What about a scabbard? You could stick the blade of a sword into it and nobody would even bat an eyebrow. (Granted, you could stick the blade of a sword into a regular bard, too, but you just know somebody's going to make a fuss....)
Johnathan
D&D General The Worst Part About Leaving D&D...
Johnathan
I agree.
Reddit is ok to ask a question and get a couple answers, but you can never have a discussion.
Discord is a joke. It's not like there is a list of discords, and when you randomly find one....few or none post there.
The best you can look for is the couple of places that have an "Other games" forum.
Reddit is ok to ask a question and get a couple answers, but you can never have a discussion.
Discord is a joke. It's not like there is a list of discords, and when you randomly find one....few or none post there.
The best you can look for is the couple of places that have an "Other games" forum.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
Even lively Discords that are the official forums for a game are hard to navigate, so you end up asking the same question someone else asked, or many someones asked, and no one has the patience to explain it again.
It'd be nice if the implosion of the big social media sites led to a robust community of message boards again.
It'd be nice if the implosion of the big social media sites led to a robust community of message boards again.
I start threads about not-D&D games all the time. The engagement is much, much lower than D&D threads.
Argyle King
Legend
I imagine that's likely true on Enworld.
Edit: Especially in the area labeled "Dungeons & Dragons."
Stormonu
Legend
I feel compelled to put a meme in here with a picture of the Isle of Misfit Toys
(The Isle of Misfit Gamers? Seeking a gaming group?)
The thing that interests me is how much interest in Star Wars games seemed to fall after Lucas started making movies again. I know part of it was that WEG went bankrupt and so the game was out of print, and Wizards made a d20 version that was contentious with the Star Wars fans, but even beyond that it felt like folks I knew who previously were big into the game just ... stopped once Phantom Menace came out. Like it was "oh there's official content coming out again, I'll just watch that". Maybe it's just the people I know and it wasn't that widespread but it's weird.
SteveC
Doing the best imitation of myself
When 5E first came out, I really tried it out but found it wasn't for me, so I stopped coming by Enworld much. Since then I've run a campaign of it, and am playing in one as well (along with ... shudder ... 3.5) so I came back. I was pleasantly surprised to find a lot of the people I remember coming back as well. The OGL situation brought them back too, and I really enjoyed talking a little. So I am so glad to be back and discussing things again.
And as far as Pathfinder 2 goes: there are quite a few of us here who are also on the Reddit for it. I'll have to see if I see you post there and I'll say hi, but I have a different user name over there (shockingly, stevec was taken!)
But yes, when you can engage on D&D, Enworld is a very fine place to be.
And as far as Pathfinder 2 goes: there are quite a few of us here who are also on the Reddit for it. I'll have to see if I see you post there and I'll say hi, but I have a different user name over there (shockingly, stevec was taken!)
But yes, when you can engage on D&D, Enworld is a very fine place to be.
el-remmen
Moderator Emeritus
My favorite gnome bard is Alston Turin, who multiclassed to wizard and was essentially the party leader, so much so that when the party failed to name themselves, the locals started calling them "Alston and His Big Folk" (which, as DM, I thought might shame them into picking a name, but instead they all happily glommed on to it!)
