Let's say that for whatever reason, everyone in your gaming group drops out. They all move to Rekjavik or something. So tomorrow, completely unexpectedly, you have no gaming group.

Would you call it quits?
Would you go out looking for new players?
If so, would you know where to look?
What methods would you use to get a group again?
How easy do you think that would be to do in your area?

RPGPundit

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309Let's say that for whatever reason, everyone in your gaming group drops out. They all move to Rekjavik or something. So tomorrow, completely unexpectedly, you have no gaming group.

Would you call it quits?
Would you go out looking for new players?
If so, would you know where to look?
What methods would you use to get a group again?
How easy do you think that would be to do in your area?

RPGPundit

I would put an email on the LFR list saying "I'm running a game at my apartment", wait about an hour, and then probably just take the first six people that signed up.

I'd call my backup team/waiting list together. If that's not allowed, I'd hit up the local resource (the Vancouver Gaming Guild) and start stringing together acquaintances from there.

I expect I'd have a group within a week or two either way.

Last year around this time I didn't have a regular game group (just some friends I'd see once in a long while).

I decided to try using Facebook to organize a game night and found that to work very well.

I have about a dozen people interested in attending, with about half that many who'll probably be able to attend on any given night. (90% of us are 35+)

Probably focus more rolepalying more in MMOs.

Nay sayers will tell you that you can't roleplaying in an MMO. Having personally experienced sustained, quality roleplaying in an Anarchy Online I respectfully disagree. It is perfectly possible, it is just very, very difficult. It takes a special kind of stuborn to stick with it, but eventually it can be very rewarding.

Quote from: Soylent Green;356315Having personally experienced sustained, quality roleplaying in an Anarchy Online I respectfully disagree. It is perfectly possible, it is just very, very difficult. It takes a special kind of stuborn to stick with it, but eventually it can be very rewarding.

A special kind of stubborn.

I could assemble a pretty good group in a week or two. I would miss my players, though, definitely.

I'd make a new gaming group.

-clash

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309Let's say that for whatever reason, everyone in your gaming group drops out. They all move to Rekjavik or something. So tomorrow, completely unexpectedly, you have no gaming group.

Would you call it quits?

Fuck no.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309Would you go out looking for new players?

Fuck yes.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309If so, would you know where to look?

Yeah, there are several avenues.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309What methods would you use to get a group again?

FLGS (two of them at least), the KnoxGamers.org forums, local McKay's postings, friends email lists, Pubcrawlers geektogether, just advertise in general for the most part.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309How easy do you think that would be to do in your area?

RPGPundit

Pretty easy. I have only been without a game group when I have chosen to be without one in this area.

Are you on crack? I'd find a new group.

I left my old group a couple of years ago. I found a new one via Meet Up. The first group I found fell through, but the second is going strong.

I've also built quite a few local contacts over the years, people who used to play with me or used to play with my old group.

Seanchai

I have multiple groups...so...if all of them were disqualified...uh...I guess I'd try to find a new campaign at the game shop with some of the people that I don't already game with, offer to run one, or get some of my other friends to play.

I guess that's one plus to liking GMing...it's not very hard to put a group together unless you're living in the boonies.

That happened to me last year when my long standing CoC group disintegrated off to other states.
It was pretty easy to hop online and find a group to join.
There's  is a big gaming group that meets in the main library here on Saturday mornings... mostly Pathfinder and 4e but I detect in their forums that a good number of them would jump at the chance to play something different.

I've been considering 'shopping around' for either a second group or a different group... do many people visit other game groups just to check them out?
Back when I was a god-fearin' christian we used to church-hop a lot... just to see what was out there.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309Would you call it quits?

Doubtful -- unless I needed a few months break.

QuoteWould you go out looking for new players?
If so, would you know where to look?
What methods would you use to get a group again?

I'd drop some free copies of the tiny print version of Microlite74 off at the game shop with a campaign flyer attached.  It worked great last time.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309Would you call it quits?

No, not at all.  Long ago I made peace with the fact that this is my chosen hobby and form of personal entertainment.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309Would you go out looking for new players

Yes, absolutely.  

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309If so, would you know where to look?

Yes, there are several options available.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309What methods would you use to get a group again?

I would go online and I would put up a flyer at my LFGS.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309How easy do you think that would be to do in your area?

It would very easy for me as I live in a populated area.  I signed up for the Denver Meetup group a while back and there are always people looking for games.

Quote from: RPGPundit;356309Let's say that for whatever reason, everyone in your gaming group drops out. They all move to Rekjavik or something. So tomorrow, completely unexpectedly, you have no gaming group.

Would you call it quits?
Would you go out looking for new players?
If so, would you know where to look?
What methods would you use to get a group again?
How easy do you think that would be to do in your area?

RPGPundit

Never.
Absolutely. But I don't need to, I know plenty of them around here.
Of course. Barcelona is the cradle of gaming in Spain.
My charm. And the cellphone.
I would be playing next weekend.