[Pathfinder] New Player Looking For DM and Players

Edit: For now I'm looking for people who would be interested in playing Fridays some time between 4 PM - 10 PM Mountain Time (3 PM - 9 PM Pacific, 6 PM - 12 PM Eastern, etc). Edit2: Currently have five+ players interested. We'll need a DM interested in running an ongoing campaign (AP other than Kingmaker or custom campaign). Other players are free to post interest, will be up to the DM how many they take and those left over who want to can be substitutes if a player has to drop out. I’m a fairly new player to tabletop games, looking to get into a Pathfinder group at the moment. My experience lies mostly in watching a few Kingmaker sessions and playing in a few myself with another group on MapTools before they fell apart. Other than that I’ve watched a few miscellaneous videos like a Call of Cthulhu campaign and tried getting into D&D third edition years and years ago. Anyway, Pathfinder is the only game I’m currently familiar with and I’ve been putting off seeking a game for so long that I have had time to mull over ideas for characters that fill most any role at this point if not every class, so I’m not too picky with what I have to play. There’s a bit of a complication in that my schedule is pretty hectic with work. I don’t have consistent days off and my shifts can be days/evenings/nights, though I’m given the dates and times I’ll be working for an upcoming month. I can set aside a block of time pretty much any day of the week as long the session starts or ends approximately an hour out from my shift. It just won’t likely be the same block of time on a weekly basis, at least until I can red out a block of time when submitting my schedule for an upcoming month. If I were actually able to get into a group before 9.15 then I could set aside a weekly block of time for the month of October.

Hey so two things, a clarification and a question for any nice forum folk passing through. First up, I’m not too familiar with conventions on thread titles here, I should specify that I’m most likely looking to form a new group. That includes players interested in starting a pathfinder campaign, not just a DM swinging by to grab an extra player. Hmm, maybe I should delete the thread and name a new one LF DM and Players. Meh. Question, for those who are experienced playing games on roll20. I am probably going to throw a hail mary and just pick a block of time one day a week when submitting my schedule on 9.15 so that going into October I’d at least have availability in advance to advertise. What in your experience are the roughly more common times for games to be held? This question might be a bit silly and there are also time zones to consider, but if anyone has an opinion on this. Right now I could probably set aside 8 AM – 4 PM or 4 PM – 10 PM Mountain Time on a given day, knowing people won’t necessarily start/end at those times but somewhere within that span. If I were to set it for Friday or Saturday then I’d also have the remainder of those days this month off, but maybe Sundays or week days are more popular.

Welcome~ To answer your time question, basically there is no "more common" time because of how varied the community is.  Same sort of goes for what day.  Although a side note. You'll probably get more North American players during the 4pm-10pm time slot and more EU players during the earlier time slot based entirely on opinion. I'm also looking for a new group to join.  Personally I'd prefer 4pm-10pm, because that works well with my schedule.  Weekdays are also preferred because my weekends are usually taking up. 

Hey, thanks for the reply. So what I'm getting is that it probably won't matter much what day/time I choose to set aside unless it's something absurd like the early AM on a week day. Won't stress about it that much then, sounds like I could probably find a game in the evening on any day of the week eventually. If you were interested in joining a group for a weekday game I'd be fine setting aside 4 PM - 10 PM MT on Friday, potentially Thursday though we wouldn't be starting this upcoming Thursday on the 17th (I do have Thursday off the last week of September though), though I imagine more people would have time with a weekend abutting the play date. Anyways, off to work for now. Hopefully there's some interest.

Vangidae said: Hmm, maybe I should delete the thread and name a new one LF DM and Players. No need to delete & restart, when a friendly Mod can rename for you ^_-  Good luck!

Thank you @GenKitty for the edit, after getting a response to this thread it would have been silly to restart it anyways. @Whisper: So I made an edit to the initial post indicating Friday evenings as the tentative schedule at the moment. Confirm whether that works for you when you have the chance. And now time for sleep.

