D&D: Finally, I've found it.

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Okay I'm aware I made a thread about this type of topic a few weeks ago but I've just come back home from my first full session, with some shorter sessions prior, and I wanted to explain why this is the best thing I've ever discovered in my life.

As you may well know from my not so subtle rants of past, I've long complained about a lack of... Well, anything, happening in my life, away from my monitor.

But the local tabletop RPG guild has changed that. Finally making new friends, and I feel like I'm part of a community. That's pretty important for someone like me who has spent the last decade living on the edge of society.

Suffice to say it's also nice to say I have a favourite pub now! Never thought I'd ever say that one...

This may come relatively late in my life, compared to some, but I feel I now belong somewhere, and I don't feel quite as dependent on my online activities lately. Don't get me wrong. I still spend a lot of time online. But I'm finding it easier to deal with "stuff not going my way". If you don't believe me check out the ESO forums. PC EU is a mess right now, where I play, but I've managed to not flip my lid this time. Sure I've made my criticisms, but I've kept it pretty mellow, more or less only saying that I was disappointed and giving purely technical feedback to support reports.

As for Elite? I am actually playing again, despite going as far as to tell the developers I wouldn't be doing so again. With that said, I do have a new relationship with ED now, and it's much more casual. I don't play every day anymore. And when I do I find it much more enjoyable.

While I am still quite reliant on games to deal with my depression, I've moved most of it to either the aforementioned D&D, or to offline singleplayer games that no amount of net shenanigans can disrupt. Skyrim is a game I'm getting back into for example, as well as starting the isometric genre with Divinity. May pick up Neverwinter later.
 

Arkadi

Arkadi
Un1k0rn said:
Okay I'm aware I made a thread about this type of topic a few weeks ago but I've just come back home from my first full session, with some shorter sessions prior, and I wanted to explain why this is the best thing I've ever discovered in my life.

As you may well know from my not so subtle rants of past, I've long complained about a lack of... Well, anything, happening in my life, away from my monitor.

But the local tabletop RPG guild has changed that. Finally making new friends, and I feel like I'm part of a community. That's pretty important for someone like me who has spent the last decade living on the edge of society.

Suffice to say it's also nice to say I have a favourite pub now! Never thought I'd ever say that one...

This may come relatively late in my life, compared to some, but I feel I now belong somewhere, and I don't feel quite as dependent on my online activities lately. Don't get me wrong. I still spend a lot of time online. But I'm finding it easier to deal with "stuff not going my way". If you don't believe me check out the ESO forums. PC EU is a mess right now, where I play, but I've managed to not flip my lid this time. Sure I've made my criticisms, but I've kept it pretty mellow, more or less only saying that I was disappointed and giving purely technical feedback to support reports.

As for Elite? I am actually playing again, despite going as far as to tell the developers I wouldn't be doing so again. With that said, I do have a new relationship with ED now, and it's much more casual. I don't play every day anymore. And when I do I find it much more enjoyable.

While I am still quite reliant on games to deal with my depression, I've moved most of it to either the aforementioned D&D, or to offline singleplayer games that no amount of net shenanigans can disrupt. Skyrim is a game I'm getting back into for example, as well as starting the isometric genre with Divinity. May pick up Neverwinter later.
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Playing pen&paper RPG's with a dedicated group and a good storyteller indeed is a nice experience if you are able to ride that winged beast that is your imagination. Sure a good way to spend an evening with some fine folks.
 

BulletTrev

BulletTrev
Those were the the days .... back in the late seventies early eighties going round friends houses for a bit o' D&D fun.. then rediscovering Traveller with a group of like minded 20 somethings from down t' pub... good times good times ... good on ya Uni'.
 

Juniper

Juniper
I miss pen and paper RPGs. Never found another group after I left Uni, and then life happened. :cry:

Congrats on finding your crowd. It's a nice feeling. :)
 

DaggerSnake

DaggerSnake
good for you Uni. D&D is an amazing game. I play every month for 4 hours with a group of friends. No technology. We just unplug and sit down with our character sheets, pencils, dice, snacks and beers. It’s something we all look forward to each month.

How did you find your group?
 

