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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8119448" data-attributes="member: 29398">Other than as a temporary concession to bloody covid for as short a time as possible, I will not play online.&nbsp; It's horrible.The whole point of playing is to interact with real people (preferably friends) in a real place in real time.&nbsp; To share a beer and a laugh, and see the expressions on each others' faces when someone says or does something ridiculous, and enjoy each others' company.&nbsp; Playing online provides none of that, particularly as for a bunch of reasons (mostly technical) we're audio only, no video.Which means yes, the people involved in the game need to be geographically close; and yes, within that area there's likely a limited number of games going at any given time.Even if they all play casters the campaign - as defined by its setting - can still be low magic...and they'll have brought upon themselves the annoyance they feel when they can't find any new spells, can't find anyone to train them into a new level, and can't find the array of magic items a more typical game might provide.You've warned them it'll be low magic and thus you've done your job; if they go ahead and play casters anyway, on their heads be it when things don't work out for them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 8119448, member: 29398"] Other than as a temporary concession to bloody covid for as short a time as possible, I will not play online. It's horrible. The whole point of playing is to interact with real people (preferably friends) in a real place in real time. To share a beer and a laugh, and see the expressions on each others' faces when someone says or does something ridiculous, and enjoy each others' company. Playing online provides none of that, particularly as for a bunch of reasons (mostly technical) we're audio only, no video. Which means yes, the people involved in the game need to be geographically close; and yes, within that area there's likely a limited number of games going at any given time. Even if they all play casters the campaign - as defined by its setting - can still be low magic...and they'll have brought upon themselves the annoyance they feel when they can't find any new spells, can't find anyone to train them into a new level, and can't find the array of magic items a more typical game might provide. You've warned them it'll be low magic and thus you've done your job; if they go ahead and play casters anyway, on their heads be it when things don't work out for them. [/QUOTE]

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