Have you ever met new people by playing IRL? How did you meet them? How did it go?
>Have you ever met new people by playing IRL?No>How did you meet them?I didnt>How did it go?I didnt go at all
>>97290845>Have you ever met new people by playing IRL?Yes.>How did you meet them?By playing games IRL.>How did it go?Mostly well.
>>97290845Half my friend group I made from playing IRL.
>>97290845Met up at a gaming club in uni. Cool folks, though went people finished we invariably did less together even online
>>97290845Yes. I only play IRL.Friends brought them to the game or they were at a convention I was also at. Generally fine, occasionally great. No real terrible experiences as far as nerds go just the usual grab bag of awkward, sheltered and autistic but that's to be expected. Some of them were a lot of fun.
Been playing again for the past couple of years after real life brought the old group apart. After some time pressuring them I managed to put the team together, and someone brought a couple of new entries. It's been fine, but we're all functional adults, so that helps a lot.
>>97290845It may surprise you to learn that many people before 5 years ago met their play group in-person. I have been lifelong friends with my DM, and he invited me to play with some people he knew from university, and we all became friends even outside of tabley top games.
>>97290845I do it the opposite way round.I meet people, then If I like them, I invite them to a game.Open groups are for speds and narcs.As a social activity best held in an intimate setting like a modestly sized drawing room, I would never want to run the rather large risk of gaming with somebody I wouldn't otherwise want to socialize with.A good rule of thumb is "Would I drink with this guy?" and if you need a second "Would I try to hide if this person greeted me in public?"An open society sounds nice, but as a famous punch-drunk negro said "The red birds gotta fly with the red birds, and the blue birds gotta fly with the blue birds"
>>97290845Most of my closest mates right now are people I met though rpgs, and, through them, my wife. It was through my uni's rpg club and it must've gone pretty well since we're still playing together almost 10 years later.>>97293210I'd draw a distinction between an open group and starting a closed group with people you haven't met before. An open group imo is one where randoms can just show up and expect to play if the table isn't already full, probably held in a bar/flgs/community hall. There's a difference between that and putting out an invite to your proposed campaign, having a chat beforehand with anyone interested and going ahead if they seem like a good fit.
>>97290845Some of my oldest gaming friends are from a science camp and my university game club. After that it was mostly people I met through boardgames and warhammer. Other people are from my current work. Gamers give off a specific vibe and tend to like stuff like history and handicrafts as well. A lot of LGS denizens are human detritus but there are some decent ones who are new to the area etc if you're willing to do some sifting through the sewage. Hint: run a one-shot at the store and then everyone who gels with you can be invited to a private campaign later.
>>97293210You sound like a biggot
Half of my irl friends are from gm'ing in a mall lgsThe other half are from other activities I do IRL like disc golf and the local running clubPeople who say its hard to make friends in your 30s haven't even tried. hell I got 3 kids and I still make new friends regularly.
>>97290845Responded to an add on r/off for DnD a couple years ago. Me and 3 other players joined. DM is deliberately saying brand new players can come. Other 3 people turn out to be dogshit and rarely show up. They all quit. DM recruits more. The next 3 are all fantastic veteran RPers and I have a great time playing with them for ~8 months. I moved but we still talk occasionally. They all gave me a great DnD experience and I’m legit grateful.
>>97290845>Have you ever met new people by playing IRL?Yeah>How did you meet them?A close friend and flatmate of mine met a girl on a monthly RPG event organised in one of the bars in my city (owner is a massive nerd) and after checking if everyone is okay with that invited her to one of our regular campaigns >How did it go?Pretty good at first, she was a decent player and seemed like a nice, friendly person who was nice to hang out with, even if a bit shy and somewhat emotionally fragile.Then the aforementioned friend started dating her and she quickly turned out to be the most emotionally unstable, fucked up and toxic person I've literally ever met. Few months of this relation was enough to fucking traumatise him even though he is probably the most stoic and emotionally resilient person I know. Fortunately he finally broke up with her like everyone adviced him to. She went nuclear, but we've fortunately had zero contact with her since then. Boy was that period a wild ride
>>97296242BPD/Bipolar girls like to attach themselves to niche scenes because being into obscure shit makes them feel superior. And they can play queen bee since it's usually mostly guys and a handful of less attractive girls.
>>97293210>and if you need a second "Would I try to hide if this person greeted me in public?"kwab
>>97292664shame
The only advantage of in-person dnd is you can play with cool minis and terrain. If your DM doesn't do that then the whole thing could be online
>>97290845I help organize a game of PF2 Society at my local library every WednesdayI meet new people all the time. We get new people from 10 year old zoomers to 60+ grognards. Usually goes pretty well
>>97290845>Have you ever met new people by playing IRLI got into TTRPGs when a cousin of a friend of mine invited me to play a one-shot.Somehow, that turned into me joining not one, but two whole new groups of friends, in my 30s.Fucking wild if you ask me.
>>97290845Yes, went to a club, got in a game, then run a couple games, and the people I met doing that became my best friends. But again, they're the type of people /tg/ hates, so keep that in mind.
>>97290845Virtually every friend I've ever had since I was a kid I've met through /tg/ shit in some way or form.
>>97290845Sure. I mean, you tend to. It's not super common that you already know everyone in a group of players, unless you happened to be there with everyone when the group was being made. I've made some friends who were friends of friends by playing IRL over the years, but few of those were friendships that lasted strongly after the games concluded and the groups dissolved.
