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[JohnQPublic]

Are these going to be recorded so people who can't make it live can benefit?

[Laerun]

Ya know, we just might do that in the future. However, nothing beats hands on. We also help individuals during the week of and on. Do you want some one on one help?

[JohnQPublic]

Ya know, we just might do that in the future. However, nothing beats hands on. We also help individuals during the week of and on. Do you want some one on one help?

I don't think I need one on one help with anything at this point, thanks. I think I have a pretty firm grasp on most of the things I need with Fantasy Grounds but I'm still interested in finding out what else it does that I'm not aware of and it's hard for me to commit to a schedule. Being able to observe after the fact would be very helpful for me, personally.

[Jankin]

Learning from someone first hand is a good idea still, sometimes people develop bad habits like not updating there exp sheets, not filling in there backgrounds (a blank background is harder for a DM to work with) but the over all experience with an experienced dm/teacher is fun as well.

[Laerun]

I don't think I need one on one help with anything at this point, thanks. I think I have a pretty firm grasp on most of the things I need with Fantasy Grounds but I'm still interested in finding out what else it does that I'm not aware of and it's hard for me to commit to a schedule. Being able to observe after the fact would be very helpful for me, personally.

Are you mainly a player or a DM? Have you mastered the effects coding already? Do you plan to make your own modules if you haven't already...? I watch the Digital DMs how to tutorials for YouTube video help, have you seen his work yet?

[JohnQPublic]

Are you mainly a player or a DM? Have you mastered the effects coding already? Do you plan to make your own modules if you haven't already...? I watch the Digital DMs how to tutorials for YouTube video help, have you seen his work yet?

I'm the DM. I have not mastered the effects coding - that's something I need to work on but have't spent the time on it yet because I'm using Rob Twohy's Spell and effects coding. I do plan to make my own modules but haven't even begun that journey in FG yet. I've watched some of Digital DM tutorials but not many.

These are all things that I would like to learn more about.

[Laerun]

I am running the DM class, the other class ran by Paddy juice is the beginner class.

[Jankin]

It's more effective to teach people when we have time, there is already guides out there but having someone teach you live can be more effective and teaching the basics to new players means we get more people interested in FG, that leads to more people supporting FG, more DM's etc etc

More Support FG gets more they can work on FG, that's why I teach in person.

[GunnarGreybeard]

Just my 2 pfennig but I think training sessions like these, for anyone, can really help keep both current and potential players engaged. I've seen a lot of 'new blood' lately on the forums and it seems, from what I am seeing by following up on their forum profile a few days or week later is they come back for a day or 2 and then that is their last activity. This probably means they are not finding games and so are moving on. We need to look for ways to keep that retention up. I know Real Life stuff comes up but still, anything that helps with that can only be a good thing. Might be time for running another cycle of FGDaze, or 2.

[Laerun]

I am running a Saturday game every other week. I have my job and family, but chose to help others learn Fantasy Grounds because I recall a short few months ago, I was discouraged and confused. I purchased FG in 2011 and started playing in February of this year...