Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

D&D v3.5

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]


So far the forming group consists of one Hellenic male, a Canadian male, an American female, a British female, and one interested Polish female who has recently returned from a lengthy stay abroad so we have made the exception. All but two are inexperienced players so it should be fun.

Anyone wanting to know what this is, is directed to Youtube:
youtube.com/watch?v=TJN1JvnRGWE

We are looking for more players in Warsaw for fortnightly ongoing fun.

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

Essentially, this is a group being formed for expats to do something together that is not tied to bar hoping on a Saturday.

I thought this Thread would be better suited to the category of "Meet-Ups, Events" since a meet up is, in fact, being sought; and would get better exposure in that category where individual persons are posting they are looking for contact with others, rather than be relegated to a miscellaneous category of "other classified."

Unfortunately I cannot contact a moderator to inform any moderator of this since my access is blocked because I am a newbie here.

Maybe someone would be kind enough to help me spread the word by notifying others who want to meet outside of the bar scene that this opportunity exists..?


FYI: the newest one is 4.0.
I started RPG back up a few years ago in Poland when I got fed up of meeting in bars, smelling like cigarettes and sharing space with drunks. You could say I traded back up from Leisure Suit Larry to tabletop RPG. The latest version at that time was 3.5.

Before then I was a player of AD&D 1st ed: THAC0 from 1979!

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]


From my perspective, a fortnightly four-hour meeting (e.g. 18:00 - 22:00) with an expanding group of friendly people vs coming home deafened, scratchy throat and smelling like an ashtray after bar hopping between 22:00 - 02:00 does not have a problem inside it. I think having fun this way has many more benefits including saving the PLN 200+ bar bill. People are usually complaining that they cannot meet people so I see a real opportunity to solve that challenge. At least it works that way for me focusing on the opportunity.

One poster to this forum wrote that he played almost a year and had a blast doing it. Playing tabletop RPGs may not suit everyone's taste. Neither would a weekly Toastmasters meeting or a weekend bar hop, or many other activities I can think of that would be considered relaxing and fun.

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

The game is fortnightly, meaning once every two weeks. About two times a month. The host and the players are all busy working professionals with lives that include business travel, outside organisations, family and sport activities. We take the time to socialize together in a creative recreation once every two weeks in someone's home.

The search for new players is done so that we can have people casually join the game.

Commitment is too strong a word unless you apply it in relation to going to the theatre, watching a film, going to a bar, getting a haircut... etc. The relaxing and entertaining game environment, including the story and the players, is what keeps people coming back It is not the commitment. No one is married to the group. LOL

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]


In my very humble opinion, you must be refering to convention style games that are heavily structured, competitive and played within a fixed (short) time frame.

The loose structure of informal games, such as what our group structure is, is centred around an ongoing campaign. Players build their characters with an outlook over a longer term. That said, one of our members will be leaving Poland at summer's end. Sorry to see her go but she will be replaced eventually because our group enviroment is co-operative.

There is always some player's character the GM has to manage from time to time over the course of the game's life. But it is the GM's main task (not the individual players') to create a fantasy world that players find to be engrossing, motivating them to voluntary return to the game time and time again. The GM is the supplier and the addictor: the nicotine in cigarettes; the high in heroin; the serotonin of fun. For a GM, being the addictor is the addicting factor.

Aside from that there are three essential features of gaming: rule-governed structure; outcome unpredicability; and voluntary involvement.

So I cannot see the word commitment when a GM is focussed on the task of addiction.
youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9oSb4RDCq1Y

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

The most important thing about getting together every two weeks is to spend some fun time relaxing with your friends.

Yes, the time gets scheduled. It has to be because we're all busy (family, friends, overtime at work, etc). It is no secret that, once in a while, we only meet up once a month during vacation times. I can report that we're all expat adults; the very strong inference is we are responsible enough to call ahead when our time management is off-schedule and we can plan ahead in our diaries too.

It is a different bunch of people that regularly plan to come over to a house to have some wine and laughs than the spontaneous gang that meets up ad hoc at a bar. I am not sure how to express it. "A closer group of people" than the individual soldiers lined up for drinks on separate checks. The guy who wrote on this topic that he played for a year described it with the right flavour. And then there is the new party member someone eventually brings along to fill a spot with a pre-made character (NPC).

At the end of the day, it is about the fun of the game. Not the strict application of rules by an iron first Game Master/Rules lawyer. At the end of the game the question is: Did everyone have fun playing together?

Meet up tonight with a couple of new group intakes at a Japanese sushi place in Mokotow. If anyone is interested in joining the group, this would be a good time and place to get acquainted.

The actual game meetings will begin again after Easter. Tonight is just a get acquainted night over a little sake. (These folks and I have never met each other, and they have never played D&D!) It should be fun.

