New, versatile player, looking for a group

I'll get down to brass tacks. I've been into role-playing for a number of years now and tabletop gaming has always been something that's interested me. However, nobody I know is that interested in it. So, I'm looking for a group of players to try this tabletop gaming out. I have a pretty varied taste so chances are whatever you're playing will interest me. There just seems like so much out there that it seems very daunting to step into. Hopefully there's a group out there willing to take on a new player and show me the ropes. I'll be able to take to the role-playing aspects like a duck to water. It's just more the gaming aspects I might have to get used to. So, any takers?

I'm with you on this. I've always wanted to get into this kind of thing, but I've never really had the chance. I'd love to give this system a try, but I don't want to just jump into a professional game with no prior experience to act upon.

Being new can be an asset. I wouldn't sweat the 'professional' angle or similar. Just start applying for games that interest you, COMMUNICATE, and show up, on time. If they flake, punch out, try another. The whole 'professional' deal is really a mole hill to mountains situation. Don't sweat it. Stay in touch. If you're still about, and my current non-communicate 'drive by joiner' group flakes, then I'll keep you in mind. I'll have some idea by Saturday. Fair warning though, vote in, vote out. No call, no show, shown the 'door'. 

You might want to post what systems you are interested in playing or learning. I'm debating on starting another campaign but it all depends on work, school, and family life. There are lot of Pathfinders, 3.5E D&D, and others games. I use a retroclone system that you can download for free. It is Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game and it is a rules-light game system modeled on the classic RPG rules of the early 1980's. Though based loosely on the d20 SRD v3.5, Basic Fantasy RPG has been written largely from scratch to replicate the look, feel, and mechanics of the early RPG game systems.

PS. Use the functioning systems in place. On the LFG page, check 'welcomes new players' box. If they don't mean it, then it is on them, not you.

William and Seth - The best thing you guys can do is to post what genres you're interested in (fantasy, sci-fi, modern day), which systems - if any - you have experience in or would like to play and then list what times you're really available.  Keep in mind that we have players from around the world here, so your 6 PM might be someone else's 8 AM. Also, don't feel like you need to apologize for inexperience with anything.  To a lot of good GMs out there, a fresh way of looking at gaming would be welcome.

I have only been on this site a week or so but it seems to me that new games come up at the rate of several per week: the main issue really is more matching time zones/ times of individual players. I'm not clear from your post whether you want to play rpg games or board wargames however- which is it? An rpg would certainly be easier for a newcomer as a player essentially only need aquire a loose understanding of the rules to get by initially. As Dave D . says, favoured genres would probably help. I'm thinking of running a new game in the near future- just getting the hang of tools first (I usually use Gametable). It will likely be Mongoose Traveller (probably hard Sci Fi maybe Traveller 2300) or one of the Pathfinder APs (probably Serpent Skull).  Just a query for the otehr GMs there do you tend to use those top down figures you can get from the interface (nice but quite limited range), or do you just make your own POGs? Are there other sources of the 'top down' character images?

Ooooh, that sounds fun. I like medieval fantasy style games, but sic-fi never really appealed to me in an RPG setting...

@seth. Pretty broad genre. Check out "Fading Suns" f'rinstance.