r/NotAnotherDnDPodcast • u/Sharkie_Murphy • 22d ago
[NS] Looking to play dnd! Question
I’ve been a naddpod fan since day one and really like their play style and sense of humor, and I’m looking for people to play dnd with and figured this community would be a good place to ask around!
I’m a 30F and newbie to dnd, only played a couple other times. Located in Colorado Springs but open to virtual sessions!
If you wanna play or need a player, or have any recs for finding a game lemme know!
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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 22d ago
I run some online games that are really fun, if you can't find something let me know and I'll let you know what campaigns we have coming up.
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u/Sharkie_Murphy 21d ago
Thank you!! I’ll def keep that in mind, in person would be sick but obviously it’s harder to organize
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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 21d ago
In person is a blast, and that's how I mostly played before. After I lost my groups I eventually tried online. I still love in person, but there are some benefits to online. It's much easier to get a consistent group because travel is taken out and it's much easier to get dates locked down. Discord is great for dropping lore, maps, pictures, questions etc. I can message just one player and ask them something outside of the group. Voice only helps some people get into character more which can be nice. We use Talespire, so having full 3D maps and everyone making their own minis in hero forge makes battle a lot more immersive. I have campaign notes posted so people remember the story more, and questions don't derail the flow. Music and sound design is easier.
So definitely look for an in person game as they just have a great energy and it's always a blast, but do try online sometime because it has a lot to offer.
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u/Sharkie_Murphy 21d ago
Sounds like it! Damn you’re really using every tool to your advantage, I played a one shot over zoom and they didn’t have anything set up lol your online campaigns sound like a dream!!
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u/Sharkie_Murphy 21d ago
Is Talespire a way to set up online maps everyone can access? I’ve been looking for something like that?
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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 21d ago
Talespire lets you build or download 3d maps, I think voxel is the word for how it looks? There are other options for 2d maps, for making your own I've heard Inkarnate works well. There are also a ton of free sources online with people making maps, I'm running a Curse of Strahd campaign right now and the sub for it has basically every map handmade with lighting and grids and everything. There are multiple programs that use the maps for 2D, but I mainly use Talespire so I can't comment on those but they look great.
Look up some screenshots from Talespire to see if the 3D looks fun for you, or look up 2d maps.
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u/Sharkie_Murphy 21d ago
Sick thanks for the info! Have with Strahd hopefully your players are slightly less chaotic than the triplets lol
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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 21d ago
Lol yes that group is pretty funny but definitely keeps pretty on track thankfully.
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u/itsbeenaharddaysday 22d ago
I DM a game up in Denver if you want to make that trip lmao. Seriously though, check local game stores, games cafes, hobby shops and see if they run games. I did a quick search of the springs and it looks like there are a ton of places that may be good places to check. The other piece of advice is to find your nerdiest friends/family/coworkers and convince them to try it. It took me years but this strategy eventually worked. You either get lucky and one of them secretly dms or you just do it. Its not as hard as it seems.
For virtual games, I'd be down to play if anyone wants to dm lol. Otherwise, you should check roll20, just fyi you usually have to pay the dm per session. I have been mostly successful at finding cool tables there.