I moved to the Eagan area about a year ago after having played quite a bit of pathfinder in college, and I haven't had alot of success at finding like-minded players since I've moved here. Due to the fact that I lack a vehicle and Bus routes tend to be a little convoluted for my tastes, not to mention slow, I've been musing for a long time of starting a group that could meet in my local area, as I seem to be in somewhat of a nerd deadzone, as all hobby stores seem to be just a might bit too far for me to regularly attend. As such, after a year of lonelyness, I've decided to get over some of my shyness and see if I can find some like minded individuals who might be interested in a group.
As most of my other games I've just sort of stumbled upon, I'm not sure exactly how I should go about this, but I figured the pathfinder forums would be an excellent place to start.
To say a little about myself, I've had an interest in table top games for about ten years, starting with a passive interest to a full blown obsession, to the point that I theorycraft for hours for fun. Some of my personal interests include history, philosophy, RPG games, anime, Star Wars, and pretty much anything that could be remotely be considered nerdy. In terms of what interests me in Pathfinder, to me, its about the story, the telling of interesting personalities making their mark in a fantastic world.
In terms of how I act as a player, I'd consider myself a benign Rule Lawyer, whose goal is to inform people about the rules, as opposed to abuse or frustrate people with them. I make characters based on a concept, and then see about using mechanics to fulfill the concept the best I can. In terms of a GM, I've been told that I'm one of the most fair and reasonable DMs by a guy who has alot more experience than me. My goal is to challenge and immerse my players as a DM, and that generally works best when we don't hate each others guts~!
Now, for what I'm looking for? Well, while flexible, what I'm envisioning is basically a Saturday noon weekly game, one that I'd imagine I'd DM but not required. Generally my preferred group size counting the DM would be 6. I'd be more inclined both to play and DM adventure paths, as they tend to be more fascinating and fun. The kicker being that, since I have next to no transportation, ideally I'd host it at my place. Thankfully, my pads pretty big, and more than suitable for such purposes. I'm not completely sure when I'd want to get this going, but I suppose that hinges on me getting actually interest.
So yeah. I realize this is a bit wishy-washy and vague. I'm not accustomed to putting myself out there (I'm too paranoid to even want a facebook account for example!) The thought of inviting random people I've never met before to play Pathfinder at my house is one that makes me slightly apprehensive. But! I shan't let that stop me. Sooo. Yeah. If uhh, anyone has any interest, feel free to post or message me privately.
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Unfortunately I am not in your area, but I do have some input. I am also apprehensive about inviting strangers into my home, so I first get to know folks over message boards or Email or VoIP, then we usually meet up at a diner somewhere to BS and to ensure they are not serial killers, or the non bathing type nerd.
I have had limited success with meetup dot com, I suggest giving them a look. Go ahead and make a facebook account, maybe not of you, but of a DM/Character persona so no real information gets put into the ether. Facebook is also a way to gauge potential players.
Put up a recruitment card at your Friendly Local Gaming Store with your new fake Facebook account and a new recruiting Email address.
Ultimately my gaming groups end up consisting of friends I make at tech seminars, bookstores, and work friends and friends of friends.
I just lost two of my long term players, and am in recruiting mode as well (Shameless Plug:In the North West Denver area). If I find any more efficient ways of recruiting I'll try to pass them along.
Good luck, and may our tables soon be full.
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