• RedC@sh.itjust.works
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    5 hours ago

    I got roasted so hard by my last group when I tried to first time dm tyranny of dragons (to be fair, the first part of it is combat heavy and I didn’t handle it as well as I could have) and it triggered my anxiety about it so hard that I dropped from the group and havent played in 5 years

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      Fuck em’ find another group. Anyone that wants to give a DM shit isn’t worth having at the table anyway.

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        57 minutes ago

        I feel like there’s a difference between constructive criticism for a dm and outright shifting on their attempt. I feel the group did the latter

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        I wont lie about still being a bit salty, especially since it was our 3rd round with new dm, the group had a few people (me as well) who wanted to dm. So we kinda took turns. I played through the good and bad of the other campaigns, dont care still had fun. I just dont know what changed when it was my turn.

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        Or even just a new DM in general. The whole thing is a group activity for mutual enjoyment. I ran a cyberpunk red campaign as the GM with 6 players for like a year, and it was my first time DM/GMing in general, and it was also a brand new system at the time. Everyone was very forgiving, lax and then serious in the story when it mattered. I certainly would have quit if people were assholes because my math wasn’t there or I had to flip pages to figure out like fire damage calculations without having them bookmarked or whatever

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    There’s some online services that connect people. It’s really hit or miss, but could lead to a decent campaign for you.

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      In my 30 years experience playing, groups rarely fall apart due to scheduling. They fall apart because the game isn’t compelling. People will make the time if they’re enjoying it.

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        ehh we were pretty far into Avernus and then one of the players travelled for 3 months, and after that there were a bunch of scheduling conflicts and everyone started forgetting plot points and characters.

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      7 hours ago

      I have the same quest and I’ve talked to every villager I can find and while some of them respond positively to the “want to play D&D?” prompt, none of us have been able to solve the scheduling minigame 😔

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    I’m in the same boat. I also got rulebooks for Pathfinder 2E + Mutants and Masterminds in case I wanted to mix it up.

    Now they all have a neat little spot on the shelf to collect dust.

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      7 hours ago

      I would play more rpgs on tha table but i havent had a real group in a while nor do i know anyone willing to play, ive looked but no luck.

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        I was in the same boat. Have you tried solo roleplaying? It’s not for everyone but I’m enjoying it a lot lately. Especially with the mythic gm emulator.

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    There might be meetups near you doing games. There’s one here in NYC that’s very friendly I’ve been to.