This event is a pick-up game for players of all skill and experience levels. New players and veteran players are equally welcome. We play Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition over the internet using Discord as well as Roll20. Each session has a maximum of 6 players, and you must RSVP here on Meetup in order to play.
The adventures often wrap up in one play session and are different every week. In past meetups, the characters have visited a tropical island to retrieve an idol from friendly natives, solved a murder mystery involving the prince of the land, shut down a time-traveling money counterfeiting process, and ran their own restaurant for an evening, all with disastrous and invariably hilarious results.
If you have any questions, be sure to check the FAQ section below. If you still have questions, you can ask them on the Discord server for the fastest response, or message me (GM Cody) here on Meetup. Hope to see you at one of our games!
WHAT YOU NEED TO JOIN IN:
- A computer with speakers
- A working computer microphone
- Decent internet connection and speed
- Basic knowledge of using Discord (a program for voice and video calls over the internet)
- Basic knowledge of using Roll20 (a website for visually simulating a gaming table)
- A free or paid Discord account
- A free or paid Roll20 account
HOW TO JOIN IN:
- Check the above requirements list to see if you meet them all. If you don't know how to use Discord and/or Roll20, there are excellent tutorial videos on Youtube you can watch to gain the basic knowledge you need.
- RSVP to one of our events here on Meetup to receive a link to the Discord server for the event.
- Follow the Discord link to join the server.
- Create a Roll20 account if you don't have one already.
- On the Discord server, post a message with your MEETUP username, preferred name or nickname, and a request for the link to the Roll20 server. Once someone posts it for you, follow it to join the Roll20 server.
- When the game session is starting soon, sign in to Discord and Roll20. Be sure to join the voice chat in Discord. The gamemaster will take it from there.
FAQs
How do I make my own character?
Unfortunately, you can't. We have a list of premade characters to select from once the game session starts.
Why can't I make my own character?
To avoid Roll20 bugs and errors. Players were once able to create their own characters, but mistakes introduced by Roll20's character creation process made it so that 20-30 minutes of each session was spent trying to troubleshoot and make corrections on sheets. It wasn't fun or fair for anyone.
What level are the characters?
They are persistently 7th level and do not level up. This is so that the characters are powerful and fun to play, but not so complicated as to be intimidating for new players.
What is the game setting like?
Most adventures occur within a country called The Homeland, which is the base of operations for the organization that all the players' characters belong to. Outside of the Homeland, the world has been intentionally left vague so that many tropes of the fantasy genre can fit within it.
How does my character know the other characters?
We "lampshade" this by saying that all the characters have known each other for many years already.
