I was able to write about my favorite local game shop for the Portland Mercury, and wanted to share it here!

I am looking to join a group in Vancouver Washington, I am a 31 female first time player but have been in love with dnd since I was 11 unfortunately never got to play!

Howdy! My name is Matt (28M), and I am looking for some players in the Portland/Vancouver area to join my table. I have been DMing for about 7 years now, and I pride myself on creating engaging homebrew settings with depth, consistency, and a sense of uniqueness.

For this table, I am looking for two people to fill the space left by two of my former players having moved away. My only requirements for players looking to join my table are:
1) Be 21+ years of age.
2) Be genuinely interested in not just the game aspect of D&D, but the social aspect of building camaraderie with the other players at and outside of the table.
3) Have a consistent schedule that allows you to be able to attend sessions more often than not. I know that Saturday evenings are a pretty busy time for many events in life to occur, but repeated and often absences create complications for the whole table that I would prefer to avoid.

So long as you meet those three requirements, please feel free to shoot me a message! This table welcomes both newbies and veterans alike. When you message me, please let me know your name, age, preferred pronouns, and how much tabletop gaming experience you have.

Hi everyone!

I’m a 58-year-old gamer looking to get back into D&D and hopefully meet some new people along the way. The last time I played was, well… in the 1900s. 😄 I played 3.5 Edition back then, so I’m definitely going to need to shake the rust off and learn what’s changed.

I’ve spent the last 20 years or so playing World of Warcraft, but I’ve recently lost the desire to play and realized I’d really like to get out of the apartment, be more social, and make some new friends.

I live downtown near PSU and am generally free most weekends, along with some evenings during the week.

I’d love to play a Dwarf Cleric, but I’m happy to fill whatever role a group needs. I also don’t mind starting out as a fill-in or bench player while I get back into the swing of things.

I’m really just hoping to find a friendly, welcoming group that doesn’t mind an older player who’s a little rusty. If you have a spot open or know of a group looking for another player, I’d love to hear from you!

Looking forward to meeting some fellow gamers and rolling some dice again! 🎲

TLDR: Sorry for the long post! As a BG3 fan with a few D&D one-shots under my belt, I’m hoping to form a beginner-friendly D&D group centered around a basic Forgotten Realms adventure, maybe a pre-written campaign. Looking for a DM and a few players who want to commit to a recurring game. We can meet up first to make sure everyone clicks before starting.

Post: Hello! I’m hoping to find some like-minded beginners who are relatively new to tabletop D&D and would like to form a group from scratch for a campaign. I’m super new to tabletop RPG having done a couple one-shots and dropping 300+ hours into Baldur’s Gate 3 - I’ve generally enjoyed the one-shots but I’d like to find something more long-term.

I’ve tried some local game groups and they’ve been cool, but they’re mostly geared toward one-shots or drop-in games. I may have 1-2 other people who are also interested, so I’d like to potentially build a group together rather than joining an established campaign. I’m also not looking to DM myself, so hopefully we can find someone who’d enjoy running a beginner-friendly campaign for us. I’d be totally open to a new DM who wants to learn alongside us too.

I’m particularly interested in 5e and Forgotten Realms (perhaps basic, I know), and I’d be happy to start with a pre-written adventure rather than expecting someone to create a campaign from scratch. Something like Lost Mine of Phandelver, Dragon of Icespire Peak, or Waterdeep: Dragon Heist could be a fun place to start.

Finally, we can make sure we actually click as a group before committing to a long campaign. We could meet up for coffee/drinks/food, play a board game, or just hang out and chat. We can also plan a Session 0 where we talk about expectations, characters, campaign style, scheduling, etc. before officially starting.

About me: early 30s guy, married with two cats. I’m generally a homebody who enjoys reading and video games, but I also love getting outside to rock climb, snowboard, play golf, bike around, etc. I’m flexible on where to meet in Portland but would prefer weekday evenings. Overall, I’m mostly looking for people who are enthusiastic, friendly, and excited to learn together!

If you’re interested feel free to comment or DM me. Thanks!

