I’m kinda like Paul, here, but more twitchy.
I care so much what my regular group/friends think that running is often super anxiety producing. At cons though, I’m pretty sure I can do well — and even if I fuck up Rachel E.S. Walton’s Mars game, so what, the other assholes at that table are never going to see me again.
However, when I’m gaming with some people who are friends or I have a high opinion of at a convention, I can get anxiety. Like, I do sometimes get nervous playing with Rachel, because she’s so awesome. And the first time I played with Paul I was so nervous I spilled booze all over his character sheets.