@Vangidae reached out to me on my thread and I would be interested in grouping up. 

That time works perfectly for me.

Hey everyone, great to hear. I made a second edit to my OP to tally current interest. Hopefully the group fills out.

I'd be very interested. Friday nights at that time I'm free.

hi there im looking to join a group on here

Two new players then? Awesome, welcome aboard. In that case we have enough players to get started, all we need is a DM interested in running an AP. If other players are interested, please post. It will be up to the DM how many players they want to take on. Those left over who want to can always be called in as substitutes if a player has to drop out of the group for whatever reason. I'll edit my OP to reflect the current tally.

I could almost run it but i do not understand roll20;s system but i could run it in txt with another site

I could almost run it but i do not understand roll20;s system but i could run it in txt with another site if you guys want to train me as a dm i learn fast i am used to running alot of games but i would like to play in a game on roll20 before trying to gm one on this system to see how it all works up frount sorta thing.I would sometimes run homebrew games on rolz.org and off facebook but this system i still need to learn.When i went into the space allotment i tried to put in a map for it but it was to big for the free account. Atm I am looking for a job so im not gonna pay for a upgraded account on roll20 but if i like it after i get work perhaps i might depends on what they have to offer. I am a experinced Gm I have built games for a.bout 30 yrs off and on but i lack dnd skills cause the limitations of dnd i have sometimes disliked.I found ways of makeing jedi,mutants,and so many things in dnd though modding it.also modding gurps and palladium is interesting to add dnd skills or vice versa ect or makeing a legal half-elf in warhammer aka something that should not exhist but makeing a decent reason for its exhistance in warhammer setting.These are some of the things that I have done in the past it takes time that is the problem. I could do it I believe but would you guys bear with me through it....? For this reason i thought it might be better to just try to be a player.

also i do not know the group name on here or how to join it i am new to roll20

My older brother loves pathfinder and played as a goblin he is currently playing 5.0 though offline with some friends.

Now i know how to gm and use roll20 but this time i am looking to be a player, though i can teach you how to use free roll20 maps and such. So you can gm if you have a player slot open. If so please pm me to let me know.

