As I think I mentioned previously, my gaming group has gotten a bit on the small side recently, with people having less time available, and players coming and going. I've tried putting "looking for players" posts in various local / national RPG forums, without a huge amount of success, so I thought I'd also try putting out some posters in local gaming shops. I asked a couple and they both said it's cool, so now I just have to come up with a poster! I've never done this before, and never really even seen posters advertising other people's games, so I'd appreciate any tips or advice anyone might have. Here's what I was thinking of, roughly:
- Big title: Dungeons & Dragons (working on the theory that that name is more of an attention grabber than Labyrinth Lord, and that perhaps people are less likely to want to join a game that they've never heard of. Plus the name D&D is immediately evocative of a lot of the right stuff, where LL isn't necessarily. That's my theory at least!)
- "Bi-weekly game looking for players"
- An attractive and somewhat old-school looking picture. Probably something by Pete Mullen or Erol Otus, as I love their kind of out-there style. (I'm thinking of the image on the inside cover of the Dungeon Alphabet, for those who have it.) I want to choose an image that is representative or evocative of the game -- exploring dungeons and encountering weird creatures!
- A bit of text giving some brief (and hopefully inspiring
) info about some of the interesting / unique features of the campaign.
- Practical details: when / where / who.
- Contact info, etc.
I'm erring on the side of rather not explicitly mentioning the term "old-school" or anything like that, as it might be off-putting to people, and in a way I don't think it's that relevant. Though I suppose it is perhaps worth writing somewhere that we're using an older rules set (i.e. not D&D 4 or 3.5 or whatever). "Traditional" might be a good word rather than "old-school" perhaps? I don't know, it's a tricky topic... If I, for example, saw an advert for an "old-school D&D game" I'd be phoning them up straight away! But I imagine (perhaps I'm wrong) there are players out there who would immediately dismiss anything described in that way, without giving it a chance.
Any thoughts / suggestions greatly appreciated! Also if anyone has any other tips for finding new players, please do tell.
