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Is this a fine place to talk about table top RPGs? (beehaw.org)
submitted 1 year ago by gromnar@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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Hello! I hope I am not off topic, this is literally my first day here (ok, maybe I should wait and know the community a bit better but I 'll try to be slightly bolder...if it's not ok just let me know). I understand that by choice there are no super focused communities to avoid an excessive fragmentation. So I wonder: is this the good place to discuss about tabletop RPGs? Coop/solo modes, too.

I am thinking about Call of Cthulhu, Savage Worlds, Gurps, Fate, ... And not only the usual super famous one!

I am a long time GM and sometimes player, both IRL and online, and currently I am playing a lot in solo mode (with the help of the mythic GM emulator).

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[–] goat@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah of course.

though i dunno a thing about tabletops except the DnD movie

[–] gromnar@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The movie was quite fun! And it gave a good idea of a fun rpg session, but I prefer other game systems rather than DnD to have that kind of feeling!

Have you ever thought about trying ttrpgs?

[–] goat@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah but I wouldn't know what the fuck to do, and I'd feel a bit cringy with what kind of roleplaying I need to do.

[–] gromnar@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I understand. Just keep in mind that you don't need to "do the voices" or to treat it like an "improv theatre", a perfectly fine way to play is to refer to your character in third person: "so and so knocks quietly on the door and asks "is anybody in there?" Before kicking the door open with a roaring laughter"... And another player could sigh in first person, rolling her eyes: "oh no! Not again!".

As for knowing what to do, that's the job of the GM, to set up interesting scenes for the table!