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<blockquote data-quote="drscott46" data-source="post: 3212395" data-attributes="member: 46144">I moved to Portland a little more than a year ago from Cincinnati, so I've made the Midwest-to-PNW transition that others have referred to.&nbsp; Even though I hadn't played RPGs since my freshman year of college, I decided to pick 'em back up as a way of getting a little more involved in my new home.&nbsp; My group came together off a Yahoo list, and we've done really well with 3.5 and Warhammer FRP for the better part of a year now.&nbsp; Every time we've had an open seat, someone's popped up from the Yahoo group and worked out well.We were originally sponsored by one of the FLGS in the SE part of town, but have just decided to take things offsite.&nbsp; Despite that particular store's being very well-stocked with plenty of current as well as collectible RPG gear, most of the store's clientele seemed to be teenagers playing Magic: The Gathering (which I used to enjoy, but refuse to endorse any longer as anything beyond a diversion).&nbsp; I rarely, if ever, saw anyone purchase any RPG stuff beyond DDM.I admit that I thought I'd find more gaming in general in Portland than I have (with its proximity to WotC and Seattle) but I got along just fine.&nbsp; It's not like I can claim to have been to every gaming store or convention, either.&nbsp; The character of this town seems to favor smaller independent business, and I think that spills over into gaming as well.&nbsp; It seems like everyone here is a transplant (often a recent one, too) from other places, so there are lots of people around who haven't been here very long.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drscott46, post: 3212395, member: 46144"] I moved to Portland a little more than a year ago from Cincinnati, so I've made the Midwest-to-PNW transition that others have referred to. Even though I hadn't played RPGs since my freshman year of college, I decided to pick 'em back up as a way of getting a little more involved in my new home. My group came together off a Yahoo list, and we've done really well with 3.5 and Warhammer FRP for the better part of a year now. Every time we've had an open seat, someone's popped up from the Yahoo group and worked out well. We were originally sponsored by one of the FLGS in the SE part of town, but have just decided to take things offsite. Despite that particular store's being very well-stocked with plenty of current as well as collectible RPG gear, most of the store's clientele seemed to be teenagers playing Magic: The Gathering (which I used to enjoy, but refuse to endorse any longer as anything beyond a diversion). I rarely, if ever, saw anyone purchase any RPG stuff beyond DDM. I admit that I thought I'd find more gaming in general in Portland than I have (with its proximity to WotC and Seattle) but I got along just fine. It's not like I can claim to have been to every gaming store or convention, either. The character of this town seems to favor smaller independent business, and I think that spills over into gaming as well. It seems like everyone here is a transplant (often a recent one, too) from other places, so there are lots of people around who haven't been here very long. [/QUOTE]

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