What Running D&D in Tokyo Taught Guy Sclanders About Reading Players (Pt 7)

At a D&D convention in Tokyo, Guy Sclanders ran the one table in English. Japanese players kept coming up wanting to join, then politely bowed out because they didn't think their English was good enough. And his loud, animated style wasn't helping. "I need to fit into this space." It's still reading your players. In this case, it's reading the culture. In Part 7, we talk about adapting to the people at your table, and the business side of choosing who you play for. In this episode: • The English-language table at a Tokyo D&D convention, and what Guy changed • "Point at the dice and you roll." Language doesn't have to be a barrier • Why including more people isn't politics. It's business. • Know your audience: what a Japanese soft drink called Pocari Sweat teaches about branding • The rules-as-written simulationist GM: a fine niche, but you're limiting your market • Online, any niche can work. In a town of 5,000 people, you need everyone you can get. • Adapting isn't being fake: dress and talk for the room, like you would at a bank or a farm • The business skills most new pro GMs don't expect 📺 Part 1:    • What It's REALLY Like to Be a Full-Time GM...   📺 Part 6:    • How Americans, Brits, Germans & Japanese P...   📺 More pro GM interviews:    • Paid DM Interviews   Recorded in 2020. How to Be a Great GM:    / @howtobeagreatgm   Guy's GM tools & books: https://www.greatgamemaster.com Find us: 🎲 Run paid games & find players: https://theroleplayersguild.com 💬 Discord:   / discord   👥 Facebook group:   / 577410296508144   Join the Guild. Become a legend.