Attn: New FG Adventurers! Please Read

[lazarus0280]

First and foremost, Welcome to FG! I am sure you will find your stay here exciting and full of magic, mystery and mayhem. This thread is for those of you that are new that would like to try to get involved as soon as possible.

Since it is always tough to find a game as most GM's like running full on campaigns and if you aren't on at the right time you may miss an opportunity to sign up. We want you to be apart of the community and in order to do that our GM's are putting together small campaigns that generally take a couple hours that can be played in a single sitting to help you get some action right away.

There are many different types for rulesets and while the majority of you out there are probablly comfortable with DnD or Gurps there are many other worlds and possibilities out there. So, for your convenience I will compile a list in this thread of GM's that are offering their services to run you through their short campaign/encounter. Again, this is an effort to get you involved as soon as possible and to meet those in the community, as well as get experience using other systems that FG offers.

The list will be updated as regularly as possible with what GM's are offering what ruleset/genre. If you would like to try out their game private message them and they will contact you ASAP.

As a new player I also suggest you come hang out in the FG chat room and introduce yourself. It can be found at https://fg2.rpg-vault.net/

I encourage each of you new players to at least experience, each of these mini encounters from our GM's at least once. They spent time preparing them for you so you could at least sample them. So broaden your horizons get a taste of all the different worlds and possibilities that FG offers.

Finally, time is limited. As everyone knows, life can be hectic and the hardest part of tabletop gaming is probablly actually finding a game. So keep in mind those GM's that are offering there time to welcome you newer players are probablly doing that while at the same time running full on campaigns. So, be sure to respect their time. If you tell a GM you are going to show up try your darndest to be there.

Private Message any of the following GM's to set up a time to run your adventure!

Current GM's offering encounters----------(to be updated as GM's contact me)(updated 2-25-11)

lazarus0280 ---- 4e Dnd demo
madman ------- Pathfinder/ 3.5 demo
MurghBpurn ------ Savage Worlds demo
GunnarGreybeard ------ Rolemaster demo
ronnke ------ Gurps demo
templarghost (daniel in the chat channel) ------ 3.5 and/or 4e demo
moes1980 ------- 3.5e

[fknfelix]

This says it was last updated almost a year ago. What would be the best place for the 'pickup' games (single session) so I could get a feel for the online aspect? Is it considered good form or necessary to get going with Skype or Yahoo Messenger for these games?

[GunnarGreybeard]

This says it was last updated almost a year ago. What would be the best place for the 'pickup' games (single session) so I could get a feel for the online aspect? Is it considered good form or necessary to get going with Skype or Yahoo Messenger for these games?

There are usually pretty frequent announcements in this section (Guild House) of the forums and some of the older announcements may still be valid. You may want to PM a few of the GM recently recruiting players. You may also want to add your time zone and system preferences in your signature.

Voice chat is optional in some games, required in others, just depends on the GM.

[saffysaff]

i need to find a game soooon!!!

iVE HAD FG for nearly a week now and havent been able to play

[Dakadin]

Have you checked the game calendar for FG Con games? They might hold you over until you can find a permanent game. It is only about 2 weeks away now.

[Blackfoot]

i need to find a game soooon!!!

iVE HAD FG for nearly a week now and havent been able to play

If you are interested in Pathfinder, take a look at
the Fantasy Grounds Pathfinder Group
We have games running every week.

[TwistedHeritage]

Is this thread still valid?

I'm a new member and a Newb to D&D. Looking to get into a game to learn the ropes.

I understand the base mechanics behind it, from games such as Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter Nights, and have been reviewing Live D&D and podcasts to get the feel of the gameplay. I am currently reading through the resource material for 4th Edition, and attempting to create some test characters.

I do have experience in RPG, having played Pbp RPG for several years.

Any advice, or guidance, I could get from some experienced player, or hopefully a demo 4E game, would be greatly appreciated.

[balrik]

I don't know about Laz's post at the top but you could message some of the people and they may help you or direct you in to a good place...I would recomend creating your own topic with games your are willing to play timezone your in and times you are able to play...you never know you may jsut end up in a game but the community is a helpful place reach out

[TwistedHeritage]

Thanks for the advice. I've updated my signature with the relevant info and made a LFG post.

[JohnD]

This might be a good place to put some information about gaming etiquette in general.

Most things listed would be termed common sense, but the internet teaches us that common sense isn't very common.