Looking for advice on approaching the LFG system as a couple

My spouse and I would like to find a group but the LFG system feels geared towards single players and the LFG forum is clearly intended for GMs putting games together.

Either method is open to you. By the way either method is also open to Players, Groups, or GM's, for looking to form a group and to offer a game. Do you wish to apply to join into a game that is offered, or have you considered starting up a game and looking for a group to join yours? If applying for games, just inform the GM or person offering the game that you're a couple and want to join together, in your application (whether that's a post on their forum, or a private message to the game master). If you have 2 accounts (yourself and spouse), the other person could follow up with their own reply/application. To list your own offering in the Find A Group system (even as a pair of players who are looking for a GM and fellow players), one person has to Start New Game, so one of you would start the game and the other would join as a Player or Co-GM (on a different Roll20 account), and then list it in the search system. There is a free-text introduction area, as well as game forums, where you can say that you are a couple, if you like.&nbsp;If you plan to play together on the 1 account, you could write in your account Profile bio that you are a couple, if you choose. Posting to LFG: Read First, <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2086083/posting-" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2086083/posting-</a>... What makes a LFG thread great? <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2676128/discussi" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/2676128/discussi</a>... Wiki docs for this, <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Looking_for_Group" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Looking_for_Group</a>

I'm not looking to start a game. &nbsp;We're both just looking to be players in a game run by someone else. &nbsp;While I'm an experienced GM I'm not currently in a place where I can invest the necessary labor to maintain a campaign.

We play on separate accounts, which makes using the LFG system difficult. &nbsp;Most games are looking for one player and there is no means by which to filter those out, nor is there an organic way to apply simultaneously.

I understand.&nbsp;You can apply for games in the Find A Group, or in the LFG Forum, either with 1 account (writing a joint-application explaining that you are a couple co-using a computer to play), or with both accounts having one person's application follow-up the other's, and inform the GM that you want to join as a couple. Others may come along with tips and experiences with this to share as well.

So it is considered acceptable to post a "resume" on the LFG forum? &nbsp;That is not in any way clear from the documentation provided (which I had already read and found wanting, which is why I started this topic in the first place.)

Nat said: We play on separate accounts, which makes using the LFG system difficult. &nbsp;Most games are looking for one player and there is no means by which to filter those out, nor is there an organic way to apply simultaneously. True, many games only have 1 slot left open, but there are also new groups forming from scratch that can take more. There are also groups (such as a couple) who post Looking for GM. If applying for a game that has only 1 slot remaining, you could still both apply and inform the GM that you would want to join if there is room for 2. (Sometimes the GM can make extra room, or knows that another spot will be opening soon). To apply simultaneously, the best would be to mention being a couple in the text of your first application. It wouldn't be simultaneous to follow-up but you could email the link to your application, to your spouse, and they could go to that link and write their application as a reply next in line.

Nat said: So it is considered acceptable to post a "resume" on the LFG forum? &nbsp;That is not in any way clear from the documentation provided (which I had already read and found wanting, which is why I started this topic in the first place.) Hey Nat. Sorry about the documentation not being clear on that. We try to make it user friendly and plan to keep making improvements in the verbiage. I'm actually not quite sure what resume means here. It's for looking for a group, for a game, and that sounds like just what you want to do. You may include the fact that you are a couple, looking to join a game as a couple, or if you are a couple or other group that is looking for a GM, that is acceptable too.

Hi, I thought I'd add my two cents as a DM that has looked through many applications - I've never accepted a multiple player application before. &nbsp;Mostly because things don't always work out in a game, which sometimes requires a player leaving the game or the DM having to kick them. When you have two players with a pre-existing relationship, this can result in a "If soandso person leaves the game, I do as well." &nbsp;Not to mention the general conflict of interest while gaming. If I already know a player fairly well and they recommend their friend or SO, I'd be much more likely to consider that kind of request. So best of luck to you finding a group that will accept both of you. &nbsp;If you struggle finding a group, maybe each try to play in separate games as individuals, and then if a slot becomes available in either of your games, you can recommend your SO.

That's nice. &nbsp;I'm glad to know I won't be playing with you.

Nat - First and foremost, people play with and in roll20 in so many different, unique and sometimes creative ways. &nbsp;It's hard to tailor an approach, as there's so much variation. &nbsp;Further to that, different DMs all have different backgrounds, experiences and biases when it comes to players and recruitment. Personally, i generally focus on attitudes, while others focus on demographs (age, gender, etc), others focusing simply on what role they're going to play.... It MAY be worth your while to think of DMing, and recruiting for your own campaigns, taking turns DMing in a shared world can really be interesting for players, as it adds a new level of unpredictability to the game(s). Otherwise, just put your 'resume' in the LFG forum and use the "find Group' function as others explained.

My post was concerned with the mechanics of applying, and what was considered "acceptable use" of the system. &nbsp;Those concerns have been addressed. &nbsp;We have already started applying to games. I have been a GM for multiple games... I'm not sure how anyone could have reached 1000+ without doing so. &nbsp;The fact is I'm not in a position to do so right now.

When you apply just clearly state in the first line that it's two people. &nbsp;I've had married couples apply (and get accepted) before, they usually either apply on one account and EXPLICITLY say its two people (and usually the other person replies to the same thread and says something like "I'm so and sos wife, and we are interested" Also Adam gave some personal experience with advice and you responded with imo, poor attitude. When applying for games try to convey a much more friendly attitude and you'll find a game in no time! &nbsp; Good luck!

Adam was patronizing and condescending. It's not particularly nice to respond to "How do I go about doing this" with "don't bother", which is what they did.

In ref to Adam - Imo, if you're having to kick people from the group that often when you're screening from a large pool... There's a problem in management.

Honestly I'm curious what "conflict of interest" exists for a married couple both acting as players.

Nat said: My post was concerned with the mechanics of applying, and what was considered "acceptable use" of the system. &nbsp;Those concerns have been addressed. &nbsp;We have already started applying to games. Best of luck to you and your spouse! As your questions have been answered, I'll close this thread.

What, and miss Adam's response to their condesplaining?