Quote Originally Posted by Cluedrew View Post
On Gaming With Friends: Sit down with strangers and leave with friends. Or at least on friendly terms. I think generally if there are a enough people there setting the right mood others will... open up? That's not quite right, sort of like take the hint, but in a "we want you here" way instead of the usual "we don't want you here" way. The best game I have had have always been completely cooperative out of character, even if we are trying to kill each other in character.

Tips for running a good game or encouraging good table behaviours could be its own thread.
And of course how cooperative you're expected to be varies by system. In the various iterations of D&D, party cohesion is generally seen as a good and expected thing. That's not true for all systems - in some systems screwing over your fellow party member is expected.