I got invited to play dungeons and dragons last night.

Idk if I will, but he did promise free pizza.
Is this the birth to my geek phase?

Hold up, let me ask my paladin.

(I don't even know what that is, is this cultural appropriation?)

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CountScrofula · 41-45, M

Every RPG nerd on SW gonna descend on this post like a pack of hungry vultures trying to overexplain details of the game.

Have fun, tabletop rpgs are a hoot. I uh, may be a game master who has been consistently running or playing ttrpgs since the early 90s. Just started a new Call of Cthulhu campaign!

HijabaDabbaDoo · F

@CountScrofula I did tell the guy I've never played it before and he said it'd be beginner friendly, whatever that means.
Also, campaign? Explain it to me like I'm 5

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@HijabaDabbaDoo D&D, although it is considered easier to learn than a lot of games like it, still takes a bit to pick up. Beginner friendly means that it'll go at a comfortable pace and you won't be required to act like you know what you're doing.

Each time you sit down to game you're completing a part of a story. Each session of play lasts 2-4 hours usually. The stories can be very short and just take one session.

A campaign will take multiple sessions and last several months to a year to indefinitely. Varies by what the GM is doing. During that your character advances, grows, changes as a person, and gets more powerful.

So game one you're some loser in a tavern looking for work. Game 35 you're punching demigods in the dick.

Straylight · 31-35, F

@CountScrofula I always wanted to try Call of Cthulhu.

CountScrofula · 41-45, M

@Straylight I really enjoy it. It is a game what knows its business and does a good job of encouraging roleplay and hits the horror vibe right. Recommended.