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<blockquote data-quote="Stormrunner" data-source="post: 3869043" data-attributes="member: 13471">Also (heresy, I know) don't necessarily focus totally on D&amp;D.&nbsp; There are a LOT of game systems out there, in a lot of genres - fantasy, space, superheroes, cyberpunk, horror - and as a newbie you haven't sunk oodles of time, sweat, and money into any one system yet, so you're free to choose: you're probably more flexible now than you'll ever be again. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Go to your Friendly Local Game Store (usually abbreviated FLGS on the boards) and give a cursory skim through any game that looks vaguely interesting.&nbsp; If it sounds like it would in fact be interesting to you, make a note of the name.&nbsp; Between now and June, try out some of the systems that sounded interesting by finding groups that are playing them and asking if you can &quot;sit in&quot; and observe a session.&nbsp; Explain that you're new to gaming and are trying to find out what sort of games you like.&nbsp; If they won't let you sit in, they probably wouldn't let you join permanently either, so no big loss.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />&nbsp; Perhaps the DM will let you run a minor NPC (one who's doomed to die this session or otherwise doesn't majorly impact the PCs - that way if you don't come back the DM doesn't have to do a lot of work explaining your character's sudden disappearance).&nbsp; NPCs usually have a much smaller/simpler set of powers/spells/gear than a standard PC, so it's easier for you to keep track of.My rule of thumb is try anything twice - if you didn't like a game the first time (or even if you did), try it a second time - with a totally different gaming group.&nbsp; A good or bad DM can make or break many games - this seems to be especially true of &quot;diceless&quot; games like Amber or comedy-based games like Toon or Paranoia.&nbsp; Maybe it wasn' the game system that sucked, but the way it was being played.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormrunner, post: 3869043, member: 13471"] Also (heresy, I know) don't necessarily focus totally on D&D. There are a LOT of game systems out there, in a lot of genres - fantasy, space, superheroes, cyberpunk, horror - and as a newbie you haven't sunk oodles of time, sweat, and money into any one system yet, so you're free to choose: you're probably more flexible now than you'll ever be again. :) Go to your Friendly Local Game Store (usually abbreviated FLGS on the boards) and give a cursory skim through any game that looks vaguely interesting. If it sounds like it would in fact be interesting to you, make a note of the name. Between now and June, try out some of the systems that sounded interesting by finding groups that are playing them and asking if you can "sit in" and observe a session. Explain that you're new to gaming and are trying to find out what sort of games you like. If they won't let you sit in, they probably wouldn't let you join permanently either, so no big loss. :p Perhaps the DM will let you run a minor NPC (one who's doomed to die this session or otherwise doesn't majorly impact the PCs - that way if you don't come back the DM doesn't have to do a lot of work explaining your character's sudden disappearance). NPCs usually have a much smaller/simpler set of powers/spells/gear than a standard PC, so it's easier for you to keep track of. My rule of thumb is try anything twice - if you didn't like a game the first time (or even if you did), try it a second time - with a totally different gaming group. A good or bad DM can make or break many games - this seems to be especially true of "diceless" games like Amber or comedy-based games like Toon or Paranoia. Maybe it wasn' the game system that sucked, but the way it was being played. [/QUOTE]

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