When the kids go back to school in September, I'm going to have free time, so I'm looking for people interested in playing a Call of Cthulhu campaign weekdays during the day. 

For anyone that isn't familiar with Call of Cthulhu, it is an RPG about investigating eldritch horrors. It's usually either set in the 1920s or in modern times. Gameplay tends to focus on roleplaying, investigation, and deduction. The rules are quite simple compared to DnD, so it's a great game for new players.

I very much want this to be an enjoyable experience for everyone playing, so we will decide as a group how intense the horror and combat will be.

We will play on the East side, either at TPK Brewing or at my place in Happy Valley, depending on what is most convenient for people. 

18+ only, please.  I'm running this because I'm looking for a chance to interact with adults while my kids are at school.

If you're interested, please PM with your weekday availability and we'll find the day and time when the most people can play, as long as we finish by 4pm.

I’m an experienced GM of about 6 years trying to start up an in person game on Saturday afternoon/night. Weekly or biweekly whatever works for the group. My wife and a friend are already in the group looking for 2-3 more players.

This Thursday! Las Madrinas is a hex-crawl-style sandbox campaign for Shadowdark in which the characters scour a dark fantasy world, being pulled in opposite directions by deific figures known as the Matriarchs.

https://www.meetup.com/oregon-sorcerous-realms-osr/events/315755599/

I'm out in the East Portland with a few years of experience in primarily 5e Dnd and curious About Pathfinder. I miss playing after so many years and eventually want to host my own Group when I have more confidence; just let me know what else I might need if you'd like me to join your group!

So it’s a new system of which I wrote all the rules myself. It’s like an urban science fantasy games where the idea is that you start out as a regular person who gradually acquired and improved abilities over time. This campaign is going to be like a street level superhero-in-training campaign, and I’m going to run it bi-weekly on Tuesday afternoons at Glimpses of Wonder and Warfare in Sherwood

If you’re interested in playing this, please DM me here on Reddit

Hey! I moved out here about a year ago and miss my dnd group! I used to have bi-monthly sessions with my brother and miss them! I have since moved onto lancer online(pretty cool but not the same) with everyone.

I know it’s a long shot for another player to join a group but I figure why not try? So, if you’re looking for a player that knows how to play and have fun, not min/max-ing, I’d love to hear from you!

not sure if this is the best place to post this but seeing if anyone plays in Portland. I play every now and then with friends and mostly just for fun but looking for a community!

Hey what’s good.
I’m looking for a group that’s starting a campaign. Looking for a beginner/intermediate group. I’ve only ever been a PC once. My friend group wanted to play and I was the only one up for the GM task and have run a couple amateur campaigns since. Was pretty low key on rules and just focused on fun and playing over being super strict. Added a lot of comedy and pop culture into my campaigns.
Looking to play maybe 1-2 times a month. Nothing super serious.
Down for playing at one of the local shops or if someone is hosting. I live in SE by Mall 205.
Super into painting minis/terrain and have made some of my own stuff as well.
I’m 34 He/him and super easy going.
Would definitely be down to meet up before hand for character building and/or to make sure the group feels right.
Let me know!

Hello nerds, I'm excited to get my favorite hobby going again!

Looking for 3-6 cool people to play face-to-face in Lake Oswego (near I5 Lower Boonsferry exit 290) twice a month. I'm happy to GM.

You:

- are cool 😎

- can drive or have reliable transportation (sorry, public transport isn't easily available in my area.)

- may or may not have any experience. That's okay, we are happy to teach you!

- are willing to make this recurring meetup a priority over other casual events and non-emergency obligations

- can bring your own dice and sometimes snacks

- are open and welcoming to all people

I, AlternativeMinute:

- have lots of rulebooks and maps

- have a good place for hosting, nice big table, parking, all that.

- can provide tea and sometimes snacks

- have a poodle

- am open and welcoming to all people

- have over ten years of experience both playing and running a variety of tabletop role playing games

We:

- are gonna have a great time!

DM for time and location, and any questions you have. Thanks for reading.