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DaggerSnake said:
good for you Uni. D&D is an amazing game. I play every month for 4 hours with a group of friends. No technology. We just unplug and sit down with our character sheets, pencils, dice, snacks and beers. It’s something we all look forward to each month.

How did you find your group?
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If by "how did I find the group" you mean literally how did I become aware of their existence, then I was brwosing my city's reddit at the month's start and reading the archives, found a link to a Facebook group which is still quite active. Turns out I was looking on the wrong side of the water.
 

Chris Simon

Chris Simon
Un1k0rn said:
Okay I'm aware I made a thread about this type of topic a few weeks ago but I've just come back home from my first full session, with some shorter sessions prior, and I wanted to explain why this is the best thing I've ever discovered in my life.

As you may well know from my not so subtle rants of past, I've long complained about a lack of... Well, anything, happening in my life, away from my monitor.

But the local tabletop RPG guild has changed that. Finally making new friends, and I feel like I'm part of a community. That's pretty important for someone like me who has spent the last decade living on the edge of society.

Suffice to say it's also nice to say I have a favourite pub now! Never thought I'd ever say that one...

This may come relatively late in my life, compared to some, but I feel I now belong somewhere, and I don't feel quite as dependent on my online activities lately. Don't get me wrong. I still spend a lot of time online. But I'm finding it easier to deal with "stuff not going my way". If you don't believe me check out the ESO forums. PC EU is a mess right now, where I play, but I've managed to not flip my lid this time. Sure I've made my criticisms, but I've kept it pretty mellow, more or less only saying that I was disappointed and giving purely technical feedback to support reports.

As for Elite? I am actually playing again, despite going as far as to tell the developers I wouldn't be doing so again. With that said, I do have a new relationship with ED now, and it's much more casual. I don't play every day anymore. And when I do I find it much more enjoyable.

While I am still quite reliant on games to deal with my depression, I've moved most of it to either the aforementioned D&D, or to offline singleplayer games that no amount of net shenanigans can disrupt. Skyrim is a game I'm getting back into for example, as well as starting the isometric genre with Divinity. May pick up Neverwinter later.
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That's awesome, Un1. (y) :)
 

[VR] Merkir

[VR] Merkir
jasonbarron said:
Same here. My group is my children who are just learning it, but they love it and I'm delighted to be turning them into little +4 nerds
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This gives me great hope. I'm just about to DM a one-shot for my 3 kids and their 2 cousins, ages 12-15. They've never played a TT RPG before. Although I've GM'ed extensively, I'm nervous about their first session. I must make it an awesome experience, not only to make them want to play, but to get them off their <bleeping> devices and socialise more. :)
 
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jasonbarron

jasonbarron
Merkir said:
This gives me great hope. I'm just about to DM a one-shot for my 3 kids and their 2 cousins, ages 12-15. They've never played a TT RPG before. Although I've GM'ed extensively, I'm nervous about their first session. I must make it an awesome experience, not only to make them want to play, but to get them off their <bleeping> devices and socialise more. :)
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My eldest is about that age, but two are considerably younger and what I do is really strip down the rules to keep it flowing good with a heavy emphasis on story telling. They aren't very proficient at role playing or putting themselves in the positions of their characters yet, but they learn quickly and have a lot of fun. It helps that I don't allow my kids to play video games or watch television, so they're eager to engage this and I don't have to compete with the electronics. You're going to have a blast as long as your expectations are calibrated correctly. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
 

Chaparral

Chaparral
D&D is first a social gathering / event and second a game.

I always appreciated DMs that went the extra mile with environmental settings in the game room. Low lights, candles or halloween lighting. Period music, etc.
 

metatheurgist

metatheurgist
Merkir said:
I must make it an awesome experience, not only to make them want to play, but to get them off their <bleeping> devices and socialise more. :)
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If you want to make it an awesome experience, incorporate the devices. Seriously, I haven't used a pencil, rolled dice, counted stats or bonuses for more than a decade now. I wouldn't go back to non-virtual table top unless it was the apocalypse and power was no longer an option. We still sit around and talk bull, laugh at each other's attempts at tactics and bad luck, eat pizza; we just don't the grunt work of scratching markings on dead trees and doing math.
 
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