Whats a good way to look for members that roleplay?

[Joshiewoshie]

After some suggestions not sure my ward has a comunity notices board - aiming to avoid non-members due to the smoking thing etc... Yet I realise it could be a good missionary tool.

[unixknight]

Too bad you're not in my ward... My AD&D group is getting a bit thin

[Tarnished]

Seriously, since we moved from Utah we have been looking for a good roleplaying group and have had difficulties finding one. And I do agree that having a good amount of members in the group helps to make the environment much more pleasant.

[Generally_Me]

Are you talking about roleplaying as in Rifts, Paladin etc? If you're anywhere near our corner of New Mexico, my hubby and I will happily join a new group! We aren't big on D&D though, at least I'm not and hubby has issue with 3rd Ed.

Maybe if you've got a local RPG store you can put up a notice about starting a group to focus on good morals in games, or however you'd like to word it; hubby's old group invited teens with parental approval, and yes it can be a good missionary tool.

[FunkyTown]

Too bad you're not in my ward... My AD&D group is getting a bit thin

Move to Pathfinder. Best. Game update. Ever.

[talisyn]

*sigh* I wish I could get people interested in that up here, but it seems mostly everyone is on the computer

[Dravin]

I'm partial to D&D myself, it's what I'm most familiar (excluding 4th Ed) with. That said I'm not system specific, though I lack any gaming books. Buying gaming books when you don't have anyone to game with is kinda pointless.

[Joshiewoshie]

nah aussie church rplayers are thin on the ground

[hordak]

*sigh* I wish I could get people interested in that up here, but it seems mostly everyone is on the computer

Said in a COMPUTER post. Perhaps they are playing now, while you're on the computer:p:D;)

[talisyn]

Said in a COMPUTER post. Perhaps they are playing now, while you're on the computer:p:D;)

[BenRaines]

Phew, I thought a moderator was going to shut this thread down. Now I see it is just about computer games. :)

Ben Raines

[Generally_Me]

No, not computer games Ben; books and pencils and dice games The predecesser of computer games...

[BenRaines]

Oh the original games. I now even play Scrabble on my phone via Facebook. No face to face contact. :)

Ben Raines

[ADoyle90815]

I'm not LDS, but back when I was in a regular RPG group, nobody there smoked, or if they did, they went outside so they didn't offend anyone with their smoke. It was also a dry group, meaning that nobody drank any alcohol because it would take the fun out of the game. In fact, I'd even guess that non-smokers are the majority in society in general, and that includes the gaming community.

[hordak]

No, not computer games Ben; books and pencils and dice games The predecesser of computer games...

Bens the last person on this board who needs outdated things explained to him:p:)

[rameumptom]

We have a decent DnD 3.5 group here in Indianapolis area. Some are non-LDS, but are decent. I play once a month (2 games on a Saturday, one as DM, the other as a WarMage). My 30 year old son plays in these games, as well as a couple other times a month elsewhere.

The best thing to do is just to ask a few of the young single adults in the area, as they are normally the ones most into such role playing. For some reason, a lot of LDS think it is a bad thing, while playing World of Warcraft for hours a day on the computer seems to be okay to them....

[rameumptom]

Oh the original games. I now even play Scrabble on my phone via Facebook. No face to face contact. :)

Ben Raines

Which is a good thing, because no one really wants to see your face anyway....

[Generally_Me]

I am surprised at how many role-playing Mormons are on this site! That's pretty awesome. My family is/was quite against RPGs, but if it's a computer game or board game, it's considered fine

Anyone here use...Magic cards??

[Tarnished]

My brother used to use Magic cards, until his collection was stolen. My family was quite against D&D when I was growing up and so it wasn't until I got married that my husband talked me into going to a RPG group. In Utah we were able to find a few groups to game with, however out here in the Chicago land area it has been a good bit more difficult.

[Joshiewoshie]

My family although not memmbers were initially against it, my brother set them straight on the urban legend stuff. Even so about a month after starting one of my friends parents told me he dealt with a chap who played rpg and lost control of himself as he had a pre-exsisting condition. Needless to say this never came up with my mum and dad. I realised the other day that I have been Rping now for 18 years - wow

[john doe]

. I realised the other day that I have been Rping now for 18 years - wow

Almost time to grow up isn't it?

[Tarnished]

I know a family where the whole family games, the parents included. In fact the parents started gaming when they were teens and have gamed all their life, now they make it a family activity. I don't know that you can really outgrow gaming. I think some of the best RPG gamers are the adults who have been doing it for a long time, the best group I played with were made up of mostly middle aged adults and we got out of situations where our characters should have died. D&D was originally invented to stimulate the mind, and it and the other roleplaying games that are out there still do.

[Joshiewoshie]

Almost time to grow up isn't it?

Sorry dont get it - many adults roleply and frankly its far better than a computer game as it encourages communication and social skills. Dont see a need to grow up in this regards. I dont kow if this is a joke or not, but it has come across as rather judgmental.

[rameumptom]

Almost time to grow up isn't it?

I'm 50 and think I still have another 25 years of role playing left in me.

Thing is, I enjoy the interaction with other people - much of it isn't really about the game, but to joke and have fun socializing. You can't do that very easily playing WoW or Everquest, which I consider a major waste of time, as you don't interact much (if any), and there isn't the socialization or the strategy needed as in regular role playing.

[Tarnished]

Ram that is very true, I know there have been nights where I went to game and we ended up just socialzing the entire night. I think that is one of the best parts of tabletop gaming. There are chances to socialze in online RPGs but it is not quite the same as sitting in someone's living room socialzing with a group of fellow roleplayers.