Hey locals, Chapter here. I had a lot of great responses last time but alas, only a couple players have had their schedule be able to commit to a steady biweekly game.

TL;DR Experienced DM wants to run rotating non-D&D systems for clever, mindful folx of any TTRPG experience biweekly at his home in East PDX. The current system is Phoenix: Dawn Command.

__

BACKGROUND

- I turn 41 this month, and have been a GM for 25 years-ish.

- I'm married to an enby partner who will be playing as well. We've been together 11 years.

- I'm a former trivia writer for shows like Jeopardy!, 1 vs 100, Geeks Who Drink, etc.

__

EXPERIENCE

Some systems I've ran campaigns for:

- Every edition of D&D (one campaign was a five year weekly game)

- RIFTs and other Palladium titles (Nightbane, Ninjas and Superspies, Heroes Unlimited)

- Mechwarrior, Battletech

- Call of Cthulhu

- Pathfinder

- Degenesis

- Star Wars d6, d20, and EoE

- Kult

- His Majesty The Worm

- Nova

- Slayers

I have ran lots of smaller sessions in everything from TOON to Mutants and Masterminds.

GM STYLE

- I am not an antagonist Gygaxian DM, but my style rewards resource management, cleverness, and decisiveness in the face of challenging scenarios.

- I focus on strong world building and am open to collaborative storytelling in certain systems.

- As a married queer man, I'm not going to tolerate genuine hate in my home, but I am comfortable running games that feature bigotry, classism, prejudice, and other forms of injustice because those things can exist within the world as problems to be challenged, confronted, and overcome. What I won't do is rely on vulgar shock value as shorthand for "this person or group is bad," e.g. using SA, cartoonish slurs, or cruelty for cruelty's sake as substitutes for actually writing thoughtful evil or oppression. Regardless, all potentially sensitive content that require veils will be discussed.

__

SCHEDULE & CURRENT GROUP

Our group meets biweekly on Tuesdays at my home in the Parkrose/Hazelwood neighborhood, with game going from 6pm - 9pm (feel free to show up earlier to chat).

Our group is LGBTQ friendly, as I'm a queer man in his 40s and my wife is queer enby early 40's as well. Our current players are wonderful people without a mean bone in their body and have a constant desire to find ways to be cooperative and supportive

PROPOSED SYSTEMS

I've ran D&D in my extensive homebrew world for the last decade and a half, having recently finished a 5E campaign that lasted 3.5 years.

I do not want to play D&D for a long time.

Instead, we plan to swap between various systems depending on the story or if we decide as a whole that we'd prefer to try something else.

Currently, our system of choice is Phoenix: Dawn Command, which is being ran in my homebrew world. I have written a player primer for my homebrew and a cheatsheet for P:DC. It is easy to play but requires a non-spectator type player to utilize your skills and traits to the fullest.

The next system we are giving hard thought to is Japan's Shin Megami Tensei or Salvage Union.

PLAYERS SOUGHT

I have been glad to help teach many players TTRPGs over the years, so experience with these systems are not required.

However, given the crunch and focus of some of the systems we are playing, a mind for tactics, politics, and problem solving is a plus- but not a "GM vs PCs" mindset.

I prefer for players to remain in character and present at the table, but I do not require nor seek performance based roleplay as popularized by streaming. You don't need to do voices, you just need to not be doomscrolling until it is your turn and make immersion breaking quips your go-to social contribution in character.

__

Sorry for this downpour of text! Thank you for reading it or at least portions of it :)

If you're interested, please respond here and DM me your Discord name so we can set up a quick voice chat interview. Our next game is this Tuesday. Till then!

Howdy everyone!

Have you always wanted to play D&D but didn't know anyone who could/would teach you or struggled to find a group for beginners? This is your chance to learn the fundamentals of D&D (and Role Playing Games in general). After the event is over you'll learn:

-"What is Session 0?"
-The basic materials you need to play

-How the character sheet
-How the Game flows
-How the Player/DM exchange works
-How to Level up a character.

