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Can a new player join a group only when a new campaign starts?
Is it possible to join an existing game? Yes ... but ...
... there appears to be a small group dynamics issue that needs to be addressed.
(More on that at the end).
Joining a campaign that is in ...
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How to handle a troublesome player even before the game starts
Have I done something wrong?
No but you do have a clash of styles with that particular player. Essentially you are providing and requiring pre-gen characters: some players will be fine with this and ...
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How do I find a friendly, inclusive roleplay group online?
To set the stage here, I really wish I could say "Oh, it'll be easy, because almost all gaming groups are friendly and inclusive!" Sadly, that is not the case, which is why I'm not going to ...
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
Min-Maxers always have a plan. So find out everyone's plans.
Hi, I'm Thomas, and I'm a min-maxer. And I have played with a lot of min-maxers. If there is one thing that could tip you off to a min-...
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How to handle a troublesome player even before the game starts
It's your game, if the player doesn't like it, he/she has a choice not to join
It's as simple as that, especially in an online game, looking for players among strangers. (It gets considerably more ...
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
“What sort of playstyle is preferred at this table”? -
This is a simple question, neutral sounding, not loaded in any direction and allows you to find out the table’s preferences before you share your ...
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How do I find a friendly, inclusive roleplay group online?
The Gaymers Subredit
Check out the Gaymers subredit. There are several subredits there that may be of interest, such as the roll20LFG subredit.
My Two Cents
In general, you would want to go to ...
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
Session zero is quite late to find out
Session zero itself may already be a bit late. If you can talk with the other players before such a kick-off session in the game store, do it, and listen to how ...
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
I am unsure of the general applicability of this, but it is my own experience. For simplicity, I'll describe my group as two min-maxers and two role-players.
Prior to session 0, my group had set up a ...
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
Discuss When Assembling the Game, if Possible
As a DM/GM/ST, I make one thing clear to my players:
Make sane characters and you get sane encounters.
I expound on this by saying if they don't munchkin ...
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Can a new player join a group only when a new campaign starts?
I very much concur with what you will find in the other answers, but I think there are a couple points worth addressing or emphasizing as well as a need to answer the precise question.
Yes, it is ...
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How can I play D&D as a 13 year old
Here's some general advice, some of it may not apply well to your situation, but it's food for thought. Since you mentioned you're only 13, it goes without saying that you should make sure your ...
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How to handle a troublesome player even before the game starts
Your game would not be my cup of tea, due to pre-generated characters. (And also my lack of knowledge of ASOFAI.) Many players take great joy in creating characters and/or their character backgrounds....
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How can I find other RPG players?
Take the Lead
Be prepared to be the game master/leader/whatever. Download a couple of free rulesets ("Basic Rules" or "QuickStart Rules") - the legit versions, of course! - and get some idea of how ...
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Can a new player join a group only when a new campaign starts?
The old-school response would be "of course not; join any time". The idea being that D&D is an entertainment hobby, and players may drop in and out at any time as per their availability, and the ...
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
What systems have you played, and what did you like about them?
This is a good question to open with for a number of reasons, but the two important ones are that it's inoffensive, and the answer is ...
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How to handle a troublesome player even before the game starts
As your game resume says, on September 16 your players will choose between character sheets you made.
Not being a native speaker, you lack the specific terminology that would have made the message ...
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How to find a tabletop RPG group open to newbies in France?
"Le dé à une face" was recommended by a fellow online player (I'm from Paris, so I wouldn't know), I found their address here:
https://www.gralon.net/mairies-france/haute-garonne/associations-tag-jeu-...
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How can I find online playtesting groups to playtest my game?
TLDR
RPG Playtest / Design Discord Servers
RPG Discord Server LFG Channels
Reddit /r/LFG
Roll20 LFG Forums
Fantasy Grounds LFG Forums
LFG Subforums RPG discussion boards (GitP, EnWorld, Etc)
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
Ask if min-max discussions can be restricted to specific times.
I was going to let the already-excellent answers stand, but something CabinetCat said in the comments sparked an idea, so I'll share it. ...
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How can I play D&D as a 13 year old
I'm thirteen as well and have also been homeschooled, and also love dungeons and dragons! I would say you should find somewhere like a community center that you could have the game at, or possibly you ...
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How can I find other RPG players?
Facebook also has local gaming/meetup groups in a lot of different cities - I run one for Montreal and Eastern Canada, both places are frequent destinations for players seeking a group to join, or ...
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How can I find other RPG players?
I know this is an older question, but I thought I'd point out that D&D Beyond has a few suggestions:
Ask Your Friends
Find a Group in Your Local Gaming Store - wizards.com has an event finder for ...
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How to handle a troublesome player even before the game starts
Addressing his points as phrased:
It defeats the point of Roleplaying if you don't get to be who you want
No, no it doesn't. Constraints breed creativity. In fact, here's a quote from an absurdly ...
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How can I find online playtesting groups to playtest my game?
TLDR
Forums and Question/Answer sites might be your widest net option.
A new app called GameFor may be what you are looking for as well.
Local gaming stores can offer some great possibilities.
Keep ...
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How to handle a troublesome player even before the game starts
This looks to me as if you have quite different expectations for the game than that player. That is ok and valid. In RPGs, there is no absolute right or wrong way of doing things, and as long as you ...
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How can I find other RPG players?
I think all the other answers here about meetups, online exchanges and so on are great. I have two ways that I’ve not seen listed, that worked for me:
Broadcast your Interests. When I went to ...
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How can I find RPG designers in my area?
Meetup.com will allow you to create a meet up in your area. It worked well for me in the San Francisco Bay Area for a variety of issues, and they do have a Netherlands region. iOS developers, kids ...
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In session 0, how can I indicate that I'm not interested in a heavily optimized game without denigrating it as a play style?
An aspect of this is to make sure that the other players realize, and accept, that you are not going to try to play a min-max game. Other players' responses to this may provide indications of their ...
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