New to FG

[Warpiggy]

What's going down?
I just downloaded the free demo for FG after watching a few people play a game on You tube.
I am very interested in joining a game with other players that are a little more experienced with the use of FG.

Any information on how to get involved in a game would be greatly appreciated.
I'm a big fan of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, but would gladly join any cool games in other settings.

Thanks,
Warren

[vodokar]

Hey, Warpiggy. Let me be the first one to welcome and greet you. Welcome to one of the friendliest places on the internet. Hope you enjoy your stay.

Best advice right now is

a) keep an active eye on game postings and the game calendar. Most GM's will expect you to find them and not vice versa. Action is the key. Persistance is key to a great experience here.

b) keep an open mind on trying new games you might not have tried. The best way to get games here is to just jump right in when a game is announced. If you don't know the rules, it doesn't matter. People will teach you. This is an important step, because it allows you to network and meet people. When people know you, you will get more opportunities for more games. And besides, you may like some of the new games you try.

c) have a little patience. As everywhere else, many more players than people willing to step up and GM. Popular games like 5e or Pathfinder especially fill quickly; hence why step 2 is so important.

Pretty soon some of the gang will be by with some more advices.

[dulux-oz]

Hi Warpiggy, and Welcome! to the Community,

If you haven't done so already, let me encourage you to take a look at some of the great Tutorial Videos available on the Fantasy Grounds Wiki (and on YouTube). Damn's are good, as are Xorn's, and people seem to like mine as well (mine are also available from the links in my sig, below).

Start with the ones on the CoreRPG, because the CoreRPG forms the foundation of just about all the RPGs we play with Fantasy Grounds - so by learning how to use FG with the CoreRPG you'll learn about 80% of what you'll need to know to play any RPG with Fantasy Grounds. Once you've gone through the CoreRPG Videos you can then go on to Videos about your chosen RPG.

When you get familiar with the basic Fantasy Grounds product the next step is to check out some of the Extensions (Plug-Ins) for FG, such as the DOE: Sound, DOE: Locations, DOE: Weather and DOE: Organisations Extensions (to name a but a few).

And keep on asking questions - we're a pretty friendly lot here, and we love answering questions.

Cheers

[Warpiggy]

Thanks.
You know, I'm a hands on learner, so I'm hoping to find some people that are ready to jump in the fire.
I'll just keep being a pest until I find a game. LOL

[Warpiggy]

Thanks, appreciate the info.
You know, I'm a hands on learner, so I'm hoping to find some people that are ready to jump in the fire.
I'll just keep being a pest until I find a game. LOL

[Myrdin Potter]

Try looking at the Looking for Group and One Shot section of the forums.

[Tiqon]

You could join the discord server also. I saw some post for a game and even a GM asking for a player to jump in on a game where they missed a player. Plus its a great way to network ;). Just join the talk!

https://discord.gg/VKbhkSt

[Warpiggy]

Thanks for the replies thus far everyone.
I'm flinging messages all over the place.
Hopefully should find a game in the near future. =)

[vodokar]

I will likely be doing some campaign prep to start up something within the next week or two. It will likely be either AD&D, C&C or DCC RPG. Your welcome to join.

[Warpiggy]

Cool man (vodokar), just tell me how and when.
I'm definitely down with D&D