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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I have never DND'd but this is Hilarios, It is actually part of the reason I have never participated. Too much stuff. Bravo though!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly, most of the time players just have like 3 or 4 sentences for a backstory. Which is really better most of the time as it lets you build out the character over time in the game. If that's the only thing holding you back, you should give it a try!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Hey! I appreciate your posts! Let’s say I want to get into DND, Are there any resources for such a person to peruse? It’s a big game after all.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can get the Basic Rules online for free, which are enough to get started. If you want to get deeper into D&D though you'll have to buy the Player's Handbook, and probably also Tasha's Cauldron and Xanathar's Guide.

Then you should figure out if you want to play online or in-person. It's much easier to find people to play with online but they don't have the "vibe" of in-person games.

To find a group, there are several Discord servers, including the official one; there's also r/LFG, though I'm not sure if they're participating in the blackout or not; and you can look on Roll20 for online games, though from what I've heard that's not a good option. For in-person games I can't really help you.

If you're going to play online, you'll have to pick a VTT- virtual table top. Roll20 is the most popular one, and is quite simple. Foundry is the best one, but costs money. I don't know much about the rest.

I think that for a beginner, a "one-shot" is a good way to learn the game. Basically a one-shot is an adventure that you're supposed to finish in one session, instead of a campaign that might take dozens of sessions over months. It lets you dip your toes in without too much commitment. I'm part of this discord server for one-shots that is pretty good.

Also, consider that D&D is far from the only TTRPG (Table Top RolePlaying Game) system out there. Pathfinder 2E is the main competitor to D&D, it's a pretty similar D20 based system, but it's rules are more comprehensive and it's run by a much better company (D&D's parent company has done a lot of shady shit, including charging 3rd party creators ridiculously high royalty fees, mistreating their staff, and sending Pinkerton mercenaries to threaten a Youtuber who leaked a new expansion.)

Oh and also all the rules for PF2 are available completely for free with no strings attatched on Archive of Nethys.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is really good information, thank you for taking the time to fill an outsider in :) I will definitely be going through this and investigating once I get home from work!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People to play with are the main issue, local game stores and hobby shops might have groups that are open to new players. As far as learning the game, the core rules are free in the 5th edition SRD. And there's tons of material on YouTube for learning the game. Once you get a grasp of the basics, I find it best to watch YouTube games like Critical Role or Dimension20. Just keep in mind that these people are professional players/actors, so while their games are unscripted, they kind of set an unrealistic standard for the amount/level of roleplay in a normal game. It's also worth looking into other game systems like Pathfinder2e to see what fits you the best.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is great info, thank you! I might have to head to the local card shop and see what kinds of groups we have out in my area ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Normally I'd point you to Reddit, but uhhh

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

😂 totally understand that. I hope the community grows here so I can see what’s up!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I'll look around later to see if I can find some resources to send your way!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seconding Lutz's point! I'm a pretty casual player so I tend to focus more on rolling dice for fun and interacting with NPCs. Other party members actually will attempt voices sometimes or have more integrated back stories with the actual places in the campaign. It's definitely what you make of it!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

That sounds cool. I just don’t have any experience with it. The barrier to entry seems high. Kinda like Lemmy to begin with.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I honestly don't know, pretty sure I saw it on Reddit a while back. I have it saved because I have a buddy who literally formats his character backstories like this and I like to poke fun at him.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’m that player. I love writing characters so coming up with a detailed backstory for why my guy is here and what type of personality I’m going to roleplay as is part of the process.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

As the DM, I love it. It gives me something to work with for adding bits of player backstory to the overall plot.

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