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verysaxyberry · 7 months

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I think the thing that just continues to astound me about ttrpgs is the fact that people who meet up and are friends outside of the game just... refuse to try anything other than 5e? I've seen so many stories about DMs asking players to try a new system, and they just refuse.

Why? I mean if you come into the night like fully expecting to play 5e but instead they throw something new at you, I get that being frustrating. But I'm talking about DMs asking ahead of time for something new and being refused.

Hello???? These are your friends, you're like 99% going to have a good time even if all you guys can manage is rolling up characters. And 9 out of 10 times its another d20 system so the rules really are not that different.

We started out with 5e, played a full 1-20 campaign and did lots of oneshots. And you know what we all said when our DM, the guy who helped bring the world to life who does the most WORK, asked us to try a new system? We said, "Absolutely dude!"

And ya know what? We had fun! We made mistakes, we had to recheck rules, but we had fun! In fact, it was like playing for the first time again! That exact same sense of wonder and fun!

And guess what? We liked it more than 5e! Its our new standard go to system! We try out other systems occasionally too! And if we had hated it and the other ones? Well, 5e is still right there and we could go back at any time!

Anyway, all this to say, try something new. I mean ideally I want you to try something outside of DnD editions, but honestly just try anything outside of 5e. I promise, if you hate it 5e will still exist.

#sometimes i reqd those stories and inwonder if you guys are friends at all #i work i get it this is one of the few nights you have to relax #but if youre with friends youre goinf to have a good time #you guys meeting irl have an advantage!#face to face meetings are so fun!#we have to play online because weve all dispersed since college #but we still try new things!#idk this is just something thats always bothered me when i read stories of burnout #especially dm burnout #if the guy making the story and the game wants to try something new just try it #at worst you guys get to razz on a bad system #at best you discover something new that you love #val rambles #'i cant afford books'#hey i get ya dude #wizards is one of the worst when it comes to books needed and prices #and there was a website that had nearly every system uploaded for you ro download #but someone got angry hecause they font understand how piracy works again #and the site got taken down #qnyway if you cant afford it i get it

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