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Gaming Group Finder?

Started by Werekoala, June 24, 2009, 07:46:21 PM

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Werekoala

June 24, 2009, 07:46:21 PM
Anyone ever use an online resource to hook up with a gaming group? If so, care to recommend any? I've tried, but my Google-Fu is weak, and if I'm going to try out some 4e in anything but an RPGA event, I'll need to find a group, as I'm fairly certain my own won't go for 4e. And hell, it never hurts to try some new faces I'm sure. For that matter, anyone in the DFW area have an extra seat at the table? I don't bite, much.

Barring that, anyone experienced up for running a "demonstration" 4e PBP? Seems the best way to bust some misconceptions (or prove them) might be to throw some dice on the subject.
Lan Astaslem


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PaladinCA

#1
June 24, 2009, 07:52:42 PM
Nearby Gamers seems like it would work.

The only one I have had actual long-term success using has been meetup.com (made contacts at a meetup group) and a local forum site called cvgamers.com.

GeekEclectic

#2
June 25, 2009, 02:04:07 AM
Nearby Gamers worked for me, though it took a year or so before I made any contact that actually bore fruit. Other online registries . . . didn't. I don't even remember all of them I signed up for, but I've been a member of a few for years w/o so much as a nibble.
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SunBoy

#3
June 25, 2009, 02:53:18 AM
Considering most of the stuff you find in the ol'www (rule 34 anyone?), be extra careful of not ending with a bunch of the wrong "roleplayers" :p.
"Real randomness, I\'ve discovered, is the result of two or more role-players interacting"

Erick Wujcik, 2007

Nihilistic Mind

#4
June 25, 2009, 02:55:32 AM
Three out of the four people I game with on Fridays are people I contacted on nearbygamers.com
Try it out!
Running:
Dungeon Crawl Classics (influences: Elric vs. Mythos, Darkest Dungeon, Castlevania).
DCC In Space!
Star Wars with homemade ruleset (Roll&Keep type system).

S'mon

#5
June 25, 2009, 05:41:50 AM
I found my club (London D&D Meetup) via meetup.com

ConanMK

#6
June 25, 2009, 08:26:04 AM
I hadn't tried "Nearby Gamers," but Pen and Paper Games has worked fairly well for me:
//www.penandpapergames.com

Meetup.com is also useful

Werekoala

#7
June 25, 2009, 09:33:08 AM
Quote from: SunBoy;310276Considering most of the stuff you find in the ol'www (rule 34 anyone?), be extra careful of not ending with a bunch of the wrong "roleplayers" :p.

Hey now, I'm not afraid of LARPs... ;)

I did get on Pen and Paper last night and I have to say its REALLY good for what I was looking for. Lots of PbP and Chat-room stuff. Also, the Dallas area seems almost over-represented there, which is great. Already found an RPGA event (I know, I know) next weekend I'm going to go try out again, and I'm certain I'll be able to find some face-to-face gaming there as well. I have to say, meetup.com was a gold-mine too, mostly in other areas of interest.

Thanks for all the feedback!
Lan Astaslem


"It's rpg.net The population there would call the Second Coming of Jesus Christ a hate crime." - thedungeondelver

GeekEclectic

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June 25, 2009, 10:16:46 AM
Meetup.com seemed ok, but the only RPG-related meetup near me was D&D-specific. Which sucks for me, since I really don't like D&D.
"I despise weak men in positions of power, and that's 95% of game industry leadership." - Jessica Price
"Isnt that why RPGs companies are so woke in the first place?" - Godsmonkey
*insert Disaster Girl meme here* - Me

PaladinCA

#9
June 25, 2009, 12:10:45 PM
Remember Werekoala, you can always make contacts at RPGA events and then recruit some people that you feel you can save from the gibbering madness. :D

Sigmund

#10
June 25, 2009, 01:45:43 PM
I've been thinking for awhile that having at least a forum for meeting folks here on this site would be cool, but I don't know if that'd be too much of a pain in the booty. I do know my old DM uses meetup and he rocks. I'm signed up with P&P but so far nothing... I'm now in a very rural area so I'm not really surprised by that. In the meantime, the Castle Amber OSRIC game Stormbringer is running here is getting me through :) Shoutout to Drohem, Narf, and Venosha, my fellow victims... er... adventurers in the enigmatic Castle :) Hope some more folks will join us before it's too late ;)
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