Bill Zebub
“It’s probably Matt Mercer’s fault.”
License for Inclusive and Creative Homebrews
Not everyone considers online play via VTT and Voice acceptable modes of play for themselves.Sure. It takes more effort. That doesn't make it impossible.
In the case of total novices, online play is a huge hurdle -- how does one find a group when all one knows about D&D comes from Critical Role??? What software? How do I open myself up enough to roleplay with total strangers?
How does one figure it out without willing victims and having seen play when someone sends one a corebook that isn't D&D or Pathfinder?
Given how Google tailors recommendations, if one isn't already tripped off by google as a gamer, useful hits are going to be almost purely D&D.
Note: my 18yo doesn't like to play remote, my 22yo does so reluctantly. Dismissiveness won't change that it's not a generational thing; in fact, it flat out smacks of gatekeeping mindset.Yeah, kids these days have a really hard time with new technology and virtual friendships.
Oh, wait…
My on-line group covers the age spectrum from 60s to 20s.Note: my 18yo doesn't like to play remote, my 22yo does so reluctantly. Dismissiveness won't change that it's not a generational thing; in fact, it flat out smacks of gatekeeping mindset.
In my two current groups (the third group is a subset of the second); Only my wife and I are past 35; the FTF group is mostly under 22, except for my wife and I; the remote one is low of mid 20's and high of (IIRC) 32 year old, excluding myself. And I started a few weeks before Moldvay's D&D Basic Set hit the shelves,
I staunchly support people's right to play online... but one thing I've heard at local cons aplenty: "How do I find a group?"
Also, I moved states, had no friends local when I moved. Finding a group online wasn't easy; the one I have was a FTF group in Alaska, who wanted to at least finish the module with the same GM. (Princes of the Apocalyse).
the pacing of VTT play was not good for one particular player; Even TOTM is slower for me. I find FTF far superior to VOIP, even when running pure TOTM, as the subtle cues of faces, body language, and even what's in hand are all lost.
General Open Book License Imperative Network?My biggest surprise in this is that Paizo didn't somehow fit the ORC idea into the acronym GOBLIN.