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Completely new to tabletop rpgs

Hi all , I’m Aydhin from South Africa , im 28 and as the title states I’m completely new to DnD but I’ve always been an RPG gamer in video games. Recently I’ve been less interested in video gaming with my mind constantly being drawn to tabletop adventures , the problem being that there really isn’t any other players in my city . I would love to find a group willing to teach me the ropes and show me that my mind was right in drawing me toward this style of gaming!  Thanks for reading :)
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Heya Aydhin, welcome to the wonderful world of D&D and RPG. As a new player there are some things you can do the help DM's and groups not feel like they have to do excessive heavy lifting teaching a new player everything.  I'd recommend: watching a few Roll20 Tutorials on youtube - and - watching a few Roll20 games on youtube as well so you're not completely unfamiliar with how it works, reading the Players Handbook for D&D5e (5th edition) which is arguably the easiest edition to learn so you have a better understanding of how a character is built - and also what is expected of you as a player.  It can be difficult to simply join a game or get invited unless you can show you have at least some grasp of the work involved so these are just suggestions I hope will be helpful you might also try telling people what kind of character you want to play, if you have any acting ability, if youve played online voice-based games before, what hours you can play and how often. Good luck mate, I hope this helps and I also hope someone offers you a game.
My apologies , I should have mentioned I’m a 10year wow veteran that plays on the role playing servers , so I have some text based roleplay experience but have yet to voice roleplay. 
Hey Aydhin D.,&nbsp; Good to meet you. I'm not sure what kind of experience you might have but I am beginning a Dungeons and Dragons 1st edition clone called Swords and Wiazardry. It is a free system (at least in PDF form) and it would be an exploration of an older style of play. Perhaps a simpler system to get your feet wet before moving on to more complex system. If you are intersted please take a moment to check out my Looking For Games post below.&nbsp; I thank you for your time Peace&nbsp; --Mike <a href="https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/7940192/lf2p-ftp-swords-and-wizardry-every-other-saturday-6pm-11pm-cdt-6gmt-hex-slash-dungeon-crawl-mature-content-21-plus-roll20-slash-discord" rel="nofollow">https://app.roll20.net/forum/post/7940192/lf2p-ftp-swords-and-wizardry-every-other-saturday-6pm-11pm-cdt-6gmt-hex-slash-dungeon-crawl-mature-content-21-plus-roll20-slash-discord</a>