Nothing is stopping you from rolling initiative. Next time you're out and about and see a potential combat situation, just roll to see if you can strike first. Make reality D&D.
this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2025
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Eh, this can be hit or miss in my experience. Last time I attacked the blacksmith he turned into a dragon and ate me whole. Definitely don't recommend that experience.
I know many furries that would pay extra for that.
Vore is definitely in my top 5 do not understand fetishes.
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
That actually sucks man, I'm sorry, that's not how a first time DM for any new system should be treated.
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
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.
Fuck those people. You should try dming again its really fun
Fuck em' find another group. Anyone that wants to give a DM shit isn't worth having at the table anyway.
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
I don't think there's even room for constructive criticism any time close to the event. You want to encourage anyone who wants to GM, not do anything that might dissuade them
Anyone that bms their first time dm actually just sucks. I’m so sorry to hear you had such a bad experience :(
Oof that's a rough place to start. As published that campaign has major issues and relies heavily on the dm to identify them and change it to be playable.
I’m in this meme and it maketh me morose
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 😔
Good meme, needs more pixels. 7/10, would upvote as I scroll past again.
I haven't played in 11 years 😭
How do I trojan horse Dnd into my game night? I'll dm 🥹
Invite new folks who want to play ttrpgs specifically, let the typical folks know that there will be new folks, and see who sticks around after the shoe drops.
My group fell apart because of scheduling issues. I miss it.
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.
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.
Me and my group started a game, we played on Monday evenings so I created a mailing list and called it [Mondays] (it was the early 2000s, email was the best option). About 3 minutes after that one person becomes unavailable for all future Mondays, so the Mondays group met for years on Tuesdays
About half the people are different and the group went from five to ten to four over the years. Right now we meet on Fridays. I have a different group that meets on Mondays
Despite scheduling, you kept it together. Congratulations!
It has been 25 years for me - my group fell apart, life took over, and then my social anxiety made it impossible and will probably until the end of my days. Playing Shadowrun was a great time tho, and i'm happy i was able to experience it.
Hello Compression Artifacts, my old friend.
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.
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.
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.
[not op] I'm in it for the social, neither online (without open mics and video) nor solo is appealing
Oh, so you moved to a GOOD system. :p
No im just lonely and dont like online games that much compared to in person.
I meant like, PBTA or Daggerheart
GURPS also forgoes initiative for speed based turn order.
If it makes you feel better, I've been in this hobby nearly 30 years and I've had regular games for maybe 5 of them.
How do I report OP for posting my personal details?
I still buy maps and assets for my 0 campaigns. One day...
There's some online services that connect people. It's really hit or miss, but could lead to a decent campaign for you.
Hmu I like online games
Who are you and why are you me?
There might be meetups near you doing games. There's one here in NYC that's very friendly I've been to.
Man that hurts... just bought more rulebooks for a campaign in the alien universe... in the off chance I could actually run it... ever...
Word.
Assuming you're an adult, there are a few Conan Exiles D&D roleplay servers and also some Neverwinter Nights 2 servers if you're looking to get into D&D but don't have anyone to play with. It's also a good place to meet people to play actual D&D on like roll20 or Tabletop Simulator or whatever.
But also, it seems like there are some people here who would probably play a game with you. You might have to run it though. It's much easier to find players than DMs.
I'm in this meme and I don't like it
Fucking mood