I just started watching it after seeing someone comment about it, and I really like it, but the show is so short that I’ll probably be done by the end of the week

Does anyone have any other recommendations?

I have never actually played any ttrpg, but I got the itch now and I have to scratch it while I look for groups to actually play it

  • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    4·
    11 days ago

    These come with the disclaimer that I have a strong dislike for D&D and its publisher specifically, so all of these are using different rules to D&D, but they should give you a broad swathe of options/experiences:

    • The Danger Club - Very silly and chaotic group of out of work actors playing Pathfinder (the closest system to D&D)
    • Find the Path - Very mechanics focused and story driven group of STEM types playing Pathfinder (so exact opposite of TDC)
    • Time for Chaos/Get in the Trunk - spin offs from The Glass Cannon Podcast, professional podcasters play Call of Cthulhu (TfC), a game styled after 1920’s pulp and lovecraftian horror, and it’s more modern incarnation Delta Green (GitT), a game styled on more modern sci-horror like The X-Files or The Thing
    • Wrath and Glory by Narrative Declaration - Youtube content creators playing a Warhammer 40k campaign, which can also be watched on youtube to see the Virtual Tabletop they play through.
    • Friends at the Table - Very worldbuilding focused group that start on Dungeon World, a more narrative focused fantasy ttrpg, but soon spread to a bunch of other systems as the story goes on.
    • pdqcp@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      2·
      10 days ago

      I’m actually glad to hear about different playing styles, it’s always good to expand your horizons. I’ll check them out, thanks

      • ProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        10 days ago

        If there are specific genres you enjoy it’s worth searching for podcasts that are of that genre - the 3 key parts of a ttrpg are that a group of people gather to create the experience (the tabletop), that there are some form of rules to structure their interaction (the game), and that you play a role - any role. It’s not just knights and wizards or space knights and space wizards, it’s hardboiled film noir detectives, little old ladies investigating murders, 13th century peasants dying of dysentery, or even yourself performing real life actions as part of a role, so if there’s any particular type of story you’re interested in someone has made it into a ttrpg and someone else has recorded a podcast of it being played.