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<blockquote data-quote="Kris" data-source="post: 4794879" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>Hello Grimdour ...and welcome aboard <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 :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've played (and ran) a few online games in the past (using the free OpenRPG virtual tabletop), and it was fun for the most part. However (in my experience), even though those online games were good, playing in person around a real table is better still <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 :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>But if playing online is your only option at the moment (as it was for me a while back) or if you just want to try it online first so that you have a better idea of things before playing in real-life, then maybe downloading one of the free virtual-tabletop programs and looking for a starter-type-game is the way to go (though be aware that things can be a little slower online).</p><p></p><p>Myself, I only have experience with the OpenRPG software (for playing online), but I found most people to be friendly enough, and quite willing to show new folks the ropes (I actually used to run starter games on OpenRPG myself for D&D 3rd edition - just so people could give it a try and see if playing online was gonna work for them before committing to anything).</p><p></p><p>Anyway, regardless of how you start playing, welcome to the hobby <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 :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>EDIT: Oh... and some people talked about the different virtual tabletops here:</p><p><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/software-computers-video-games-d-d-utilities/251668-virtual-tabletop-do-you-use.html" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/software-computers-video-games-d-d-utilities/251668-virtual-tabletop-do-you-use.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kris, post: 4794879, member: 3745"] Hello Grimdour ...and welcome aboard :) I've played (and ran) a few online games in the past (using the free OpenRPG virtual tabletop), and it was fun for the most part. However (in my experience), even though those online games were good, playing in person around a real table is better still :) But if playing online is your only option at the moment (as it was for me a while back) or if you just want to try it online first so that you have a better idea of things before playing in real-life, then maybe downloading one of the free virtual-tabletop programs and looking for a starter-type-game is the way to go (though be aware that things can be a little slower online). Myself, I only have experience with the OpenRPG software (for playing online), but I found most people to be friendly enough, and quite willing to show new folks the ropes (I actually used to run starter games on OpenRPG myself for D&D 3rd edition - just so people could give it a try and see if playing online was gonna work for them before committing to anything). Anyway, regardless of how you start playing, welcome to the hobby :) EDIT: Oh... and some people talked about the different virtual tabletops here: [url]http://www.enworld.org/forum/software-computers-video-games-d-d-utilities/251668-virtual-tabletop-do-you-use.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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