Please send me a message if you want me to try to lead the group i have one game that i have ran offline in a 3.5 setting some but its not a dnd setting its home..brew i coudl run that but it would not be regular pathfinder by the book also built a mana system and skill cross training system for it if you guys are interested cause in dnd sometimes it seemed sorta to limited to me when you were a thief or a fighter and could not learn from your buddy right beside you in the game instead you had to upgrade the way i varied this is exp loss for skill points based off char level and if you try to get to many it leaves you far behind the party,also I did not allow players to learn whatever they wanted with cross skill training for exp they had to have someone who knew the skill to train in it unless it was like swim.Swim a skill they can learn by trying however if someone is not there to save them from drowning if they fail their roll they die. If i Gm i believe if you die you die unless someone saves the body and perhaps gets you resurrected for a large sum of gold or perhaps you get resurrected by a noble or a ruler then your char is dead i believe in realism up to a point in a fantasy setting a sort of balance. If you guys want me to gm you are allowed to challenge me in what i rule on this or that but remember in the end you would haveto be  willing to accept what i decided unless perhaps im overuled by most of the players meaning at least 2/3 of them or more. I want people to have fun,,but sometimes I do not make things easy..for instance if a player knows that a dragon lives in said cave and said player is low level and wishes to fight that dragon ...I have no problems with haveing said dragon eat said players character without mercy.I ususally try to give the players a chance to live or information to keep them outta trouble if I am made Gm and players do not pay attention it might be their end. i do not care if people do not showup all the time I know life happens but if its over and over again I would like to take a vote wether to remove them or not.If you do not showup and i am Gm you do not get exp. I believe in players earning what they have in game.You might consider me a Neutral Gm. I would make a better Co-Gm to make things for the main Gm or Dm who might be nicer than me.I do like to make things interesting though and to challenge the level of thinking and creativity of the players,I have taught many a young player and made them excellent Dm;s or Gm's cause they know how to think from playing with me as a Gm.I also have a sense of morals when i Gm if you do enough Good or bad things someone aka a npc might notice or not on a random roll then karma might catchup some with your character.Karma in this case being they may want to help you or stop you depending on who they are.I do not believe in the limited following allotment of Dnd. in real life you can have numerous followers also numerous pets however remember there is cost involved and also working with your npc's interests If you say do something infrount of a npc that the npc cannot stand like you help someone steal infrount of a npc paladin follower or cleric ect.That npc may stop following you or attack depending on your characters actions.Of course it depends on what you have as followers.Followers aka or minions can be aquired or made in dnd with the right magic i understand,i do keep the limit on familiars cause their magic followers specially summoned or things of such nature.I believe in use of common sense as much as possible but also sometimes in letting the players have fun.I may not be the type of person you want as a Gm though cause I do believe in Player character Death and Pking is allowed.However again if you are known in the lands as a traitor to your own expect few to ever follow you good or evil.The reason is simple they do not trust that you will not take their head off at the next moment or the equivelant of that.Good fights Evil as i see it.Evil also fights Evil in life cause they want to reign over all so its easier to play good than evil if i am Gm then its even harder to play neutral cause Evil will attack if you do not obey them.Good will be disappointed in you if your neutral cause you failed to like give back the npc's lost purse ect you did what was best for you as neutral but not the right thing sometimes.I try to keep in mind what you do in character and how the npc's around you might react to your characters actions simply.Some may see you as a Hero perhaps or on the Evil side one not to Disobey unless you want to die aka a Tyrant of sorts or well known Evil person ect.Renown comes in different forms depending on what you do.in the Event of someone looses their character I usually let them make another one and the second character becomes a npc if they manage to bring the first one back or is temporarily removed from the game.If someone does not showup then i believe in poofing them out simply.Be Aware the other players may vote to have them removed from the game for doing so many times seeming purposefully to avoid character death ect. People should showup to play don;t be lame if your char dies it dies get back up and try again just like life when someone looks for a job sometimes they fail but get back in there and eventually you will find one even if it is mowing the neighbors lawn or shoveling snow been there done that. If someone uf leaves within a round without previous reason the players may vote if its lame or not after a few times a vote would be taken wether to remove them from the game or not based off if the players want them to remain simply and putup with them not showing up or leaveing those are my regular rules mainly if you guys want me to Gm let me know.i do not run games that I Gm entirely by the book usually though i can play by the book.I enjoy more freedom and creativity and allow players the same that is the perk of haveing me as a Gm.                                                                 In the end the Gm or Dm should have last word on what happens but I believe they still should try to treat people fairly. I wouldn;t mind to even be a simple player cause I want to Rpg with some people simply even if it is regular dnd or regular pathfinder simply. Well send me a message if you want me to Gm or want me to help or if I can play a game with you guys thanks :)

Something to consider all i could run at first is homebrew at best until i learned pathfinder how to gm it properly

For this reason i might not be the best choice for a Gm cause my older brother tells me if someone asked him to run a pathfinder group he would not just say no he would say "Oh hell no"he says its like haveing another colledge degree just to learn how to run it

I'm actually a bigger fan of homebrew campaigns than modules/adventures.  I will say, I'm going to have to re-read that wall of text though.

well if you guys want me and are willing to train me im willing to try you would haveto bear with me though cause i would be in training

DMing is just like mathematics and writing; some people have a knack for it and some have to really try to get it done. I'm currently getting my own game(s) set up and running, so I'm not going to come out and say that I can DM. I also prefer to use my own custom rule set: <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2398770/do-not-p" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2398770/do-not-p</a>... Let me know if you're interested.

