I can run a game with basically zero prep time, IF I'm in the right mood to do so.

RPGPundit

My current 4e D&D campaign started off as my emergency fill-in when the GM we were supposed to have kept cancelling on us. He'd cancel with a couple hours' notice so I'd rush home from work, grab my D&D stuff, then back into town to run the game at the Meetup.

1) How ADAPTABLE are you?

Pretty adaptable.

2) Could you Run a Game Session at your own House with less than 20 minutes notice?

Probably I would need an inkling that the official GM was going to flake. So maybe not the first time, but certainly the second time. It would depend on stuff like workload though; in a quiet time of year I might already have a bunch of stuff ready to run any chance I got.

3) Should I have just done my first choice impulse and Run an impromptu session anyway? - Stepped on that guy's toes and such?

Yes. For the benefit of the other players, who matter more than one jerk.

4) What would you have done in a similiar situation?

I've never had a GM actually turn up then refuse to GM. If that happened, I would probably run a game rather than let everyone go home disappointed. Unless the GM was a good friend he probably wouldn't be coming back to my house after a maneuver like that.

1) How ADAPTABLE are you?

I find it relatively easy to adapt to things once the game is underway but I have to have a solid start first. I can't just adapt to an... empty sheet of paper

2) Could you Run a Game Session at your own House with less than 20 minutes notice?

Not really, I don't handle pressure well and I get anxious in social situations which means I need a little more mental preparation for my games than that.

3) Should I have just done my first choice impulse and Run an impromptu session anyway? - Stepped on that guy's toes and such?

It's not stepping on their toes if they're not running the fucking game, is it? Unless you have a policy that only one person GMs ever until they step down and someone else replaces them, I don't see why having a side game or even a simultaneous side campaign hurts anyone.

4) What would you have done in a similiar situation?

Played some boardgames or watched TV, I suppose.

Quote from: SmokestackJones;594543Yup.  There's not enough room behind a DM screen for an ego.

This....is a whole 'nother thread.  

Becasue I do think we have a ton of very, very talented and great GMs here, and that there are a lot of valid viewpoints, and more than one way to have fun.

But if I can fit my swelled head behind a GM screen....pretty much eveyone else is safe.

If I know the system, and it isn't a system intense game? (Intense system: Shadowrun or similar) I can write an adventure in five minutes. I can usually come up with one in the time it takes a person to make a PC for most games.

Albeit a few very fast games (BECMI D&D) it might take longer if the players are familiar with making PC's.


Would I give in to pressure to run a game? Not unless I wanted to run one right then, and felt comfortable doing so.

How quick can I throw together an adv . . . there, done.

Bah. I had five done while you were writing that post.

RPGPundit

Quote from: RPGPundit;596628Bah. I had five done while you were writing that post.

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Quote from: Koltar;592756QUESTIONS:


1) How ADAPTABLE are you?

Very.

Quote2) Could you Run a Game Session at your own House with less than 20 minutes notice?

Depends on the game. D&D I can do very quickly, provided I have my card boxes.

Quote3) Should I have just done my first choice impulse and Run an impromptu session anyway? - Stepped on that guy's toes and such?

If you think you're up to it, why not? I have had some of my biggest EUREKA! moments while improvising.

Quote4) What would you have done in a similiar situation?

I would have done my best, since people came expecting a game. I would have made clear that this was short notice, so it would involve making shit up as you went along.