Roll some bones and/or get boned by rolls with GRG

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I’ve been part of GRG for less than two years at this point. During that time, I’ve seen some form of “someone should run a D&D game” sentiment on two or three occasions. What better time than the present to get a serious discussion going?

What we need:
Upwards of five people to play
One person to run the game

I’ll throw my hat in the GM ring. I really need to limit my D&D intake but I promise that whatever system I’d run will be at least as simple and the books will be optional. Other people are, of course, welcome to do so as well.

Who would be up for such shenanigans? (raises hand)
How often would you like to play? Groups commonly meet anywhere from once a week to once a month.
What time would be good? (Non-Friday evenings after 1830-1900-ish EST are best for me)
How would you prefer to play? Common options are Roll20/Fantasy Grounds (both free for players) for neat maps or Discord + dice bot for more “theater of the mind” play.

Now go roll for anal circumference or whatever it is that you do.

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@anon36214017

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I have been looking into getting involved in some sort of tabletop rpg. Ive been reading up on Call of Cthulu and other systems. However my schedule is a nightmare due to it being rotational to make a set night

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If we could determine a schedule, I’d be in.

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Looks like this is perfect of a different thread…

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Man i would love to do this, ive listened to several D&D podcasts and have wanted to try it out but dont have the social circle for it or in other words not enough friends lol depending on times and such i would be all in for sure.

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I’d love to roll the bones. I could only do Weekends though. Most any time Friday through Saturday. Morning through evening on Sunday.

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http://wizardawn.and-mag.com/tool_ftown.php

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I promise, I’m still thinking about this. Shortly after I posted, bossman announced that it was crunch time.

Shared @Nanookbjorn’s Humble Bundle link with my Pathfinder GM who bought it pretty much immediately. Two things to note: It contains Starfinder, which has several changes (some would claim them to be improvements but the grognard of my group says otherwise). Also, Pathfinder 2 is coming out soon-ish so that may affect the number of OG Pathfinder groups.

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Im still in whatever is decided, take your time as needed DM’ing isnt something that can be done with no preparation from what i know

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https://www.dndbeyond.com/

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I know absolutely nothing about D&D or tabletop RPG games, but I’d be interested, depending on scheduling. You’d have to drag my noob ass through things, but I’m all about it.

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I know as much as 2 podcasts have taught both with completely different gaming styles and 1 is 5th edition and the other is pathfinder which are different systems

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I’ve been researching the options. I just pulled the trigger on the Full version of Fantasy Grounds ($39.99). I have a free class scheduled at Fantasy Grounds College for Character Creation 101 in the DnD5e ruleset Friday 3/29 and I found a PTP DM who is starting a module on Saturday 3/30 for a weekly game. I have also been looking into the Savage Worlds ruleset. My plan is to get some experience under my belt and then take the dive into the Ultimate upgrade for Fantasy Grounds to start hosting some one shots and campaigns for GRG.

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For those who want to learn about how to use the Fantasy Grounds program:

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Just finished my first class on the FGC server. Learned how to make a character in Fantasy Grounds. It’s a robust program and I think it will be very fun to use once you learn it. I suggest joining the server and take some classes, maybe join some one shots. I know I will be.

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It’s more complicated than that. If the GM has the Full license ($39.99), they can host games for other owners of full or ultimate license. If the GM has the Ultimate license ($149.99) they can host the game for owners of the demo, full, or ultimate license. I will be buying the Ultimate License before I start hosting games. I can upgrade my Full license to Ultimate with no price difference than if I had purchased the Ultimate to begin with. That way anyone who wants to play can download the free demo version and play. If you wanted to tweak your character sheet without being connected to my server you would need to buy at least the Full license and all the books I made available through my server (which I will also have to buy). Overall I will be throwing roughly $300 bucks for all the bells and whistles I want. I’ve been wanting to get back into DnD for years but don’t want to invite co-workers to my house and my IRL friends have moved out of state or fell away from gaming so that complicated things. Fantasy Grounds is the best solution and it even automates a lot of the more tedious stuff. I suggest downloading the demo version, join the Fantasy Grounds College discord and website and sign up for a free Character Creation 101 (CC101) class. You’ve got nothing to lose but a few hours of your time at that point.

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