re: Anyone here ever play Dungeons and Dragons? (DnD)

Have you ever played Baldur's Gate, or any other RPG on computer or console? "Role playing" is kind of like that. You make decisions, and try to influence your party based on the development of your character- the character you designed, and chose.

If your in the Baton Rouge area and want to learn about role playing games. Tomorrow at Little Wars there will be a gaming session of pathfinder ( think DND old rules) A lot of what we do is in 5th edition and you can see how most people play. The time is noon till 5 and its free.

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How long does a quest last?

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That's really up to your group. If you guys are just testing the waters you could do a 1 shot which can last a few hours or a few gaming sessions.

If you guys really get into it your campaign could take years.

I love tabletop RPGs. I had a group for about 5 years but not currently playing. Having an experienced DM is a plus, just to sort of set the tone and know what's going on. Definitely not essential, but be prepared to spend time sorting out things (I played 4e last which was crazy complex wirh combat. I understand 5e is much less so). When all else fails, just let the DM make a ruling and move on rather than rule mongering. DnD is really making a comeback. I have acquaintances from 40 something upper class subarbanites to teenage gamer geeks playing currently which is kind of cool. I think Catan and a lot of the Euro style games have served as a gateway as well as Stranger Things and other 70s/80s nostalgia movements.

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It's all about the group you play with. You have to find a group that wants to take it the same way you do. If you are a very serious (by the rules) player, you need to find a group like that are equally serious. If you like to joke and kid around during the game and don't mind fudging with the rules some, you need to find a group like that.

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What is an easy class to start with?

How is playing a Paladin?

Well, that shows my 5e knowledge...

apparently Paladins can be of differing alignments now:

Paladins can be any of alignment, although evil paladins are extremely rare. However, their Oath and their alignment can either be in harmony, or their Oath might represent standards that they have not yet attained. The 5th edition Dungeon Master's Guide includes an entry for Oathbreaker paladins, including class features and a quick guideline for atonement. The Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide supplement adds another Oath: the Oath of the Crown.

Being an Oathbreaker who needs to fulfill atonement as a backstory seems pretty interesting TBH

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I think Catan and a lot of the Euro style games have served as a gateway as well as Stranger Things and other 70s/80s nostalgia movements.

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A lot of it has to do with the new edition being great. It's loads better than 4e.

I learned back in 2e days, so I tend to be of the "you whippersnappers need to follow the damn rules!" mindset. 3e was great, 3.5 even better, but 4e was like a completely different game. I never bought any of the 4e stuff. I have heard good things about 5e. I really need to check it out, but since Pathfinder exists now, I have less motivation to do so. Plus I haven't found a good group in a long time.

To the OP: tabletop RPGs are awesome, but be prepared to learn some things about your friends you might not want to know. I remember back when I was in the Navy, some friends of mine from the ship and I decided to start up a group. We all rolled up characters before the first session, and when we introduced our PCs to each other, one of my friends (who was very much a male, with a wife and kids) told everyone, "I like to play as a girl. I just always have." We all said sure, ok, whatever, and tried to just roll with it, but later in the game when his character started flirting with mine... well, we didn't make it too many sessions into the campaign.

4th edition was an abomination onto man. It was terrible. It was a bad attempt to make D&D into a tabletop version of WOW. I've been playing from the beginning. From 1st edition to now. Although I will say 3.5 was the best they did. 4th edition burnt me so bad I quit for a while, then switched to pathfinder and haven't looked back. I will say 5th edition looks very good. I'm looking into trying later this week at the organized play.