressful than work? They're supposed to be fun.
I have to admit I'm seriously considering giving up RPGs again. Over the last couple of months, I've been trying to get an RPG group off the ground again. I pretty much took what was left of my D&D group and added in two others I met through TABS (well, one's a member of TABS; the other is a friend of the member). Ever since we started gaming together, the entire hobby has felt increasingly like a chore, not something I do for fun.
A good portion of this feeling comes specifically with dealing with one of the new members. When it comes to RPGs, we don't seem to share any similar tastes. He wants long-term campaigns. I want one-shots and shorter storylines. He wants to be an action hero. I enjoy the grittiness of games like AFMBE and Call of Cthulhu. He seems only to enjoy pulp and fantasy games. I'm not exactly big on either. I much prefer horror and sci-fi.
I'm not sure whether the frustration I'm feeling is because of this one person or something simpler -- like maybe I just don't enjoy RPGs anymore. Either way, I think I'm going to be a little more hands-off and see what happens with the group. It may very well just stop.
I have to admit I'm seriously considering giving up RPGs again. Over the last couple of months, I've been trying to get an RPG group off the ground again. I pretty much took what was left of my D&D group and added in two others I met through TABS (well, one's a member of TABS; the other is a friend of the member). Ever since we started gaming together, the entire hobby has felt increasingly like a chore, not something I do for fun.
A good portion of this feeling comes specifically with dealing with one of the new members. When it comes to RPGs, we don't seem to share any similar tastes. He wants long-term campaigns. I want one-shots and shorter storylines. He wants to be an action hero. I enjoy the grittiness of games like AFMBE and Call of Cthulhu. He seems only to enjoy pulp and fantasy games. I'm not exactly big on either. I much prefer horror and sci-fi.
I'm not sure whether the frustration I'm feeling is because of this one person or something simpler -- like maybe I just don't enjoy RPGs anymore. Either way, I think I'm going to be a little more hands-off and see what happens with the group. It may very well just stop.
// posted by Chris @ 4:19 PM 
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