GMs Only Forum?

[SmokestackJones]

Pooks, any value to a DM/GM's Only forum?  Fer instance, I was hauling stuff to move to our new place and came across an outline I wrote for D&D that would make a fantastic short-term campaign.  I'd like to pass it along to the board but I don't wanna hang it out there for potential players to peruse.
 
Perhaps something like this combined with a kind of referee think-tank.  Whaddya think?
 
-SJ

[BillyBeanbag]

Not to step on anyone's toes, but SJ, are you a Rat Bastard?

[SmokestackJones]

Not to step on anyone's toes, but SJ, are you a Rat Bastard?

Not sure. While I am registered at the Rat's Nest, I hardly ever go there. If this is a compliment, I'm flattered. If this is a recruitment, I'd be happy to join the legions.
 
-SJ

[BillyBeanbag]

I'm not a Bastard myself, so I guess it's not a recruitment, however that forum came to mind when I read your question. FWIW.

[SmokestackJones]

I'm not a Bastard myself, so I guess it's not a recruitment, however that forum came to mind when I read your question. FWIW.

Ah, flattery wins the day then.
 
-SJ

[Reefer Madness]

If not a forum, I would use like a GM tag or something...my first thought would be a whole tools area where people could ask for help and such on any type of system and such...the general rpg area has been used so far, but anyone can read it...

[eCK0]

The tools idea sounds like a great idea to me.  Could even set up a place for templates if you've created a really solid NPC, etc.

[Reefer Madness]

The tools idea sounds like a great idea to me.  Could even set up a place for templates if you've created a really solid NPC, etc.

DUDE!!! The GM BOX!!!!  several times this has come up.  As part time GM, one of the suggestions that I had to offer people was a GM box...over the years we (my group who trade off being gm's on several occasions) saved all the npc's dead characters and characters of finished game and put them in a folder box (you can sort them by level or what ever and give each system a a seperate folder) and then when needs be (Such as character ideas, random characters for new people, NPC's and so on) you have the box for a backup...

Hell if we did that here.......

[Aelfinn]

I might just randomly add cool NPCs to a GMbox kind of deal, since I have a lot of fun just making them.

[Guest (Deleted)]

There's no way of insuring players can't see such a forum. Aside from that I'm open to the idea as long as there are enough threads to support it. I just closed two forums for lack of traffic.

So for now use the forum appropriate to it - General in most cases I'd imagine - but label it somehow - GM or some such. If enough threads appear to warrant it's addition I'll do so.

[Aelfinn]

not a bad idea. I'll probably create an "Aelfinn's random D&D mooks [GMs] kind of thread...

[Chacal]

The GM tag seems a good way to handle it.

Chacal

[eCK0]

I really like the GM Box idea, but for now a GM tag should work.

[Gunhilda]

We have found that RPG sites tend to attract more DMs (or people who would be DMs if they could get a group together) than players, so we find the idea of such a tag somewhat redundant.

However, we have no idea what the demographics of this board are yet, so tags (or even a forum, later) may prove useful.

[BillyBeanbag]

Might I suggest a poll or a thread on the demographics of players vs. GMs?

I would ask both what the posters are now, and what they hope to be though.