11-23-2020, 10:46 PM
So, apparently this isn't uncommon. GMs just cancelling events.
Now, while we all understand people have lives and sometimes reasons for cancelling, this gets frustrating. In my case, a GM tagged my event, did minimal effort in setting time, threw a time spontaneously which two players could not join, and then cancelled for reasons that were easily solvable. This isn't okay. Those players have lives too and to just throw them curveballs like that is also not good.
Worse even is how select characters seem to get a LOT more event action than the general playerbase. Yes, cemented characters with more clout are obviously going to get more roleplay, that's normal, but to essentially concentrate all the development on them is silly.
So how do we solve this? Let people write short stories in their biographies and journal apply once every 2 in-game years for a dev item. On top of which, if a GM cancels an event, give the assigned players an item roll.
It's silly to keep letting people time-and-time again just decide they don't feel like it after they've already comitted themselves.
Now, while we all understand people have lives and sometimes reasons for cancelling, this gets frustrating. In my case, a GM tagged my event, did minimal effort in setting time, threw a time spontaneously which two players could not join, and then cancelled for reasons that were easily solvable. This isn't okay. Those players have lives too and to just throw them curveballs like that is also not good.
Worse even is how select characters seem to get a LOT more event action than the general playerbase. Yes, cemented characters with more clout are obviously going to get more roleplay, that's normal, but to essentially concentrate all the development on them is silly.
So how do we solve this? Let people write short stories in their biographies and journal apply once every 2 in-game years for a dev item. On top of which, if a GM cancels an event, give the assigned players an item roll.
It's silly to keep letting people time-and-time again just decide they don't feel like it after they've already comitted themselves.