[LFG] Complete Newb. looking for a D&D5e Game to Play UK time

Hi All I am looking for a D&D5e game to play.  I have never played D&D before and am looking to get started.  I have no idea where to start and how :). I have the jist of it I think as have been watching the Critical Role Series on Twitch and have been amazed by the storytelling and characters.  I brought the Starter set and have been reading through that. I suppose I should put a bit about me.  43 year old UK Male.  I do work and am working shifts.  So at the minute can only play 6-8 (GMT)on weekdays but am free all weekends. So if anybody is will to help a complete novice have a bit of fun and let his imagination run wild. Just let me know. (I have a headset & web cam if needed) Logan Out!

Me too pal. I'm in the same boat as yourself. 

Well Adam. I am pretty sure someone will come and pick up to eager guys like us soon

Adam C. said: Me too pal. I'm in the same boat as yourself.  It dont seem to be working.  Adam can you dance.  It may attract more people.  You dance i sing :)

I can do an Irish dance or the single ladies dance. Those are literally the only two dances I know. What can you sing Logan?

Well my go to karaoke songs are back in black and are u gonna be my girl.  Lol  maybe that wont help.

We may have to go out anf hunt for one

I can Irish dance to back in black lol. My sister is looking to play as well pal. If we got another couple new people and a dm we'd be flying. 

Get ur sister to post.  Bet she will get loads of replies

She probably will. I'll get her to post when she wakes up. We can call it a social experiment. 

Lol hehe..yeah  tell her to put a group post up.  2 men and a lady lol

Ive been looking for a group to play weekdays GMTish time if you 2 guys know a dm? ive got an idea for a bard i really wanna play. also a fan of CR :)

Yeah i dont know a dm/gm.  Do know an am/pm lol.  Well thats 3 adventurers plus adam sister.  So thats 4.  We getting there.  My players handbook should come today so will be rolling my first character tonight i think

I guess it's true that for every 20 players there is one GM. I'm looking for a group as well, but maybe I'll do my own thread if I hear nothing of any recent applications. Good luck everyone ;)

Out of curiosity, is everyone here who is looking for a DM/GM from UK time zone?

Germany, but close enough. :P

I guess we are.  I think we all uk.  Adam can do an irish jig so i guessing he maybe irish but who knows.  (Rolls a perception  check.  Damn natural 1) :(

Logan said:  I think we all uk. I feel thoroughly insulted. :P

Spain, but also close enough

Told u my preveption check failed lol

I just finished a weekly morning afternoon game (US CST) I and another DM ran for the last year. This thread drew my interest as a potential replacement. Which I guess begs the question, is this group still looking for a DM/GM? If so, I might be able available. Currently have a couple games during the week and deciding if we want to replace the one we just finished. Running players from the other side of the ocean interests me.

Yeah i guess me and my thread hijacking bunch of adventurers are definitely looking for DM.  What you got and what can you do.  Omg i feel like this is an interview. what as a DM do you feel you can bring to the table? Do you as a DM think you have the skills to train and nurture this unmotley crew of newbies? lol.

What i will say is my preferred time would be a friday afternoon/evening GMT if that is ok fir everybody else

I have a gaming resume. Apart from having about 38 years experience, knowledge of over 30 RPGs, and run 50+ hours of content a month, I have a bit of experience. Was one of the coordinators for Living Greyhawk in my area during the days of D&D 3.5 including writing and editing several adventures, currently have one 5e adventure scenario for D&D Adventure League with others in process, and was an early adopter of running RPGs on virtual table top. I, and my other DM partner (who basically has the same resume), are pretty easy peasy. Our approach isn't DM versus players, more like play facilitators; setup an adventure premise, build the mythology, story behind it, maintain continuity, known our audience, provide opportunities for the players to explore their character concepts, provide dynamic tension, develop challenging combats that promote out of the box thinking, reward out of the box thinking, and provide a friendly play space without fear of being called a newbie or idiot. From our stand point we prefer no politics at our tables, no bullying, no rated X content (mild R sometimes as we have been know to present moral dilemma sub plots). In the end is sounds like there is a desire here to put a game together. There may be a desire on our part to start one that would run during hours that would work for UK/ Western Europe players. If we can find some commonality then the next step would be to have a chat on Discord or Roll20 voice and see if there is a fit. If there is maybe we can all move forward. If not, at a minimum we got to meet some new people who share our interest in the hobby.

