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 Introduction trope revised Rather than bump into each other in a tavern, and then spotting a cloaked figure in the bar to get information/quest. Have the characters individually been asked to meet here by an acquaintance they all share During Session 0, ask each player   How their characters feel about turning up on time? How they answer this dictates how and when they arrive. As they arrive, this is a way for characters to introduce themselves, by their looks, actions and then when they sit. What's the first thing they do when they enter the tavern? What do they order? Do they tip the bartender? Where do they sit at the table? What do they do if someone is sitting where they wanted to sit? Now they have all arrived, rather than a cloaked figure in the corner trope, the figure sits down at the last seat at the table, and can cut straight to the chase as they have been invited there with something like “Good, good you are all here, I find introductions tiresome, let'...

Why don't you do do something less boring like GMing instead

 We live n die on the support of the members and especially members stepping forward and GMing a rotation.

It does not have to be Dungeons and Dragons, in fact some of our members prefer playing not D&D, while others prefer D&D.

We are open to any and all RPGs, just post what you are interested in running, and if possible when you would like to run it.

Currently we have
  1. Shadow of the Weird Wizard
  2. medley of indie story games ("The Indie Dozen")
  3. TBC D&D5e
  4. WFRP campaign
  5. Castle Falkenstein

April 2025 Rotation

  1. Ovion Market D&D5e
  2. Eve of Ruin part 2 D&D 5e
  3. Mothership
  4. Delta Green

August 2025 Rotation

  1. Bard Harder D&D 5e
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December 2025 Rotation


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So...
If you are willing,
If you have a game idea and if you are brave enough.
Maybe you can become a Game Master

Scared...

That's no problem, we can help you work out what you need

At core is:
1) the idea and
2) willingness to run one

Then its either a pre-cooked campaign, an open world (thinking on the seat of your pants) or a blend of both

So what is stopping you from being a GM?

Does it need to be D&D

No (but does not stop you from running D&D)

I am scared I don't know all the rules

So what, neither do most players.
If really worried then do what I done, Run a system no one knows, for me it was Misspent Youth and then Era games - at the time only I knew those rules in the club.

But at core its Role play not rule play, mess up or need to look up a rule - So what, either look it up then, or go with gut and flow of game and look it up after for next time.


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