I’m willing to DM if we have people willing to play online.
Chat would be handled via voicechat through discord.
A virtual tabletop would be handled through Roll20 which I’ve used quite a bit in the past.
A brief on Roll20
virtual tabletop
tracks character sheets
searchable players handbook
handles rolls, checks, and basically everything to allow you to play without needing a pen and paper (aside from personal notes).
Considering either doing an ongoing campaign or possibly the occasional one-off adventure depending on what people feel like.
If you’re new to tabletop roleplaying, you are also welcome to join as well! I’ve been DMing for the good part of a decade and am always willing to take on a mix of new players, returning players, and veteran players.
5e is super streamlined and not too hard to pick up, I played an online game before did IRL ones, and I def picked most of it up, although there were some intricacies that were much easier picked up over a few years of in person. Roll20 is pretty effective in my experience.
The players handbook is a good place to start, it has pretty much everything you need as a player. It can be had digitally or found on the high seas, but I really do find the physical book to be helpful, and it was doubly so when I was getting started as I could put post-its on relevant pages. There are several other books that have extended options and class expansions, but you can make a solid character just from the PHB, and it covers pretty much all the rules you need.
There’s tons to read about online too, I just don’t know any good resources off the top of my head. I never played any of the previous editions, but from what I understand there was a lot of streamlining for 5 to make it easier to learn, which I would totally believe, the learning curve isn’t bad at all, which I think is part of the surge in popularity the last few years.
Hey everyone! I made a discord server where this will all be taking place. Whether you are interested in joining to play, curious about playing, or simply want to spectate, feel free to join!