The new forums will be named Coin Return (based on the most recent vote)! You can check on the status and timeline of the transition to the new forums here.
The Guiding Principles and New Rules document is now in effect.
You'll have better luck in the D&D thread, which has been lurking on the second page lately.
I usually advise playing a game, somehow, somewhere. There are a bunch of things that make more sense in motion than on the page. Encounters can be good for this but it can be very hit or miss. For public D&D-ing you need to realize that the people make all the difference. A group of assholes will make the experience horrible while a bunch of good guys can make it way more fun than what's on the paper.
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I usually advise playing a game, somehow, somewhere. There are a bunch of things that make more sense in motion than on the page. Encounters can be good for this but it can be very hit or miss. For public D&D-ing you need to realize that the people make all the difference. A group of assholes will make the experience horrible while a bunch of good guys can make it way more fun than what's on the paper.