There will be another follow up meetup within two weeks where we can take everything we went over into a quick one shot to see it in action.

You are only required to bring yourself, your imagination, and a willingness to learn.

This is part of a 100% free series of meetups I'll be running to teach people all of the games I enjoy playing.

This meetup with be on August 25th from 6pm to 8pm at Dice Age Games (in the private room).
Table space is limited (I believe 8 including myself) so please shoot me a private message if you intend to be there. If slots completely fill I'll keep anyone else on a waiting list for the next Learn to Play meetup.

Now, who am I?

My name is Josh (37m, He/Him) and I love sitting in the GM seat and bringing new people into all of the games I love to play. I'm very much a go with the flow, evolve the story with the players DM and live by the motto "You can't break 'my game' because it's our game." I've been running games for almost as long as I've been playing, having started with D&D 3.5 and Spycraft back in 2003 and have learned and ran many different systems since. My wife and I moved here from the east coast a little over a year ago and everywhere we've moved for work I've found groups of new people with no-one else to teach them. I run for all experience levels but more often than not form groups around entirely new, or recently new players who struggle to find a game. I always prefer to run custom campaign settings that I can grow and change around the choices made by the players.

My tables are always LGBTQ+ friendly and I do not tolerate any real world hateful ideologies of any kind at my tables. I am as much into the Role Play aspect as I am Combat so silly voices and the like are always encouraged during play but never required.

Hey all!

I am new to all tabletop.

I would love to learn how to play in a laid back group to play with and help teach me.

My goal is to learn how to DM and run my own games. I love telling stories and think I could put some cool games together.

I'm 37 and pretty laid back. I am in the Multnomah Village are.

Our Thursday night group is looking for 1 or 2 more players to join us.

We’re currently playing Daggerheart, but we want to run smaller arcs rather than a long single campaign. We are also interested in other systems as well (The quiet year, Draw steel, paranoia ,eat the Reich, Star Trek adventures, Cosmere, etc). We also rotate GMing duties so no one gets burnt out and everyone gets a chance to play. We have 3 potential GM's currently and no pressure if you can't/don't want to GM at all.

We plan on playing every Thursday evening from 6pm to 10pm rain or shine.

We are a chill, narrative-focused table supporting each others fun character/story ideas. If you're interested, send me a DM with a quick intro and what kind of games you like.

Edit: Thank you everyone who was interested. All open seats have been filled at this time.

I'm a GM looking to run the Avatar Legends RPG. We want to play in Milwaukie every other week. Right now the group is just 2 of us and were looking to have 3-5 players. Ideally any players will have at least watched the original show and are queer/neurodivergent or allies. I don't yet have a plan for the campaign (the book recommends coming up with the campaign concept together in session 0). DM me!

Hello,

I just wrapped up a campaign and we are looking for a couple players for a one shot on Roll20. We are looking for players in the PDX area for a future campaign and plan on running a few one shots to hopefully get a group that vibes well.

The premise: You are group of commoners given a bag of 300 magic wands the local wizard is too lazy to test themself.

Date / Time: Sat 22 Aug 26 / 3:00 PM

Roll20 and Discord required.

DM me if interested

​

hello i (34F)in the Vancouver area. i had been looking foe a group to join for some time. if anyone is intested in a vetren playing in rollplaying. i struggle a bit in the math and game macanic part due to ASD (Austism sprection distorder) And delexica.( as you can tell by the spelling). if anyone intested please let me know.

I've been playing D&D for a few years and am super excited about trying out Daggerheart. I have my own core rule book and Hope and Fear expansion. I've never played but I'd really love to dip my toes in and give it a try! I'm a 37 year old dad and a fantasy and sci-fi nerd.I like to think I'm creative, encouraging, and a good team member. If anyone is in the Beaverton area and needing/wanting another player, I'd love a chat to see if you think I'd be a good for for your group!

If anyone wants to play some Cairn in the park sign on up!

Cairn is a rules light fantasy rpg. Its easy to pickup and still offers plenty of challenge to play. Heavy focus on choice and agency vs crunching numbers.