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Message no. 1
From: Disney Shaman <DisnyShamn@***.COM>
Subject: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 19:04:11 EDT
Sayeth David:

> > The beat of the music definitely affects our games.

And, from Alexia:

> So does the Red Wings game in the background...kind of distracting
> when your pc is trying to sneak into a room and your partner starts
> hootin and hollarin 'cause Yzerman scored...or when a movie is on and
> there's some scantly clad chick on...then everyone is distracted but
> me...why couldn't there ever be scantly clad men on when we play?

Try Hercules and.Xena. That's what my bunch gets stuck on. Game play takes on
the viscosity of tar, come 8:00...

- Disney Shaman
Message no. 2
From: BigDaddy <bigdaddy@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 23:20:20 -0400
Disney Shaman wrote:
>
> Sayeth David:
>
> > > The beat of the music definitely affects our games.
>
> And, from Alexia:
>
> > So does the Red Wings game in the background...kind of distracting
> > when your pc is trying to sneak into a room and your partner starts
> > hootin and hollarin 'cause Yzerman scored...or when a movie is on and
> > there's some scantly clad chick on...then everyone is distracted but
> > me...why couldn't there ever be scantly clad men on when we play?
>
> Try Hercules and.Xena. That's what my bunch gets stuck on. Game play takes on
> the viscosity of tar, come 8:00...
>
> - Disney Shaman
sorry Southpark Saturday nites @****. Gameplay is halted for 1hr. 30min
to watch it and 30 min to act it out. "Oh my god he killed Kenny!"
--
Napalm Sticks to Kidz,
BigDaddy
Message no. 3
From: bryan.covington@****.COM
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 08:36:45 -0400
I am amazed you GM's actually allow the TV to be on anywhere
near a role-playing game. If someone in our group attempted to turn on
the TV they would most likely meet a bitter end under a hail of gunfire.
Message no. 4
From: David Mezerette <dame0007@****.UNI-SB.DE>
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 15:30:40 +0200
On Fri, 5 Jun 1998 bryan.covington@****.COM wrote:

> I am amazed you GM's actually allow the TV to be on anywhere
> near a role-playing game. If someone in our group attempted to turn on
> the TV they would most likely meet a bitter end under a hail of gunfire.
>
Worse than TV: video games? (Hey guys, can anyone remember what is Athena
2nd special attack in KoF 97 ? *BLAM BLAM*)

david
aka ChYlD
Message no. 5
From: Alexia <alexia_silverstein@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 1998 06:56:26 -0700
---bryan.covington@****.COM wrote:
>
> I am amazed you GM's actually allow the TV to be on anywhere
> near a role-playing game. If someone in our group attempted to turn on
> the TV they would most likely meet a bitter end under a hail of
gunfire.
>
Well, the dining room table is the only place to play at our GM's
house (and his house is the only suitable one to play at) and his dad
inisists on watching TV in the living room while we play which is
adjacent to the dining room...
==
~Alexia
http://www.sova.net/trish/shadowrun



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Message no. 6
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 12:44:27 +0100
bryan.covington@****.COM said on 8:36/5 Jun 98,...

> I am amazed you GM's actually allow the TV to be on anywhere
> near a role-playing game. If someone in our group attempted to turn on
> the TV they would most likely meet a bitter end under a hail of gunfire.

I have the same feeling... I've seen games with the TV on a few
times, and it's caused me to make the decision that either we
watch TV, _or_ we play an RPG. Doing both at the same time
does NOT work, in my experience.

Turning on music does work, though, as long as it's not MTV
(because then you get people watching the videos) but a CD, the
radio or whatever.

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Message no. 7
From: Caric <caric@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 10:38:42 -0700
> From: Alexia <alexia_silverstein@*****.COM>

> > I am amazed you GM's actually allow the TV to be on anywhere
> > near a role-playing game. If someone in our group attempted to turn on
> > the TV they would most likely meet a bitter end under a hail of
> gunfire.
> >
> Well, the dining room table is the only place to play at our GM's
> house (and his house is the only suitable one to play at) and his dad
> inisists on watching TV in the living room while we play which is
> adjacent to the dining room...

I think I would go mad if someones father was sitting in the next room
watching TV...Have you ever looked for other places to play Alexia? At
least around here lots of the gaming shops have rooms you can use at no
charge even, you just have to schedule it first. Actually now that I think
about it Loki's wife watches TV sometimes while we play, but that's just
not the same as someone's dad :)


Caric
Message no. 8
From: Alexia <alexia_silverstein@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 15:49:09 -0700
---Caric <caric@********.COM> wrote:
>
> > From: Alexia <alexia_silverstein@*****.COM>
>
> > > I am amazed you GM's actually allow the TV to be on
anywhere
> > > near a role-playing game. If someone in our group attempted to
turn on
> > > the TV they would most likely meet a bitter end under a hail of
> > gunfire.
> > >
> > Well, the dining room table is the only place to play at our GM's
> > house (and his house is the only suitable one to play at) and his
dad
> > inisists on watching TV in the living room while we play which is
> > adjacent to the dining room...
>
> I think I would go mad if someones father was sitting in the next room
> watching TV...Have you ever looked for other places to play Alexia?
At
> least around here lots of the gaming shops have rooms you can use at
no
> charge even, you just have to schedule it first. Actually now that
I think
> about it Loki's wife watches TV sometimes while we play, but that's
just
> not the same as someone's dad :)
>
>
> Caric

The only place is the Pack Shack and I think they have some sort of
Tourney goin on on Fridays...the only day when all of us can
play...I'd offer to have it at my house...at least it's a seperate
room...but I live too far away from anyone else. *shrug* I guess I'll
just have to marry the GM and we can have it at ~our~ house. *evil,
scheming, plotting grin*
==
~Alexia
http://www.sova.net/trish/shadowrun



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Message no. 9
From: Caric <caric@********.COM>
Subject: Re: Distractions (was Mood Music)
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 16:49:22 -0700
> From: Alexia <alexia_silverstein@*****.COM>

> > > Well, the dining room table is the only place to play at our GM's
> > > house (and his house is the only suitable one to play at) and his
> dad
> > > inisists on watching TV in the living room while we play which is
> > > adjacent to the dining room...
> >
> > I think I would go mad if someones father was sitting in the next room
> > watching TV...Have you ever looked for other places to play Alexia?
> At
> > least around here lots of the gaming shops have rooms you can use at
> no
> > charge even, you just have to schedule it first.

> The only place is the Pack Shack and I think they have some sort of
> Tourney goin on on Fridays...the only day when all of us can
> play...I'd offer to have it at my house...at least it's a seperate
> room...but I live too far away from anyone else. *shrug* I guess I'll
> just have to marry the GM and we can have it at ~our~ house. *evil,
> scheming, plotting grin*

Hmm...if only Loki wasn't already married. :)

<shudder>

Hate it when I do that to myself.

Caric

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