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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 9520003" data-attributes="member: 18182"><p>Lots of good advice so far . . .</p><p></p><p><strong>Old Man: </strong>Eh, you're not that old! <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=":)" /> We've got folks on the forums who were wargamers when the White Box came out in '74! Even some of the OG designers swing by every once in a while!</p><p></p><p><strong>DM or PC? </strong>If you are looking to DM, I'd recommend starting out as a player first. Get your feet wet in the online environment.</p><p></p><p><strong>Equipment: </strong>Don't go out and spend a lot of money yet, even if you have money to burn. You can always upgrade to premium equipment down the road. Dual monitors? Maybe eventually, but not at start! Headsets are great, but not your only option, a desktop mic is also a good option. You can find a decent mic on Amazon for around $20. Same with webcams, a simple $20 webcam that hangs over your monitor, or clamps onto your desk. Trusted brand names are more reliable and more expensive, but even the unknown brands from overseas usually do just fine.</p><p></p><p><strong>Game:</strong> Play the games you want to play, but . . . most folks online are playing D&D 5E and its a lot easier to find players. If you tell us what games you are interested in playing (other than <em>not</em> D&D), you might get more specific suggestions.</p><p></p><p><strong>Match-making:</strong> Finding players is more important than choosing a VTT or other online tools. Many of the VTTs also have player match-making, but also check out RPGMatch.org, StartPlaying.games, and Demiplane.com.</p><p></p><p><strong>VTTs:</strong> There are a LOT of VTTs out there today. Tons. Roll20.com is probably the most popular platform and the easiest to find players. It's a good one to start with. But whatever VTT you start with, don't limit yourself! Check out all of the others and play games using them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 9520003, member: 18182"] Lots of good advice so far . . . [B]Old Man: [/B]Eh, you're not that old! :) We've got folks on the forums who were wargamers when the White Box came out in '74! Even some of the OG designers swing by every once in a while! [B]DM or PC? [/B]If you are looking to DM, I'd recommend starting out as a player first. Get your feet wet in the online environment. [B]Equipment: [/B]Don't go out and spend a lot of money yet, even if you have money to burn. You can always upgrade to premium equipment down the road. Dual monitors? Maybe eventually, but not at start! Headsets are great, but not your only option, a desktop mic is also a good option. You can find a decent mic on Amazon for around $20. Same with webcams, a simple $20 webcam that hangs over your monitor, or clamps onto your desk. Trusted brand names are more reliable and more expensive, but even the unknown brands from overseas usually do just fine. [B]Game:[/B] Play the games you want to play, but . . . most folks online are playing D&D 5E and its a lot easier to find players. If you tell us what games you are interested in playing (other than [I]not[/I] D&D), you might get more specific suggestions. [B]Match-making:[/B] Finding players is more important than choosing a VTT or other online tools. Many of the VTTs also have player match-making, but also check out RPGMatch.org, StartPlaying.games, and Demiplane.com. [B]VTTs:[/B] There are a LOT of VTTs out there today. Tons. Roll20.com is probably the most popular platform and the easiest to find players. It's a good one to start with. But whatever VTT you start with, don't limit yourself! Check out all of the others and play games using them. [/QUOTE]
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