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How to get into tabletop/d&d Anonymous 10/27/24 (Sun) 05:12:02 PM35805

I really enjoy learning about warhammer lore and playing some games, but i never thought of even touching their tabletop games.I would like to even paint figurines, i know its expensive but it seems really fun.

even d&d just seems awesome as well, i like the roleplay aspect and play witha small group of people but the issue comes with how do you even start understanding the rules and how do you even start playing such a thing

i dont know how to break into something like these im sorry if my request is all over the place. I just dont know how you can meet people irl or even online and feel comfortable to play with them. Im especially worried for being othered because im a woman and kind of autistic and I am already just so anxious about interacting but how can you participate in something like that when its just yourself?? can any nonas help me

Anonymous 11/13/24 (Wed) 08:26:34 PM35897

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Anonymous 11/15/24 (Fri) 03:37:52 AM35904

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I def agree about WH40K (never played it) but D&D should be learnable (enough to play a little) within 10 hours I think.

Anonymous 11/17/24 (Sun) 09:40:09 PM35921

>>35904
it just seems realy intimidating especially since I see people with those dice and lil manuals i know NOTHING about this type of stuff… i am not sure where to really start too i once checked out /tg/ but it felt foreign

Anonymous 11/18/24 (Mon) 02:42:16 AM35924

>>35805
For me, I went with
>pirate the 5e core rulebooks
It's very easy to learn and most people play it.

>watch/listen to some actualplay videos/podcasts
Dimension 20's series was extremely useful because their GM actually explains rolls and rules on-camera.

>/tg/ Gamefinder threads
I just picked the GM/groups who were newbie-friendly and seemed nice enough. You quickly learn how to identify the really bad groups by how they talk.

>Roll20
There's a gamefinder function and you can look at the stats of players before joining their game to see how experienced they are and whatnot

>Local gaming stores
Mine is excellent, but they can be very hit or miss. Most will have signup sheets or online groups for people running games/looking for games and you can meet them in person before joining, which gives you a much better idea of who they are before you commit.

I was very anxious about joining alone, but I decided to take the plunge and found a group of extremely good friends and my partner through tabletop rpg's. You might be objectified for being a woman, but most groups actually love having invested/motivated female players because it's a new facet to storytelling and problem-solving.