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retired vet looking for regular gaming group

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I'm a retired veteran who has moved back home (central time zone, US) and needs a group due that I can't find any people who live around me that play various rpgs. Been playing rpgs for about 30 yrs (yeah old but not in heart and mind).I've played AD&D(1st and 2nd edition), DnD 5e, i've played most of the hero games (marvel, dc, VnV, Champions, haven't played but would love to learn mutants and masterminds). My experience with Roll20 is limited but am amped to find a regular group for gaming.
I have a game that might suit you. I am also an vet that returned to my area and had trouble finding games, now I make many. We play 5th Edition D&D now, though I have played hours of AD&D. Remembers Dragonlance and Ravenloft Spell Jammer, Planescape and Dark Sun.  Excitement, glory, adventure and fame, or a mind numbingly, tedious, boring, interminable wagon-trip through the dusty roads of Keoland to deliver supplies on behalf of the kings agent. It’s all a matter of perception.     I am a bit of an old Grognard. Been playing tabletop for many years. trying out Roll20 for the first time.  So, the adventure is set in the Kingdom of Keoland of the Sheldomar Valley part of the Flanaess. Greyhawk is the original campaign setting created by Gary Gygax.      First off. No Dragon blooded anything please, as well as Tieflings and Drow.  Lets start with elves, only the Wood Elves (Sylvan) from the Dreadwood or The Silverwood or High elves living among Humans or Sylvan elves alike.   There are communities of Hill Dwarves From Clan Stormcrow lands and no mountain dwarves. Many Gnomes and Halflings of the Good Hills. Half-Elves live amongst humans where they are accepted.  Half-orcs as well.  But many choose to live in Haven. where they do not feel subjected by Keoland's Laws which tends to lean towards lawful.The Human Variant is acceptable, Other than human there is room for only one of each other race.  Dwarves will be Hill Darves, Halflings will be Lightfoot, Elves will be either High elf or Wood Elf. Gnomes, Forest or Rock gnome.  Alignments:  LG, NG, N, LN, CG      Please use Point Buy or the base array to create stats for your characters.  You are creating first level characters. You gain whetever equipment from class and background sections or use starting gp from the equipment section. not both. Which leads me to alignment.  No evil or Chaotic Neutral please. This is a game of Heroes with a very dangerous common enemyies.  Trusting the man or woman that stands watch in the night is paramount.  This is an ongoing Campaign. One in which you can Jump in or out from adventure to adventure. Please have the maturity of letting us know when you can not make it to a game or you will be late.        About me.  I have been DMing games since 1976.  I have played all editions.  I really like this edition.  I am the RPG coordinator at my Game store and a Guildmaster for gamers in our county.  I teach folks how to play this and other games as well as GMs that want to start running their own games.  My style a balance between light and fun as well as a strong judge when those calls need to be made.      Come join us, I do not reward Murder hobos or Kill stealing, Give everyone their moment to explore their character and be part of the story. No one is just along for the ride unless that's what you want.  With that being said, there are 3 parts to any adventure: 1) Role playing, 2) Exploration and 3) Combat.  I put RP first.  We will have Combat, its part of the game.  But so is Exploration, so every skill and all six stats will get used.  I am not a fan of min/maxing characters and Dumping stats.  It is your choice however as I AM a fan of Player agency.  Backstories and Backgrounds are fine, but they are in the past and before you became an adventurer. Nothing in your backstory will give you an advantage above othet characters in the story to be told. I will work with you in this regard. Things could awaken from the past. I use Milestone Leveling, and award Inspiration, Hero Points and Influence Points with NPC Factions as the story progresses.        Come. I invite you to learn more. I am excited to meet you in game.  Lets roll some dice and tell a epic story! Jay
I am also running a game using the BFRPG <a href="http://www.basicfantasy.org" rel="nofollow">www.basicfantasy.org</a> &nbsp;rules.&nbsp; We play every other Saturday at 7pm.&nbsp; We're a bunch of Grognards as well.&nbsp; BFRPG is very similar to AD&amp;D 1st ed but simplified and cleaned up (Ascending AC)&nbsp; It's very much in line with Gygax's principle of "Rulings not rules" The world is Penundra, which is a light fantasy world that is pretty much all homebrew.&nbsp; Standard Fantasy Races, but they have interesting quirks.&nbsp; We use Discord for voice. If interested send me a quick pm.&nbsp; We play again on the 24th. It's a fun group.&nbsp; We have 2 fighters, a cleric, and a gnomish tinkerer (adventurer class that specializes in traps and gadgets), we have room for 2 more players right now.&nbsp;&nbsp; Be aware that there's usually a great deal of banter, much of it is either bawdy or scatalogical.&nbsp; We try to avoid politics or religion at the table, but certain political figures generally get mocked and ridiculed on a regular basis. I live in Steve King's District in Iowa and he's one of my favorite targets, if that gives you any idea.&nbsp; The group catch phrase is "And we wonder why we can't keep [insert group here]" which should give you a good indication of the lack of filters in the group.