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Message: <blockquote data-quote="broghammerj" data-source="post: 5219786" data-attributes="member: 1869">A bit off topic, but this is where Morrus needs to sweep in and unveil that gamer map application he is working on.  I believe the idea is that it would show Enworld members and where they lived so you can find people in your area.I would even go so far as to say it should have a profile with each person ranking certain qualiities (like roleplaying vs. combat), games played, genre preferences, etc.Back on topic.My advice is go to a local gaming event if you can find one.  Having never been to one, I moved to a new area and said what the heck I'll go.  I hadn't been gaming for 6 months so I figured I would try it out.  The game was mediocre at best due to mostly environmental issues (artificalness of venue, limited time, etc.)It was however, a great audition.  I played with 8 guys at a table.  Two were sort of people I thought I would cross the street if I saw them coming at me in the dark.  The next 2 were people I would consider playing with or tolerating until I knew more about them.  They are the sort of people if you wanted to invite another 1-2 people to a current group you could try them out to see if you meshed.  2 people were those that gamed entirely differently than the way my old group did.  It was not bad/wrong/unfun it just wasn't my cup of tea. (this is a fascinating topic in and of itself).The last two were guys who seemed to like what I liked, had personalities to hold a socially normal conversation with a total stranger, seemed to have reasonable jobs (a good gage for normalcy, economic downturn not withstanding), and had interests that were common outside of DnD.  They were in the same group.  I asked if we could get together and the rest is history.</blockquote>

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