This is a lighter one, but one that I like to tell friends when it comes to horror stories.
A few years ago I was looking for a new group online. Nothing seemed to fit my taste and so I decided to include paid options in my search. And it worked. I found a lovely description that sounded just like what I was looking for. I contacted the GM via PM and we exchanged our Discord info and set up the time and date to have a talk.
The day comes and I'm a bit nervous - hoping I'll get the spot. She seems nice and explains that she is very protective of her group and is looking for the right kind of player. All good with me, I like having standards. She starts explaining to me the vibe of her campaign and what it is about. But like 10 minutes into the talk I noticed that she became quieter and much slower. I assume discord issues and try to adjust. But a minute or two later there is almost nothing coming through anymore. Just some low mumbling and muffled little sounds. At this point I'm not sure what's going on. Is this discord, is she okay, is she drunk? I try to talk to her, but I get no response. Eventually I write her a message that I'm not sure what's going on but that I can't understand her and if we could find a later date to continue. No response, but what to do.
The next day is coming along and I get a message from her. Apparently she fell asleep mid conversation. It was a long day for her and according to her my voice was so soothing that she simply fell asleep, mumbling and sighing.
I can say that was a first to me, and I hope it was how she had described it, and not me that bored her to sleep.
But yeah, today I think it’s at least a weird-ish little story on how to not conduct a recruitment talk.