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Subject: Re: [Cel] Hello everyone - Elyria's GM's comments
> Players have come and gone, to my knowledge either due
> to lack of GM's or real life concerns of their own.
>
> I am as frustrated as some of my players aabout the
> speed of this game. I imagine some of it is
> attributable to the combination of my life scheduling
> problems and my trying to give everyone plenty of time
> for revisions. Eliminating some of the revision time
> and taking more decisions upon myself may help speed
> things up.
>
> For discussion purposes any comments anyone has upon
> how best to GM this game should be made now. I ain't
> perfect, now is the time to tell me how to fix the
> game if we are to continue. From my perspective, I
> spend too much time chasing after many of you to make
> corrections to moves that I have suggested.
>
> The main complaint that I have heard from many has
> been time between moves. I am willing to try a
> somewhat speeded up version. Jason & I have tried to
> keep turns running together but that may not be
> possible.
>
> We can try a 2 week timetable. And this time it will
> be very rigid. I have tried to give everyone plenty
> of time to revise their moves and it appears to have
> created too many delays.
>
> My suggestion to speed up the game in addition to a 2
> week timetable, I will make more of the revisions of
> moves upon myself. If anyone has strong differences
> of opinions, you will have 2 days to comment,
> otherwise my rolls and comments will stand.
> Those of you who are serious players will respond in a
> timely fashion, those who are not as serious will live
> w/ the results they get. Anyone wanting an extension
> to the deadline for results or response can ask for
> it.
>
> In addition, many of you are not filling providing all
> of the data. Such as secondary or primary
> determinants, etc. I would like to encourage this,
> since most of you do not seem to want the benefit (the
> carrot), suggestions for a stick are welcome. Either
> the action can be ignored or the roll will
> automatically receive a -1 penalty for piece of data
> not filled in.
> To implement this I suggest, we design a new form that
> can be submitted to the GM.
>
> If a 2 week timetable proves unworkable then we can
> try shorter or longer. I do not imagine a shorter one
> would work. Part of the game is supposed to be about
> writing stories for your society and that aspect would
> risk getting lost in a shorter timetable.
>
> All comments are welcome.
>
> Joel
This all seems reasonable to me. I would be willing to abide by such the
restrictions and timetable mentioned above.
Alan Riddell
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