[LFP] Looking to gather an adult group of new friends to GM for. {PST}

Looking for some new friends to GM twice a month for in a game to be chosen. It's important that we first mesh together and then we can pick a game a schedule. Thus, I will basically be interviewing first. Yay! I'm looking for four players. This is not a paid thing. I'm a 49-year-old father that has played various games over the years as both a player and GM. I like to developed full characters and continuous storylines. Roleplaying and creating a vibe is essential but I also know when to laugh. I'm not a rules lawyer and know when to use dice and when not to. Below are some quick questions to help me determine great matches. As a side note, you're equally judging me so feel free to ask anything via the thread or in message. Survey Asks: Age: Playstyle: Timezone: Preferred games: Best character in The Office: Character building willstart soon as I want to get this going.

Hey Chaos, I'm always trying to find new people to play TTRPGs with, especially if they are looking to dick around in systems that aren't 5e. Oddly tough to find that. Age: 34 Playstyle: I normally DM so I roleplay more than most since I'm used to running a world, and I like to play characters that are doing indirect things rather than just punching for damage. I'd rather take a turn to stem the flow of new attackers or help the other players than role and attack and damage.  Timezone: EST, I'm a night owl though. I try not to start gaming until the kids are in bed around 8pm my time (5pm your time) or later. And I'm usually up until 2am. So late games are best for me. Preferred games: I run 5e weekly and have been since its release, so mostly things that aren't 5e. Ironsworn, PF2E, Kids on bikes, and Vampire the masquerade I have experience with. I've always wanted to try playing in Kult, Shadow of the Demon Lord, Symbaroum, Forbidden Lands, Zweihander, and Blades in the Dark. I'm also open to suggestions, though I tend to not enjoy spacefaring games because they always turn into merchant simulators.  Best character in The Office: Asian Jim, Randall Park is a national treasure.

Hi! I am happy to see your post and am interested in seeing if this group would be a good fit for me. Below are my specs, I look forward to hearing from you. Age: 34 yo. Playstyle: I really, really enjoy combat but also enjoy role-playing. I love being silly and making jokes at opportune moments. Timezone: MST (may be subject to change in June / July, but not schedule-breaking). Preferred games: 5e (the only DND or DND adjacent game I have played). Other games include WoW, C-RPG's, God of War, FPS, Final Fantasy and board games. Best character in The Office: Mose.

Sounds like we're looking for the same things in a ttrpg, so I'd like to see if we can make it work with my weird timezone... Age: 39 Playstyle: Prefer a balance somewhere around 80% rp/character exploration/development, 20% strategic combat, 20% dynamic worldbuilding. (Half silk, half cotton, half linen. How can you go wrong?)  Timezone: GMT+10. Have quite a lot of experience syncing with US timezones (I GM a game with primarily US players), there are a few spaces I can make work. Preferred games: 5e, The One Ring, up for learning anything, really. Best character in The Office: Robert California

Age: I'm about half your age at 23, but a good chunk of my friends are dads with kids. Playstyle: Mechanically, I don't have a strong class or race preference.  I real reason that I play trpgs is for character development and growth, both at an individual and group level. Timezone: EST, the best day for me is Fridays. Preferred games: I have a lot of experience with 5E, mostly as a DM, and some experience with Pathfinder.  I'm open to learning to systems so long as it's not an overwhelming amount to take in at once. Best character in The Office:  I've never watched The Office and I hope that isn't a dealbreaker.

