Guzalot Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 For all you GM's out there: How many PC's do you like in your gaming group? For myself I prefer 3 to 5 players. I like everyone to feel involved and I like to sometimes focus an adventure around one PC for a session or two (rescue his DNPC, explore his background, etc) every so often to make that player feel more connected and a part of to the game world. I find that if my group gets over 5 people I am not able to do that as well, which is a reflection of my limitations as a GM of course. How about you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellS Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group 5 is about right. We have done many one-one-sessions and have had as many as 11 players for long stretches though. 5 gives everyone a chance to shine most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent X Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group However many players are the right fit with my GMing style. I'm old and tired. I don't want to deal with selfish players or paranoid players. I want players who can respect my goals and the goals of other players along with their own. Right now, I've got three players who I think can do this. I'm gearing up to run a game. If I had 9 players with their approach it would work just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group For all you GM's out there: How many PC's do you like in your gaming group? For myself I prefer 3 to 5 players. I like everyone to feel involved and I like to sometimes focus an adventure around one PC for a session or two (rescue his DNPC, explore his background, etc) every so often to make that player feel more connected and a part of to the game world. I find that if my group gets over 5 people I am not able to do that as well, which is a reflection of my limitations as a GM of course. How about you guys? I'm pretty much with you on that. Too many players and I feel like I'm 'falling behind' or robbing someone of their fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I think 5 is ideal for me. I'm running 3 now due to drop-outs and it feels weird. If anyone is in the New Haven area... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Killer Shrike Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group For all you GM's out there: How many PC's do you like in your gaming group? For myself I prefer 3 to 5 players. I like everyone to feel involved and I like to sometimes focus an adventure around one PC for a session or two (rescue his DNPC, explore his background, etc) every so often to make that player feel more connected and a part of to the game world. I find that if my group gets over 5 people I am not able to do that as well, which is a reflection of my limitations as a GM of course. How about you guys? I prefer to run with 500 PC's. Baring that Ill take as many as I can get. Seriously though, personally I don't put a number limit on it -- Im more of a quality guy. Ill take 3 really good players over 6 mediocre one. But if I can get 9 good players, Ill definitely take them. Good people make for good games, plain and simple, and I don't see any point in placing artificial limitations on how many of them Ill allow in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I think the reason I prefer five players is that I have six chairs in my dining room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightray Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 When I (re)started running Hero, I had 3 players. It was a good number, small enough to focus on individual PCs without everyone else getting bored, large enough to have some group dynamic. Then, we suddenly added two more, for a total of 5 players. I'm finding that a lot of the things I was trying simply don't work anymore. So, for me, 3 is a good number, 5 is the limit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I like 5 member groups. Duos and Trios are fun. The 8-10 heroes at a time I currently run is just insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmadanNaBriona Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I agree with the 3 to 5 range. Most of our old Champs games had 4 players. But like Shrike said, it also depends on quality. I'd rather do a one on one game with an excellent player , or an 8 person troupe of high quality players, than run 3 beligerent Monty Haul gamists. I do recall playing in a 10 person Chamions game at Origins many years ago where the action moved so slow I fell asleep for 45 minutes... and woke up just as my speed 5 character was coming up to his next phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzalot Posted June 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group Duos and Trios are fun. Yes, they are. Lots of room for character development and roleplay. The 8-10 heroes at a time I currently run is just insane. You're a better man than I, I wouldn't even attempt more than 6 or 7. If you can pull it off and keep the game moving I salute you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group Yes, they are. Lots of room for character development and roleplay. You're a better man than I, I wouldn't even attempt more than 6 or 7. If you can pull it off and keep the game moving I salute you. You just have to be a little hardassed. If a player isnt ready to go when you get to them, they auto-hold. Another approach is to start applying combat penalties for the amount of time a player dithers; every 5 minutes incurs a -1 OCV -1 DCV. You'd be amazed at how responsive players get when you insert an actual penalty for indecision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodstone Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group So long as they have somone to cover all the main roles on a team, I'm happy. What those main roles are tends to vary from setting to setting though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I personally like 6 players, but am happy with good role-players and players that aren't selfish. I've been in a game that has had 8 players run smoothly and one that's had three players go rough. That same three player group I had just two show up and they went off on a tangent, obsessed with investigating deep into Chinatown (when only the outskirt was involved in the adventure) and having me completely ad lib (though I did put in a street sign that said "Dead End" when the PCs were walking further into it after an encounter; they laughed because they picked up on that clue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I have a strong preference for running small groups. I've had fairly good luck with groups as large as 8, but really prefer running groups of 2-3. In fact, small numbers, but with occassional convergences of larger numbers, defined my freedom patrol campaign. There were field teams of 2-3, but the full cadre was 12. I also enjoy running solo-adventures. A lot. One on one with a good player is a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group In college I could run large games, but it really depends on the players. I'm with Killer Shrike in that if there are quality players, then a hard limit doesn't make sense. I'll let you know if I think differently with a PBEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group 3-6 most times. I've had fun with one and two-player games, but I would hesitate to call them a "group". Trios can be a blast, as you're big enough for options but can still be very tightly-knit. Four's good, five is good, six is OK. More than that can get out of hand, and it's hard to give enough screen time to everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy_The_Ruthles Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group it depends on the genre, in my sci fi game, we're 11 PCs and that seems ok to me because we're the crew of a starship. In my jedi one-shot there will be 3 because i see that as a good number of jedi, although really i'm a 3-5 person myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group One thing I like about the 3-5 range is that it's easier for me as a GM to set up a variety of threats. Assuming normal powered heroes, I can put them up against: *lots of agents *several agents and one-two villains *villain team *master villain all of which will play differently, be a reasonable threat, and not be a nightmare to keep up with and stat out. With 9 heroes, it's much more work to make up the world-class villain or villain team of the week to compete. I can put more depth into the villains and the world in general with a smaller group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herolover Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I am loathe to admit it, but WOTC IMO did get one thing right. I find that 4-6 players is good with 4 being the optimum number. With four players everyone gets some individual time and it has more of a cozy feel to the game. It is very easy to go up to 5 or 6, but after 6 it starts getting to crowded and filled with distranctions. 3 is a good number, but I currenly have 2, sometimes 3, and feel we need more people for more ideas to be put on the table instead of me running NPCs all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group 4-6 for me. Less than that and I feel like there are bases not being covered. More and it's hard for everyone to get a little "face time." My group right now is 5 and might go up to 6 soon, and it feels right. However, the most fun I ever had playing was in a game that had only 3 players. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group For all you GM's out there: How many PC's do you like in your gaming group? For myself I prefer 3 to 5 players. I like everyone to feel involved and I like to sometimes focus an adventure around one PC for a session or two (rescue his DNPC, explore his background, etc) every so often to make that player feel more connected and a part of to the game world. I find that if my group gets over 5 people I am not able to do that as well, which is a reflection of my limitations as a GM of course. How about you guys? 4 or 5 PC's are perfect for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group Ideal size for me is about 5 players, maybe six. I'm running four right now, and it's okay, but they're a little small for me to pull out the big 7 man teams like the Masters of Evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Re: What is your ideal sized hero group I like to run games with 5 players. That number allows me to have flexibity plot wise and to make sure that I invovle each player in every session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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