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Message no. 1
From: "Steven A. Tinner" <bluewizard@*****.COM>
Subject: TEACH THEM! (Was: Brush with Greatness (TM))
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 22:36:58 -0800
> So...looks like you have a new gaming group? :) Maybe I'll hang around the
> gaming store longer than normal today..who knows, maybe somebody famous
> will be there...most likely corrupted and playing M:TG with all the other 5
> year olds..(Not trying to start a CCG vs RPG war, I just wish people there
> played SR damnit!)

Have you made friends with any of these people?
If so, then you need to introduce them to SR.
Call me a radical, but maybe you could play a hand or two of M:TG with
them, and slowly work up to what other games they play.

If they are total Magic zombies, they'll likely say "What other games?"

That's your opening!

Steve Ratkovich (Bull) and I have converted about a half dozen hardcore
M:TG players from Magic only into SR, AD&D, Toon, Clay-O-Rama,
Warhammer, etc. - What you might call "GAMERS".

You can't blame people for being ignorant until you make an effort to
teach them another way to be! :-)

Good luck, I hope you find a bunch of new SR players.

Oh, and if you haven't been a GM before, don't worry. There's nothing to
it! <snicker ;-)>

Steven A. Tinner
Message no. 2
From: "Richard 2.0" <b312@*****.COM>
Subject: Re: TEACH THEM! (Was: Brush with Greatness (TM))
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 1996 16:10:28 -0500
> Steve Ratkovich (Bull) and I have converted about a half dozen hardcore
> M:TG players from Magic only into SR, AD&D, Toon, Clay-O-Rama,
> Warhammer, etc. - What you might call "GAMERS".

Warning: Preaching ahead

(In best preaching voice)
Praise the Lord, Amen. I'm happy to say that due to the teachings of
Tinner and Bull I've seen the fools path that is strictly M:TG and
accended to the most holy realm of Role Playing.


The Revarand Richard thanks you for your time. There will be another
seramone at 3:00
--
"I think we're going to need a bigger boat."
Sea Capt.
http://www.ncweb.com:80/users/b312

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