I’ve formed some of my best, and strongest friendships through online ttrpg play starting as strangers. But not quite randoms, which is an important distinction. I collected hundreds of applications to play, and went through every single one to hand select ones that had good vibes. I even video interviewed them.
Still playing almost ten years later with a few of those, and the ones who don’t still play with me still had multi year campaigns with.
This seems nuts on paper but bet it finds a lot of people frustrated by the same things.
Was it arduous?
Glad it worked out for you. Good advice.
I don’t know, doesn’t seem that nuts to me. I’m a GM and I reckon if I’m going to run games for years for people for free, I had better like them and know a little bit about them.
I wouldn’t say it was a fun task, but I wouldn’t go so far as arduous. I kinda like reading everyone’s answers and, if I’m being quite frank, I’m not above admitting that so many people trying to get into a game I run is a nice feeling.
If I had to choose I think I’d be top right pancake
How about yall?
If you had to choose one who’d you be?Bottom right.
Nice👌
Now we need 2 more party members🔪🧨 and then we can head into the dungeon⚔️🛡️
I’ll take top left, but I want to be a Tortle.
If I pick bottom left, am I the guy above or below the table?
Yes.
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Damn now I actually wanna make a mimic character
Toddler with the sword, definitely.
Hey, hey, now.
Nobody on roll 20 can afford a real machete
$6.99 at Harbor Freight!
Dammit Harbor Freight! Always ruining a mid tier joke with affordable pricing on acceptable quality goods!
You are being very generous with that “acceptable quality”.
I had a co-worker who couldn’t stop bragging about an angle grinder he got for $5 at Harbor Freight.
I thought that’s a pretty good deal, so I went in and got some gardening tools, in particular a shovel that was only a few bucks.
The very first time I stuck that shovel into dirt, the metal head bent and sheared off.
The next day I told my co-worker what happened, and he went on to admit his angle grinder only powered on one time before it broke. “But it was only $5!” He added.
I think everyone gets their “one and done” experience there.
you too can waste 5 dollars, for only the low cost of 5 dollars!
I’ve found only fantastic 1000% perfect groups online. Only ever had issues irl
The way people play and enjoy D&D varies so wildly, I don’t think just popping into a random game with random people would necessarily be fun 90% of the time.
Maybe I’m a Mony Haul type campaign enjoyer and everyone is running their super serious, extra dark and edgy medieval simulation. I would be bored out of my mind during all those 8 hour long fictional political debate sessions. I wanna hit things with various sticks and win fabulous prizes! 😩
Stamets, if you’re legit putting together an online D&D group I’d be super interested. I’ve never played but I vow to not be that guy in the group and to try my hardest.
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Shit, make sure you take good notes. Share that stuff with lemmy.
I’m too damn paranoid to join in a lemmy related game like that, but it does seem like it would be relatively easy to find a decent group here.
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Kind of interested, playing in two games but been having scheduling issues with one so may be in the market, and would love to play in something beyond a module. Despite having two games, only been playing a couple years, these are my 2nd and 3rd ever.
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Ha, I like it. Haven’t played a bard yet and been toying with a halfling creation bard idea, could fit.
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Hey I’d be down to join, depending on meeting times
The Pathfinder version of this meme is the same, they’re just all wearing a rainbow flag.
Jokes on you, we play every rpg!
I’ve always wanted to try playing DND, but I don’t know anybody where I live since I moved five years ago, and I’m not an outgoing type of individual.
Check with your library.
Someone hasn’t returned the gaming group my library has for loans.
On top of that board game shops tend to do game nights, and probably have a system for putting together groups.
#3 is pretty applicable to me today. Sometimes you gimp the furry and sometimes the furry gimps you…
I’ve seen this reposted at least 3 times but every time I legit horselaugh
I’ve never had success with randoms because all it takes is one person to really dampen the game, and the odds of that happening are just too high.
Which is a shame because I’ve ran into good players who just can’t find a group to click with.
Why not make a group with the good players?
Two of them gave up on it indefinitely before we found the right DM.
Which one are you stamets.
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I’m 2 today.
That kid is ready to join the Legion.
LOL true. I love my in-person group so much - we’ve been meeting at my house since before Covid.