Greetings!&nbsp; I'm Mike, often go by the nick "mal" (actually my initials, but also partially related to one of my answers below).&nbsp; Would love to get into a group of more mature players.&nbsp; Age :&nbsp; 51, husband and father of 1 daughter (who I have brainwashed into loving RPGs, muhahahah!).&nbsp; Playstyle :&nbsp; RPer who likes story drama.&nbsp; Combat is always fun, but I like creating a fully fleshed-out character concept and RPing it.&nbsp; Don't like Mary Sue characters. I'm the type where in high fantasy campaign I'll probably play a 'boring' human.&nbsp; Expect mine to have a tragic flaw or some genera-specific 'baggage'; something in their background for the GM to yank around or drive the character. I like 'grit' in both mechanics and genera.&nbsp; To me, heroic isn't being really powerful and battling other powerful 'things'.&nbsp; Heroic is being pretty normal/typical and then battling powerful 'things'.&nbsp; I like when the hero gets thwarted or their ass beat, but knuckles down and pushes on to triumph.&nbsp; Timezone : Eastern Preferred games :&nbsp; Systems : Prefer skill-based systems over level-based: GURPS, Cyberpunk, CoC, would love to try out Mythras.&nbsp; D&amp;D is always fine.&nbsp; Generas :&nbsp; Would like to do something space/sci-fi. Fantasy is always good. But really, any system where character depth is of some focus.&nbsp; Have been playing TTRPGs since I was 10 (Red box D&amp;D Basic anyone?) and am open to anything.&nbsp; Best character in The Office :&nbsp; Sorry, watch almost no TV any longer.&nbsp; Now if the question were "Best character in A TV show" I could reply with something like Mal from the best show ever, Firefly .&nbsp; Could also reply with Amos from The Expanse ... there is way more to him than he came off as early in the show.&nbsp; Glad to see his depth coming out in the later seasons.&nbsp; Examples of previous PC backstories and such if anyone cares to peruse: Tala:&nbsp; <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GY0W-Q-PzRFpchTkktF09VspUspp-sBD/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GY0W-Q-PzRFpchTkktF09VspUspp-sBD/view?usp=sharing</a> Hadi: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Wuxzr9VhCKRm1XeQIUemUzLop1h9qOe/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Wuxzr9VhCKRm1XeQIUemUzLop1h9qOe/view?usp=sharing</a> &nbsp; (Heh, a water genasi in an 'Arabian' campaign...) Marta: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/12e3ojF6VQ17tnWJKg2aIj2oKfMBuw7Xr/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/file/d/12e3ojF6VQ17tnWJKg2aIj2oKfMBuw7Xr/view?usp=sharing</a> Lash: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O5hwfsa4FqE1tENLAog6ydCbBsnlIusq/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O5hwfsa4FqE1tENLAog6ydCbBsnlIusq/view?usp=sharing</a> Nightshade:&nbsp; <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wR0gv6EHPHWWF9J2lbRZ6f7R-Kmxjqkz/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wR0gv6EHPHWWF9J2lbRZ6f7R-Kmxjqkz/view?usp=sharing</a> (This is a write-up of a Skyrim character that I was trying to narrate just for fun).&nbsp;

Age : I'm 54 so I'm a little bit older than you. I started gaming back in the early 80's with the Moldvey Redbox before moving on to AD&amp;D 1e and 2e. I played many different systems over the years but for the last 15 years I was mostly exclusive to Basic Fantasy RPG. Playstyle : I've been a GM almost all of my gaming years but my gaming style tends to lean into more narrative than tactical/combat style. I'm not a murder hobo as I do enjoy a good story, even if it is full of tropes. I'm old school so character death is expected to happen if the choices are made poorly and the dice roll bad. Timezone : I'm Central. I work second shift so I usually don't get home till around midnight my time so usually Friday night after midnight and almost any Saturday will work. Those are the two good days for me. Preferred games : I'm the most familiar with Basic Fantasy RPG (OSR) but I can learn most other systems if the DM and the group is willing to be patient and helpful in the process of learning the system. I've never played 5e nor 3.x and 4e. The Office : Never watched it but have seen memes on the net. Additional info : I've been a text based gamer for the last 15 years so I'm out of practice with voice gaming. My only child is an adult now but the household still gets occasionally noisy due to the various pets (a dog and 2 cats) and my wife requesting my attention randomly but usually if it is a late night game I shouldn't get interrupted. I do have a slight hearing issue but with my headset it shouldn't be an issue. I'm familiar with Discord also so if you want to do a voice chat, drop me a pm here and we can exchange contact info.

Hello, Age: 46 Playstyle: Really depends on the group and the character I am playing, but if anything at this point it's all about progression. I like seeing a character grow.&nbsp; Timezone: US EST Preferred games: I've played so many over the years I don't really dislike anything. Favorites would be Runequest, VtM, Traveller, Ad&amp;d 1st ed, Paranoia, Call of Cthulhu, HERO system.&nbsp; Best character in The Office: Really never got into it.&nbsp;

Age: 33 Playstyle: I lean towards combat, but try and do my best at engaging on the story telling and role playing part of RPGs Timezone: PST Preferred games: Most of my experience is from 5e so I mostly stick to that. I tried FATE accelerated once, but I wasn't as comfortable with role playing as I am now. Willing to learn other systems, too. Savage Worlds seems interesting. Best character in The Office: Darryl is the best character. Mose is a close second.

