Thread: Interested
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March 18th, 2012, 20:08 #1
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Interested
Hello all,
I started RP'ing back in the late 70's with Dungeon and Dragons. I table topped with friends all the way until I got out of High School. In my 20's I started to do MMPORP'S like EQ and on until WOW.
It's been almost a year since I've had any online account. I simply got bored with the lack of role playing. I'm a very immersive role player.
Anyway, that's my story. So as I was cleaning up the house today, it suddenly struck me that maybe there might be an online, old school table top online community. Why not?
So here I am.
I haven't read too much about Fantasy Grounds. I think that maybe just coming here first might be the best way for me to get a good idea of what I can find here.
So what would I like?
I would like to play a good fantasy roleplaying game for a few hours once or twice a week, just as a player until I get used to everything and then I might consider DM'ing.
So here are some questions.
What do I need to do to just be a player?
Are there good once or twice a week campaigns of mature gamers?
Are most groups linked up with audio and visual?
Are groups and DM's or GM's pretty consistent?
I guess that's about all of the basic questions I have. Thank you.
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March 18th, 2012, 20:15 #2Originally Posted by Therim
Originally Posted by TherimFG:Unity Ultimate License Holder: Meaning anyone can join my games, even those with just the Demo . . .
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Currently Running: An Old-School Essentials campaign, set in Hârn . . . Here is the discord channel -> Hârnic OSE.
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March 18th, 2012, 21:16 #3Originally Posted by Therim
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I'd say the best thing to do is keep your eye on the forum named "Guild House" for one-off games, or just advertise your desire to participate in a game. If you buy a Lite license, you can join in anywhere, otherwise you'll have to find somebody running a game with their Ultimate License (allows you to join in using only the free demo software). I would guess that an hour or so of playing would tell you whether or not you'd like it... and guessing from your gaming past, I think you'll have a lot of fun."A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." - John Shedd
"Why is it every time we need to get somewhere, I get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Thaddeus Venture
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March 19th, 2012, 03:45 #4Originally Posted by dr_venture
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March 19th, 2012, 05:15 #5
Well... I'm a consistent DM and there are a few here, but I do hear there is a lot of DM's that run off, rarely seen again.
As a player I "try" to get into a game (Sorry Doc, would have loved your six-shooter) but as we all know schedules change and I see that quite often with the player base... but I'm in 1 group as a player with all older guys... (I'm the eldest at 47), and my 2 groups that I DM for are all older-ish... so from what I've seen I think a lot of us are the older bunch.
So if you get a DM that shows up 90% of the time, try to keep him/her, lol.
You can try out some gaming before buying with us guys who have an Ultimate License, I currenly have a game ready to go for thursdays starting the 29th of Castles & Crusades Join HERE which is voiced over skype for 2 hours max. This game is set for demo players like yourself and a few of my regular players want to hop in too, to help out.
You will find that playing voiced over skype (or other voice-chat software) would be the best, it makes for a faster game and its almost like old tabletop gaming. at least you can hear the players interact more fluently and with some vocal-acting too.
Most younger players are lesser voice-actors (eg: not doing crazy Scottish accents when playing Dwarves, just announcing their strategies), but there are a few that are willing to act... personally I like players that voice-act their characters, and I try to do that myself as a DM (with my wife shaking her head at me in the background) but everyone is free to RP in their own way thats comfortable to them, the main idea is to have as much fun as possible.
So not every DM will be to your taste, you will find that out quickly... as well as some of us DM's find some really annoying players... just as in every live tabletop circus.
And yes... there are some players that will not play if "player-x" is attending.
So if you can join up with us Ultimate License DM's, try out the free Demo with us if you can. As the other guys here have already explained each license... thats all for my 2 bits.
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March 19th, 2012, 10:09 #6
No worries Mag - we'll be around if your schedule clears up.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." - John Shedd
"Why is it every time we need to get somewhere, I get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Thaddeus Venture
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March 20th, 2012, 02:41 #7
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