S4E28 - Tabletop RPGs in 2019 - “The Final Boss is… Scheduling!”

In This Episode:

In the beforetime, the long, long ago (season 3), we covered
tabletop RPGs. It's 2019, things have changed somewhat, and we
wanted to revisit the topic.


Beej has taken up playing Dungeons & Dragons with a local
group, mainly with the Adventurer's League. Basically, the AL is
the Wizard's sanctioned D&D league where rewards travel over
between everywhere, and no matter where you go, you can find a
table to play at.


It's a really interesting idea, and it lets newcomers to the game
find a game immediately and anywhere. It sure helped Beej.


While Void hasn't really dug into playing tabletop RPGs again,
it's been on his mind a lot. He still listens to The Adventure
Zone podcast, and it makes him want to play more and more. And
since his kids are getting older, they can do more as a family.
Which fits directly in with how much he loves TAZ.


He mentions other actual-play podcasts, and he recommends
specifically Friends at the Table. Beej has got to try this one
sometime.


Scheduling is definitely the hardest part of playing tabletop
RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons. Beej wants to play Star Wars:
Edge of the Empire more, but the hard part is finding time when
everyone's schedules work together.


Void


Void is trying to find the right approach to playing tabletop
RPGs with his kids. They've made D&D characters and have all
the books needed to get started. The trouble is taking that first
step.
Tabletop RPGs Overall?

One word: intimidated. Two words: intimated and overwhelmed.
Okay, that's three, but you get it.


Void feels intimidated to start because it requires energy and
time that he's not sure he has enough of right now.


For Beej, the whole thing is kind of overwhelming. He has a lot
of stuff going on with family and friends this time of year, has
a new foster doggo, so even taking that one extra night for a few
hours on a weekly basis is hard to do.


The gaming itself is super fun, though, and the state of tabletop
RPGs has really never been better. Someday, we'll get a chance to
do that Geek to Geek playcast that we've talked about for
years.


Someday.
Weekly Geekery

Beej



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Just as good the second time. Less wow, but get to
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things.



Into the Spider-verse BluRay



Still as good as I remember