When: June 17 th
at 10:15 AM PST One-Shot What this is: I've set up a session for roll20con & due to overflow I have a few more spots for a session that takes place on a different day.
I'm looking for 5 NEW players who are
new to RPGS, not just DnD. I'm running a player academy to teach
people about RPGs in general in addition to running a one-shot DnD
adventure to teach people 5e. One thing I've noticed is that most new
players just learn the basic mechanics of DnD but not much else aside
to it. I want to encourage different styles of play in addition to
giving some basic do's & don'ts of roleplaying games since many
different GMs have their own ways of running games. This is as much
an experiment to me as well to see how well I can DM for newer
players as well. What I aim to teach: - Theatre of mind
vs. Battle maps
- Different types of GM/DMing styles
- Different types of players
- How to develop a character
- How to play D&D 5e
- How to look appealing to DMs &
to get accepted into games Who I'm looking for: - New to Tabletop RPGs - Patient & mature players -
Attentive, I'm trying to help 5 people learn the game, if you're doing
your own thing then I'm just going to move on. I'm a teacher for this,
not a tutor, I can't give 1-on-1 if you won't even attempt to catch some
concepts on your own. - Communicative , if I send you a message, I expect to hear back from you within a reasonable amount of time, not 5 days later.
This Adventure: A Solemn Wish , a horror one-shot (One session) introductory adventure I
created for new players. You will begin in the village of Rustbank, a
village that sits on the edge of Darkwood, a forest known for its
ominous bindings to dimensions beyond this world. However, while many
tales circulate about those places, its rare to find those who claim
to have seen them. The village itself has seen trouble, hunters
have disappeared in recent months, not unusual but more than 12 in a
single season is troubling. The villagers awoke one night to
screaming in the street, locking their doors. When they awoke, they
found a young girl who had been slashed by something that had fled
into the night. A message to the duke of Rustbank was sent, & in
response he sent his trusted Sergeant Harper with a few guards as
well as a call to any adventurers who would help cleanse the Darkwood
of the beast that lurks.
Adventure Rules: - Will teach
you how to create a character together during the session, no
pre-session characters - Character must be human for this
one-shot - Must have skype, a decent headset, & a quiet room About Me: 22 year old California college student
with too much time on his hands. I've DMed D&D 3.5, 4.0, 5.0,
Warhammer Rogue Trader, A Song of Fire & Ice Roleplaying, Mutants
& Masterminds 3e. I tend to really enjoy DMing serious
high-narrative games over rogue-likes dungeoncrawls but I've do both
depending on the situation. I don't act much as a player anymore due
to difficulties in trying to find campaigns that last, so I run my
own. Difficulties in the past with players is one of the reason I'd
like to do this academy because I'd like to encourage new people who
aren't going to join/disappear or have too much of a specific
expectation of what they expect out of the game.
If interested in signing up for the
player academy, please post with the template below. This is the 2nd session I am setting up, depending on how well the groups go, then I might set this up a third time at a later date. Template Age:
Little about you:
What made you want to get into Tabletop
RPGs: What other RPGs aside from D&D you are interested in: