<p dir="ltr">First off I mentioned the gender identity as an example. More to the point a better understanding of who your players are gives you better tools to provide a better story. Especially since the large majority of rpg players know each other and play in each others games frequently. To be perfect honest I don't care either way, but it is a GM request that has been issued over several departments and unless we can find a very good reason to deny this level of transparency we should consider it.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 5, 2016 1:02 PM, "Strategicon Department Heads" <<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Message From: Victor Bugg <a href="mailto:fhoenix88@yahoo.com">fhoenix88@yahoo.com</a><br>
<br><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"><div><span>I agree and disagree.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>Names would not be sufficient. Gender identity of each player would have to accompany their registration if you are adjusting your game based on the gender identity of the player (for LARPS). For MMORPGs and tabletop RPGs your gender identity does not automatically determine the gender of the character you will play. Last con for example I played an rpg with renee and my character was female (pizzazz type from jem and holograms) and her character was male (mr. T type). We were brother and sister. Made up on site when we sat down. why? Because I was a pre-reg but she was not.. She signed up on site. When asked to create con rpg at sdcc or gencon we created male and female versions of each pre-made character. Remember--- Half of the players sig-up on-site. Only half can prereg. Day badges and full con badges purchased at con are other half. GMs can include their email when listing the event and ask players to contact them if they wish to add personalization for pre-regs (other things factor in for personalization or group dynamics besides gender). Games that use your ongoing characters and database them (like pathfinder and adv. league) run their scenario and gms adjust on site if they need to (scenario for 6 and only 4 players show, all players similar class or type, etc)....plus pre-regs not showing up at all. I like how their ongoing systems work.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span> One shots are a different beat however. But with at least half your players signing up on site is it needed? Sure it benefits knowing (but knowing is half the battle since at least half the players will be unknown until on-site sign up begins.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span>As it is...any Gm wanting to know the pre-reg for their events can ask their supervisor (since most will not it is an exception not a rule).Especially larps since actual body count is vital for them since players are physically moving about and interacting (more bodies, handful of events).</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span>If pre-registed for the con you used to be able to see the names of those pre-reg for an event...that went away many years ago. Someone else can mention the pros and cons of that system and if going back to it would be a boon or bane.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span>V</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span></span><br></div> <div><br><br></div><div style="display:block"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:12px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Arial" size="2"> On Friday, February 5, 2016 12:35 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" target="_blank">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div><div><div>Jim,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Is it the who or the how many that is so important? If who, I question why they need to know. The how many, I’m willing to put somewhere, but a Bugzilla request, with details would be a good idea.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>You, as a department coordinator should have access to the “Sign-Up Sheet Event Lists”, which, while not pretty for reading, does have who is approved for an event.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Tanya</div><div><br clear="none"><div><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Feb 4, 2016, at 5:44 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>> wrote:</div><br clear="none"><div><div>Message From: Jim Sandoval <a href="mailto:plustentoawesome@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">plustentoawesome@gmail.com</a><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Being able to see who has pre-reged for a game has been a very common GM request at RPGs.</div><div><br clear="none"><div>On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deptheads@strategicon.net" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">deptheads@strategicon.net</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Message From: Shane Sauby <a href="mailto:ssshanucon@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank">ssshanucon@yahoo.com</a><br clear="none">
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