ive always been a math kid when i was in fisrt grade i was doing answers to 4th grade problems some of which i made my own ways to answer the problems the teacher did not like me lol im interested in joining you though

@Nathan, yeah, no need to force yourself to DM if you’re just starting out with roll20, that’s up to you. This is my first time too with the system (though I’ve used MapTools before and I have a test game on roll20 to fool around with some of the mechanics). Sounds like there’s some conflict between AP vs home-brew. I don’t really mind either way, though almost all my character ideas have long-term goals or end points so I would prefer an ongoing campaign of some sort. APs seemed like the easiest way to pull that off. We’ll see what KingGramJohnson thinks and also what the DM really wants to play. Everyone can give their thoughts, we’ll try to make this seamless. Anyways, I got work so I’ll be back some time&nbsp;tomorrow morning.

@Vangidae i just want to play with some people and try this roll20 system out i want to have fun with some people simply thanks for the comment Vangidae I would perfer to just be a player but ill try to Gm if people want me to,I simply want to Rpg if i Gm though i have my own set of rules.If i play i haveto follow the Gm;s or Dm;s rules as i see it.I would perfer to just be a player at first though cause it would help me understand Roll20 better i feel.

i would recommend if we make this group even if i help Nathan what way are we going to play game voice if so what software (i like skype) or texted this be important for players to know.

Strongly recommend Raidcall over Skype.&nbsp; I'm okay with Google Hangout or Roll20's crap voip.&nbsp; Just anything other than Skype.

ill work with whatever works with others here ive never used raidcall or google hangout but if needed ill learn ive never used roll20 voice yet either i use facebook usually with rolz.org but they do not have interactive maps that would be where roll20 would be better bear with me ill do what i can to make things work as a gm or a player as best as i can ok.

Wow active since I went to sleep. I'm flexible but I do prefer pathfinder over home brew. I guess it depends on how home brew we are talking but I'm up for anything really, but I came looking for pathfinder and love the pathfinder rule set and setting so it all depends I guess.

As a player and as a GM, I've enjoyed custom settings and campaigns (my friends and I enjoy homebrewing games). &nbsp;However, Adventure Paths are nice because they're prewritten. &nbsp;The GM doesn't have to spend hours writing an adventure, figuring out enemies, loot, possible outcomes if the players go off track, and all the things that go into an adventure. &nbsp;With an AP, all of that (or at least most of it), is already there. &nbsp;The GM just needs to follow the script, and tweak things where he feels like they should be adjusted to compensate for party build, players' style, and alternate rules. &nbsp; Rule Zero: The Game Master has the right to veto anything any player says, he has the right to change any rule or make up his own, he need not explain why he chooses to do these things. &nbsp;I live by this rule. &nbsp;If something in the AP just doesn't work for the GM, he has the right to alter it. So when it comes to the group we're forming here. &nbsp;I personally wouldn't mind either way (custom or established AP), so long as we get a good group of people to play with for a long term game and have some fun. &nbsp;

I definitely vote for voice chat over text. I tend to overthink when I write on RP forums and the like, it would really slow things down for me. I don’t have a preference for the voice chat software. Last time I played was on skype, but I don’t have it installed right now so I’ll have to download software regardless of what we use. @Wraythe: The homebrew vs AP is about a custom campaign vs a published module I think, we’ll still be playing pathfinder, give or take what our eventual DM has in terms of preferences.

If you're looking for "long" term then you don't want any preset AP or pre-made campaigns; you'll want someone to come up with stuff on the go. I suggest you look into DDS: <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2400923/dds-a-fl" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2400923/dds-a-fl</a>... In the second link, "What is DDS?". " You will have a unique experience each time you play ."

