Jkeown Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 This week, we had our 40th Anniversary, celebrating it by having a big "Convention-like" show catered by Subway with Smead, Sanford, 3M and all the other big office products manufacturers supplying prizes and stuff. One way to get prizes was to win in a trivia contest that I had to MC. About 500 customers showed up. I've never ran a game for "mundanes" before, let alone 500 of them. I didn't prepare one single joke or routine. I just just waited for my first round of contestants and found myself in Game Master Mode. Turns out, the improv skills one learns in Fantasy Hero can be used in social situations. Who knew? 22 years I've been GMing, and never tried to apply that skill in public. It will not be the last. A woman from a local TV station was in the audience. Right there in the middle of the show, I asked her for a job. She laughed and said she'd look into a gig for me. And I'll owe it all to HERO if it comes true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! Well that is certainly cool. Whouda thunk it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Jogger Posted September 24, 2005 Report Share Posted September 24, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! Thanks to Champions now-defunct rules for making powers cost 1/2 END for each 1/4 number of points, I can still do long-division. Still, I find it odd that "playing a character" is becoming a more and more useful skill when I deal with people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomd1969 Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! You don't know how useful I find it to use my best Darth Vader imitation in my job. "You have failed me for the last time, Admiral. Captain Piett... You are in command now, Admiral Piett." In fact, I'm thinking of being Darth Vader for Halloween. I'm even thinking of including a couple of speakers playing the Imperial March. (Dang, now I want to watch The Empire Strikes Back, but it's getting too late) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monster Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! I've never had a problem with public speaking, but I have noticed that my GM practice makes me much better at speaking and running a meeting than I would otherwise be. Something about having to handle a bunch of people clamoring for attention and maintaining fairness and event flow all at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! Yeah, GM skills definitely come in handy when "facilitating" a meeting. Of course when you slip up and ask for a PER Check you get some odd looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestidigitator Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! Yeah' date=' GM skills definitely come in handy when "facilitating" a meeting. Of course when you slip up and ask for a PER Check you get some odd looks [/quote'] Yeah. And when you try to award experience for good participation afterward.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Monster Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! Now, if only I could have required pre-gens the one time I tried to be a manager.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Re: How HERO helped me at work! I've also noticed that Hero system experience has come in damn useful in legal situations too. After years of perusing the rules looking at ways that certain powers/rules can be exploited, it was a cinch to apply the same reasoning to legal contracts. So much so, that I've become the "Go To Guy" on how to break biotech patents and routinely consult with our legal group on tactics. Powergaming for the real world! cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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