I really didnt need a resume buddy.  But bloody hell thats one sweet ass cv.  Well i eill def be up for a chat on discord or roll20 anytime to thrash out some ideas and stuff.  Let me know

Going to discuss with my partner in crime so to speak. Maybe we can get a head count (prefer 5 player max table) of people with some potential interest. From there we can schedule a time to talk, the medium to use, and I can send some PMs out. Will give it a day or two see if anyone who was already on this thread wants to chime in. We can have an informal meeting and greet to discuss expectations and get a general feel for each other.

Depending on what day and time you guys choose I'd be interested in this. I've been playing for a few months now and looking to find another regular group. 

I'm doing my Irish Jig as we speak. I'd be interested. 

if the games are able to played on mon-thurs, i would definitely be interested

Saturday evenings work for me. Or if it’s starting at 6pm then probably Tuesday is best for me. If it started later i could do other weekdays. 

I suppose that is always the problem with online.  We have to find the best time so that everyone can join

Adam C. said: I'm doing my Irish Jig as we speak. I'd be interested.  I'm still mad about being called an Englishman as well. And I want to join, too! €: Available basically every day from 5PM GMT+1 to open End. Would prefer not to start later than 9.00PM tho.

Sorry about that.  I should have realised that Fang is a German name lol

I'd be interested! I'm in the uk as well

Hi Alex.  I think we have 5 interested players.  But stay tuned to the post If someone cant do it.  We would gladly add you to the game.

I'd gladly join. If DM is still needed well I could run an adventure but I'm quite busy so itd be generic and Id need time to prepare haha but if the other fella up there with 40yrs experience DMing still havin a go then let me in! xD

As far as I know.  Lucky chuggle can do 5 players max. (ME, Adam C, Hatterr, Fang and Adam's sister).  If anybody drops out will let you all know.

Hey all. Looks like you figured out who is interested. While 6 players is feasible, I find 5 players allows for each player to get the attention they deserve and promotes a balanced play experience. While I know it sounds like one more person would not make a difference, I am of the opinion it does. I guess we can get into more of the particulars by having a meet and greet on voice. I should probably state one of my limitations. The game would have to be during the week, but I am very flexible with the time. I believe I saw 6pm GMT at some point and that or a bit later would work fine for me. I can't do Mondays (another game I am running). And I can't do weekends as convention season has started and I run events at two conventions a month through November. I also run playtests and demos on other free weekends (thank the stars my wife is a gamer!) So with all that said let's get the ball rolling with some introductions. I am free Thursday and Friday from 6pm GMT to 8pm GMT to have a voice chat. No need for video, but please have headphones. Headphones are a must so other people speaking don't feed back into your mic. For this first 'how do you do' we can use Roll20's voice offering. For ongoing games I use Discord. So let's pick a time. I will create a campaign and send some invites through PMs once we settle on the time. I look forward to meeting all of you.  I believe at this point it is appropriate to say Cheers! (not sure what the German equivalent would be)

Gmt 6-8 is superb.  Thursday or friday ia fine.  Have discord too and headset.  Will be looking forward to chatting to u all.  Cheers

Cheers would be "Prost!" :D Same here. I'm basically all set. I'm basically free after 16.00 o'clock every day. I'm GMT+1. €: basically i like the word basically.

Prost.  Wasnt he a french racing driver.  Your word for cheers is taken frim a french racing driver lol

Also rolled my first character last night.  Damn that was some intense stuff.  Lvl 1 wood elf ranger. Laucion his name.  Stil trying to work out how to work his flaw in with the rest of his character.  Hhmmmmm

I really like the character creation of DnD 5e. But I think Lucky will have a look at our sheets beforehand and help when it's needed. :) €: I realized it sounded like I knew what I'm doing. Hint: I do not.

Lol.  I didnt have a clue.  You tube vidoes helped me last night.  The hardest decision was hifh elf or wood elf.  It was always gonna be a ranger

Thursday 6pm works great for me, can't do fridays as im normally out or out of the country. if thats fine with the others that'll be sweet. If the DM allows i've got a human variant bard in mind that would be great to play.

Why don't we tentatively pencil in our meet and greet for 6pm GMT on Thursday. I will send campaign invites to the designated players. We can start some chit chat until everyone shows up. 

Woohoo.  Im so excited.  My first game.  God im like a little kid again. Whatsupwithat

Sad that im late to this :) If you guys need one or two more players, hit me up. If not, then have a good game :)

Im relatively new but might be up for dming or at least trying to help any of the players who are still looking for something

Again sorry I missed this but if someone does manage to get another group going I'd love to join, have a bit of experience playing 3.5 but I'm no dm I'm afraid.