Comments on: A Beginner’s Guide To Dungeons & Dragons (Part 3)

By: Ameron

Ameron — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:04:46 +0000

@Jamie I'm going to jump in here on Wimwick's behalf. Every Monday a group of 25-30 gamers get together at 401 Games at Yonge & Gerrard in downtown Toronto to play D&D. Visit the Warhorn 401 Games site to find out more details. Every week there are at least three different LFR games. You need to sign up if you want to play. It's a great way to meet other gamers in the GTA. I try to make it down there at least a couple times a month myself. On February 19-20 you should check out Spellstorm 2010. It's a gaming convention happening downtown. It's a small event that will give you plenty of opportunity to play some D&D and meet many other gamers. It's a relatively small convention (maybe 100 people) so you shouldn't feel intimidated. There's also The Toronto Area Gamers (TAG). It's a good one-stop shop. And finally you can always ask around at your Friendly Local Gaming store (FLGS) and see if they know of other gamers in your community. I hope this helped. Feel free to email me if you have any additional questions.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:41:33 +0000

@Wimwick: I’m new to D&D and I live in Toronto. Do you have any advice on finding a group here? I’ve been having a really hard time getting into a game. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

By: kij

kij — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 03:13:41 +0000

@ Afrocat: I know how you feel. I did the same thing last year. It’s actually a very cool experience. When you realize you actually know what you’re talking about, it’s extremely cathartic.

… I don’t know if you’ll have this problem, but I had to convince my friends I wasn’t crazy as well. Still haven’t succeeded.

By: Philo Pharynx

Philo Pharynx — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:54:53 +0000

When I started in 1981, most people I knew just got the book and had to teach themselves. Now, more people are lucky enough to be brought in by an experienced group. (though it might be unlucky if they aren’t willing to be patient)

One advantage to picking this up on your own in the 21st century is that there are thousands of places to get help on the web. Blogs and forums to help hone your skills and learn how different people play. There’s a lot of places to go with questions.

By: Wimwick

Wimwick — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:00:44 +0000

@ Afrocat Stevens
Welcome to Dungeon’s Master and I’m glad you found the article of use. Best of luck in getting things started with the new group. Remember we all start somewhere and I know when I started most of us didn’t have a clue.

@ Rook
Thanks for mentioning the other two conventions. Not sure that I’ll be able to make either, but I know Ameron and I plan to be at GenCon this year.

By: Rook

Rook — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:30:32 +0000

As for conventions, I’d like to add two smaller conventions in Fort Wayne, IN. Not too much of a drive from either Indy or Toronto.

D&D Experience; in late January (28-31 in 2010)
and
Pentacon; sometime in November

I can’t make it to D&D Experience this year, but I’m planning on going to Pentacon, and hopefully Gencon. Hope to see you there.

By: Afrocat Stevens

Afrocat Stevens — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:30:17 +0000

This is very helpful. I am new to DnD, and I am going to get a group started up at school. Of people who have never played.
THAT oughta be interesting.

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