Myrdin Potter
February 2nd, 2017, 16:24
I bought FG about 1.5 years ago, and mainly have been running a campaign for my old (30+ years friends) gaming group. We all have learned FG as we have been going. Based on the messages on the forums, many people have been doing the same. I recently ran a few sessions in FG-Con and a started running Roslof Keep for a group I formed from posting in the forums here.
The result is that I have become even better at using the software because every DM and player learns and focuses on different things. For example, for leveling up, I have always opened up the PHB again and used the class list there. I learned you can do it right from the link on the character sheet (click the magnifying glass and drag the class link back to the main character sheet). Probably obvious to many people, but not the way we have been doing it. I have all the extra options available from UA and the WoTC books, and it is possible to grab the wrong link if you go into the library to find the classes.
You do not have to run a full campaign, many people are happy to play through a module over a weekend or a month or two. There continues to be the same DM shortage online as there is for in-person gaming, so you should not have an issue filling up games. This is especially true for AL games, where all you need to do to run official games is get one of the approved modules, register with WoTC to get a member number (DCI number) and then run your games RAW.
The result is that I have become even better at using the software because every DM and player learns and focuses on different things. For example, for leveling up, I have always opened up the PHB again and used the class list there. I learned you can do it right from the link on the character sheet (click the magnifying glass and drag the class link back to the main character sheet). Probably obvious to many people, but not the way we have been doing it. I have all the extra options available from UA and the WoTC books, and it is possible to grab the wrong link if you go into the library to find the classes.
You do not have to run a full campaign, many people are happy to play through a module over a weekend or a month or two. There continues to be the same DM shortage online as there is for in-person gaming, so you should not have an issue filling up games. This is especially true for AL games, where all you need to do to run official games is get one of the approved modules, register with WoTC to get a member number (DCI number) and then run your games RAW.