Age: 42 Playstyle: Heavily inspired by cinema, screenwriting, and improv. Focused on themes and the narrative. My characters are always flawed and relatable - the desire for power fantasy is behind me. I work hard to create compelling characters who are tied to the other PCs and put those relationships and dynamics in the spotlight - whatever plot is happening is, IMO, merely backdrop for these character studies and relationships. One player called me a 'role-model' in the last game I joined due to how much I personified my character.&nbsp;&nbsp;I stay in-character for 95% of the session and very much prefer when play is 'in the fiction' instead of 'in the rules.'&nbsp; I really value everyone - GM and Players - coming together during session 0 to cooperatively determine what the game will be about , and then make setting, character, plot hooks after that. Adventurers who meet at a tavern or guarding a caravan are bland and make for uncohesive games, as each character (created in insolation) will have disconnected goals and ambitions and probably an implausible, paper-thin reason to work together. I'd rather build all of that up together from the very beginning. I'm largely uninterested in tactical grid-based combat but enjoy descriptive, fiction-first narrative combat. I also disprefer games where I, as player, am challenged to be efficient, cunning, etc. (most OSR games, for example) - I'll do what my character would do, consequences be damned. Timezone: CST Preferred games: rules-light systems that forgo the crunch, or ones that are evocative of their setting: Mouse Guard, most Powered by the Apocalypse systems, Fiasco. Best character in The Office: UK's David Brent - Steve Carell was never able to capture the cringe that Ricky Gervais did. Questions for you: 1. What within the hobby gives you satisfaction (I say 'satisfaction' and not 'fun' because sometimes we want other things than fun), and what do you do to encourage that? 2. What are 3 best practices have you picked up that you try to bring to every game you're in? 3. What are 3 words that you feel describe what the role of the GM should be?

Hi! I'm Steph and I just started to get into TTRPGs this year. I'm DMing a game for my friends and am in a westmarch type thing on discord, but I'd like to try being a player in a regular game myself!&nbsp; Age: 30 Playstyle: I like roleplaying a lot better than combat right now, but I can muddle through combat. Timezone: EST Preferred games: I've only played D&amp;D 5e so far, but I'm interested in more roleplay heavy games or anything really. I think this hobby is really interesting so far and I'm just super open to trying different stuff! Best character in The Office: Dwight hands down. Gotta go with those laughs per minute ratio.

Hello,&nbsp; I have been playing on roll20 for a few months now. Mostly as a group of friends moved from in person gathering to a digital platform. These games are a fun relief from reality for this busy father. I am currently running a once a month game of Legend of the Five Rings. Looking to stretch out and try to find new groups or players to game with and see what I find. I enjoy roleplaying characters and try to work them into the group and storyline. I have GM'd a number of games where I like to emphasize a fun evening over a slower night of rules pondering. Though I can at times enjoy a good, robust rule set. If this is in anyway interesting, please feel free to send me a private message as well. Age: 42 Playstyle: Balance of descriptive, character inclusive, story and decisive combat. Timezone: PDT Preferred games: Shadowrun, Legend of the Five Rings, D&amp;D, Pathfinder Best character in The Office: Though I have heard great things from friends about the show, and seen some funny clips on YouTube, I admit I do not know it well enough to have a favorite character.

Age: 23 Playstyle: rp/battle I like to enjoy games. And playing a car tot. Timezone: est Preferred games: 5.e&nbsp; Best character in The Office

Hello. I like the idea of putting together a group of older players. Age - I’m 47 Play style - I don’t really, know. I haven’t played in a long time, but I’m certainly not the kind of person who pulls out the rule book and stops play by arguing (boy, have I known some of those), I’m just happy to be a part of creating an enjoyable story. Timezone - GMT+8. I’m an Australian, which might very well mean that it’s impossible to find a time that works. If that’s the case, then so be it.&nbsp; Preferred games - I found I got more enjoyment out of the systems that allowed you to build unique characters, like Gurps, call of Cthulhu, or Hero system. When I was playing, we tended to build a&nbsp; group of individuals, rather than try to plan a team. We found it more fun to have a bus driver, retired dentist and a vacuum cleaner salesman trying to save the world, than a bunch of combat types. That said, I’m fond of a good fantasy, or sci if setting. Best character in The Office - I’m afraid I’ve never watched it.