To clarify, when he said homebrew, I thought he meant campaign, not system.&nbsp; I'm also here to play pathfinder.

afternoon learned a few things about roll20 still learning though almost made a pathfinder Dwarf/Cleric but the current dm/gm did not let me joinin their game yet or i wouldhave learned more

to clarify as in homebrew until i learn how to do pathfinder correctly i would use a homebrew system of it also a homebrew setting I like to custom make rpg campaign settings.And if someone wants to play something that is not usually allowed sometimes i write it in as long as it is not overpowered for the said system

Yeah no issues with a home brew campaign, I thought we were talking home brew system for a minute.&nbsp;

Yeah, I take responsibility for that.&nbsp; I was half passed out when I read his post and got confused.

I may have read to fast as well or just brain farted when I read Jedi in one of the longer posts.

I have hombrewed both systems and campaigns.&nbsp; It's fun.&nbsp; Haha.&nbsp; :-)

Man, you go to sleep and come back with like seven notifications, lol. I’m still crossing my fingers that at the last minute some friendly DM will swoop in who really wants to run a Pathfinder game with a full group ready and waiting so we don’t have to rope Nathan into a role he didn’t originally come here for. (Edit: I think&nbsp;I'm gonna toss out a few lines on a couple of other sites too to see if we get any bites there). @Nathan: If you were to DM, when would you want to start? Would you want some time to get acquainted with things first? Also, should we all have a practice session some time? Make sure the voice software we settle on works without hiccup, get characters approved, work out any wrinkles and answer any questions Nathan has if he becomes the DM?

I could start asap off and on not sure what to do on here i got borred so i am building a goblin town which i could use for dnd or pathfinder or homebrew i would need to learn alot to dm pathfinder for now i have joined a pathfinder group to learn it more i can gm a homebrew game though allowing pathfinder races ect atm.

Nathan, have you ever done 3.5? The two systems are fairly similar, I'm also sure myself and other players who've been playing pathfinder for awhile can fill in gaps and assist with some things till you get a handle on the basic rule set.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.d20pfsrd.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.d20pfsrd.com/</a> is a good resource if you haven't found that yet.

Mmm, so if we’re going to start we could do so tomorrow (9.18) or next Friday (9.25). We should probably do rollcall to make sure everyone whose still interested is watching the thread and aware. Everyone who posted interest knew the game time would be played sometime between 4 PM - 10 PM Mountain Time (3 PM - 9 PM Pacific, 6 PM - 12 PM Eastern, etc) so all should probably voice when they could start so we can settle on a meet time since not everyone might be able to start at the earliest. We should settle on what kind of voice chat we’re going to use. If Whisper doesn’t like Skype and no one else has strong preferences either way then it doesn’t really matter which software we use. Also, should we have a pre-campaign session? We all still need to roll up characters and get them approved. Nathan would need to run us by the gist of what kind of campaign he's running&nbsp;and what kind of world we're in, if we’re going to be doing purchase for stats and if so how much, whether we get/how many character traits we get, etc. We could also experiment or run practice encounters or something depending on what questions or concerns Nathan has with the core rules. Otherwise if he wants to get right into things some of that stuff can be handled on the forums in post and by message.

Yeah I can start this Friday. It'd be good to get together tonight or a few hours earlier to figure out characters and stuff

I can start today we can play tomorrow also ive got plenty of free time do you want me to try to gm it or Wraythe or who

If you guys want me to Gm it contact me ill be on off and on today possibly all day to make characters ect. looked at the site you posted Wraythe i think it will help.

sent invites to everyone who has posted check your messages.

Hey Nathan, I got your link, thanks. I think I'm gonna start using the game's forum rather then&nbsp;this thread for questions that I have while continuing to keep an eye out over here. I don't have work today, so I shouldn't be gone for long stretches of time. However, I did just get off of a&nbsp;week of night shifts&nbsp;so I'm gonna catch a couple hours sleep to get myself back into a normal person's cycle. Be back later.

were in the game site makeing characters for homebrew or pathfinder dropin if you want to make a character so you can play to play pathfinder we will need people makeing their characters ahead of time and i will need help as a dm for that&nbsp;