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Omega · September 12, 2018, 04:07:55 AM

Quote from: Warboss Squee;1055658That covers most of how I GM. I learn the rules though.

Same. but I usually at least prep a map, or have a map to jot down details on, or think of the general area the campaign starts in.

Angry_Douchebag · September 19, 2018, 09:56:42 PM

Quote from: CRKrueger;1054872That's the guy with the mobile "Play RPGs for Therapy" bus, remember? He was here talking about it and asking questions a while back. He's a recreational therapist. This is legit, pretty sure.

It is legit. He's a real guy in the Spokane community, and as far as I know the "recreational therapist" thing is legit. Everything he does, though, is strictly in service to his own ego and to garner attention. There isn't much altruism about it.

Lurtch · September 19, 2018, 10:01:21 PM

Quote from: Zalman;1055610In my experience, demand for DMs has always surpassed the available supply. That measure is relative only to the number of players vs the number of DMs. What we're seeing here is the size of the overall gaming community growing enough to support DMing as an an actual profession. In theory.

Being a GM is not a profession. Nobody makes a living doing it.

RPGPundit · September 21, 2018, 03:02:01 AM

I question whether any "recreational therapy" is really "legit".

Angry_Douchebag · September 21, 2018, 10:35:57 AM

Quote from: RPGPundit;1057171I question whether any "recreational therapy" is really "legit".

It is insofar as he holds an actual degree in it:

http://catalog.ewu.edu/arts-letters-education/physical-education-health-recreation/therapeutic-recreation-ba/

I still share your skepticism that it's a valid, useful degree to hold, at least in terms of the application to which it's being applied.

RPGPundit · September 25, 2018, 02:16:43 AM

Quote from: Angry_Douchebag;1057247It is insofar as he holds an actual degree in it:

http://catalog.ewu.edu/arts-letters-education/physical-education-health-recreation/therapeutic-recreation-ba/

I still share your skepticism that it's a valid, useful degree to hold, at least in terms of the application to which it's being applied.

Yeah, well, certainly I think the idea of 'playing RPGs as therapy' is a crock of shit. Of course, roleplaying exercises of other kinds (not ttrpgs, but specifically designed stuff) could serve therapeutic purposes, with a real therapist.

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