Post/Author/DateTime	Post
SlanderPanic 11-15-06, 04:50 PM	Has anyone ever considered the idea of using a roleplaying game as a corporate teamwork-building exercise? It seems to work pretty well for Wizards, after all, so why can't it apply to other open-minded companies? It's certainly more economical than these retarded "Togetherness Workshops" I've been paid to go to. Just imagine you and your boss rolling for initiative. Most administrative teams can say they've group-hugged. Not many can tell tales of the time they slew a dragon. Thoughts?
Seeker95 11-15-06, 04:54 PM	We played D&D or Runescape every Friday afternoon for three years at my last company.
2y1y1z2 11-15-06, 04:55 PM	This is exactly the kind of thing I'd like to institute in my business. The main thing detracting from it, however, is my lack of owning a business. But seriously, this could be a good thing or a bad thing. Some people take certain things way too seriously and when your boss constantly brings up the fact that you didn't heal his character in time, well, there's bound to be some promotion issues. Other than that i think it's a fantabulous idea.
VrecknidjX 11-15-06, 04:55 PM	I know that someone around here has actually found a way to be employed as a DM. He goes to businesses and runs roleplaying workshops. I think he makes 30 or 40 thousand a year, playing D&D. Dave
2y1y1z2 11-15-06, 04:57 PM	I know that someone around here has actually found a way to be employed as a DM. He goes to businesses and runs roleplaying workshops. I think he makes 30 or 40 thousand a year, playing D&D. DaveBastard!! I must know how!
invaladuser 11-15-06, 05:06 PM	Sounds great but so people still go with the stero type of DND being the devils game and all that bull. That and some people arnt much of rollplayers. But for those that are it could be pretty cool.
invaladuser 11-15-06, 05:12 PM	Sounds great but so people still go with the stero type of DND being the devils game and all that bull. That and some people arnt much of rollplayers. But for those that are it could be pretty cool.
Myree 11-15-06, 09:41 PM	I agree with Invaladuser (both copies of the post ;) ). I have worked for a large and VERY old corporation (as in VERY set in their ways!) for many years, and about 10 years ago (Kord, has it been THAT long?) I had this same thought while attending a "Teaching Techniques" class. I've always been good as a stand-up trainer thanks in no small part to my years spent DMing -- but they insisted I had to go to "qualify" for my own job :mad: . So, about half-way through the first day, I was thinking that maybe I could use "How to Teach a Group to Role-Play in 15 minutes" (with D&D as the example, of course) as a topic for my "final presentation" -- no problem, I had done it many times before. Well, after 3 days of using this as an "example" for drawing out a lesson plan, making hand-outs, etc., I was all set to give it a shot -- a hands-on learn as you go workshop (so, basically just the standard running a bunch of newbies through at once, kinda session). Well, it seems the one factor I failed on the first try was "knowing your students" -- sure enough it took me about 1 minute to figure out that I had one "church lady" who was dead-set against such an evil being brought into the company (let alone her poor 14 year-old grandson being taken in by it), and a stuffed suit who couldn't be bothered with such a "waste of time", and the other 2 were pretty much indifferent. Anyway, once I finally caught on to this (with 14 minutes still to go), I had to completely change on the fly my goal for the session to "Merits of Role-Playing in a Corporate setting. Of course, I didn't have the 3 days of prep-work done that I would have if I had just paid attention a little sooner! Anyway, switched my tact to the benefits of role-playing and how these could be applied to the corporate world. I truly felt like a bard playing to a hostile crowd! By the end of the session, I had raised everyone on level on the reaction table -- so the indifferents thought it was pretty good, the suit thought there might be some merits, and granny thought she had to talk with her grandson and son a little more about it. And the instructors, after nailing me on the obvious problem with knowing my audience, applauded my ability to judge the crowd and adapt on the fly to make the most of a bad situation. Needless to say, since then I have had a VERY different view on how some others still see this great game of ours. So, if you can find a way to fit it in, MORE POWER TO YA! Just be warned that some folks still have a weird view of reality :P .
Ranger REG 11-16-06, 02:59 AM	Thoughts? Um, not good if you're the DM and your boss is one of the players. Boss: I open the chest. Player B (whispers to others): Without checking for trap? DM (Edit notes): Luckily, the chest is NOT trapped, and you find five ... no, fifty ... no five-hundred-thousand gold pieces! Boss: Good! Finder's Keeper! I'm putting them all in my sack Other players: :eek: DM (Edits notes): Umm, sure, you put all 500,000 GP in your newly-found Bag of Holding. Boss (OOC): You're not doing this because you're in line for a promotion, right? DM: No, Sir! I'm a fair and honest DM. Other players: :rolleye2: