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[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Our DM (who is awesome and cool) has 2 campaigns going:

The main one for if we all are there

An episodic, side campaign if 1 or 2 people are missing

[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 21 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Serious question, I don't mean to offend (at least not yet ;) ) - do you only ever play DnD? Because this community is called RPGmemes and I rarely (if ever) see anything but DnD.

[–] Lianodel@ttrpg.network 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Personally, I also like genericizing D&D.

It's a shorthand for folks outside or new to the hobby, it skips a hurdle to talk to people about other RPGs with those people, and it weakens the brand identity. Considering how much D&D has coasted on brand identity as the game suffered, I'm all for that.

I'm less likely to do it places like here, because it causes more confusion, but still. It's fun to say, "Pathfinder is a great way to play D&D." :P

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I prefer TTRPG because it doesn't give free advertising to Hasbro. Even if most people know what you mean, someone googling D&D ends up at Hasbro's product.

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I use RPG. CRPGs can have a more-than-four-letter-acronym.

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mostly play PF2e nowadays, but I'm open to other systems. I get the feeling that some people use DnD as a shorthand for all TTRPGs tho

[–] phase@lemmy.8th.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Never played DnD but the US community is 90% DnD so...

I play Shadowrun and Blades in Dark for now.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

What is stopping you from posting non-D&D TTRPG content?

Be the change you want to see in the world

[–] PassingDuchy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Swapping my own group to PF2e and we've all played other systems (lancer, sw saga, vtm, cyberpunk, kids on bikes, etc). I do think if a meme says something different than DnD (using it as a generic term for TTRPG) you'll get more people commenting on the system rather than relating to the meme (like if this said Traveler there'd be more comments about never played Traveler or if it said PF2e comments would be more about the system war).

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Warhammer has its own community but theyre of course welcome here

Was wondering about that, too.

I play Warhammer Fantasy right now after a 10 year break or so.

Before that some other stuff using GURPS.

Never played DnD

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This meme format is great!

...and now I want to play darkest dungeon again.

[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

In the face of death does true heroism show, or cowardice.

[–] slumlordthanatos@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

"Many fall in the face of chaos...but not this one. Not today."

[–] bob_lemon@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago

Yesterday, one of my players just plain forgot that we scheduled a game.

Luckily, the party was split up doing downtime activities anyway, so we decided that they simply could not locate that character quickly (time was somewhat of the essence). Near the end of the session, the party realized that they need that particular character's alchemical expertise, giving them a great reason to actually go look for him.

[–] ahdok@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago

For DnD, I normally aim for six players, and I run if there's at least four present.

Knowing that the game will go on anyway without you is really good motivation to not flake out (I speak as someone who flakes out a bunch.) - and DnD is a very easy game to just have someone be not present for a week.