If anyone is interested to join us for a little dinner, PM me. Another get acquainted is scheduled for Saturday 2 April. Gaming will happen after that.

youtube.com/watch?v=L8XjEKfv76k

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

6 - 8 players is a good number because it allows for times when not everyone is present. But, let’s be real too. The expat community willing to play this game is rather small to begin with and constantly changing through attrition. I do not see a need to impose an artificial player cap per se.

I have a library of ready-made v3.5 adventures/campaigns set in the default realm of the core rules. The library is stocked with



I really like the Robot Chicken video idea of making cue cards for new players. If I have the time, I just might do that project myself. Trouble is preparation time; not so much the time to play.

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

In my humble experience, the trick I found is to make a variety of challenges in one encounter: skill checks and/or action checks and build in some mystery element to rooms beit traps, climate elements, residue spell effects, shadowy (spawning!) alcoves, or something along those lines preferably behind a wall of opponents!

I think every session needs one of those "wow" type rooms. Later on, as players get comfortable with the game mechanics (note the Robot Chicken hack'n slash is for new players), the role gaming can get more involving. For experience that would average between levels 2 - 3. That's when the murder mysteries and realm politics start!

The Dummies guide is great for flipping through during adventure creation.

Believe it or not, building a good adventure, including the action flow chart, is allot like creating a lesson plan. A language class can have 6 - 10+ students and each one will want to have their "money's worth" so-to-speak. Likewise, players in a game will want to be (and should be!) the hero at every session.

Creating a tailor made adventure/lesson that makes all the players/students individual heroes will greatly help to keep everyone's interest.
;-)

With sushi (and a bottle of sake) on the tabletop, how can the meeting be anything but a success?! Oh, and this was the meeting for the women and me! (Bonus) Getting to know players is an important step before inviting anyone to a game. Unlike the women, the men have all played before in their home country so they do not need a get acquainted session as much as the women. So far, so good.

The group composition, as of this moment, looks like this:
3 - female
3 - male

WOW a balanced party!
An integration meeting between the female and male players is in order maybe for Friday or Saturday at the same restaurant. Warm sake is great for loosening things up!

If anyone else is also interested in this way to have fun, now is a good time to PM me. We want to be playing in April.

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]


I did this years ago with Polish English language students. I was using RPG to practice English conversation with proficient English speakers. I had even forgot about the forum - now totally overrun by spammers. I tried to delete some of it (page by page) but killed some of the stories my language students had written by mistake!

Anyways, I stickied what was left to whet your appetite.
Here's the link:
crowcommunications.com/rpg/blogs/index.php

Do not bother with the spammers. 1,000's of them! Just read the stickies if you're interested.

If only something like Information of the Tabletop RPG in Japan for speaker of English were available in Poland
trpg.net/en
Great way to practice language at proficiency level in a non-linear structured environment. The Asians are leading the way here.

As Barry White sings, we're getting it together baby, so too is the group assembling.

Another meeting tonight with a new female player and, alas, it appears the Irish girl has found herself a boyfriend and plans to make the most of her time in Poland snogging.

So the current score is:
Men: 3
Women: 2

Here's a little amusement for readers while we're on temporary hold.
youtube.com/watch?v=NTPCiUwinLU

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]

Hello,

I have a great difficulty with French. This is despite the fact I was raised surrounded by the French culture and studied the language as part of my school curriculum for 16 years - leading to my final exams written in French. This would be the period of pre-kindergarden to high school matriculation.

I often see these "innocent questions" on the forums. They upset me because, more often not, they are a big excuse for someone to carry over the fundamental attribution error and judge people. I am not saying that is the intention but I would like to clarify a few things. [Sorry if I am repeating arguments written before - I would be happy if they were better known - but I cannot read through the whole topic with the time I have at present. ]

If you think hearing Polish people say "You have live here [so long] so you must speak Polish fluently" is insulting, try this: "You don't speak French, you? For me it is the same thing, of course. If it is not obvious, I have a learning disability. Or I am an incredibly stupid person to be able to learn something as useful as the language of my host (French, Polish, whatever) but refuse to. Just because I have a learning disability does not mean I am stupid.

Next thing is that English is the predominent language in the world. If you know the history of the language, you would be correct to think of it as successful Esperanto type. More people speak Chinese, obviously, but that really is not as useful as the statistic makes it seem outside of China or Chinatown. Some who make criticism a blood sport try to "catch me" with the logic that I should unable to speak English if I have cannot speak French.

French would be a much better comparison language to English than Polish, especially in my case. In my case, because I am foreign to the Polish language and its culture and have not studied it as a pass/fail requirement of my schooling.

French is also used within the structure of English, as are vocabulary elements of many other languages since it is the language of an Empire not merely a nation.

I am also subject to ghettoization (a word itself stolen from Italian) from the locals who wish me to speak English. While in my case this is a blessing, it can also be a root cause for non-Poles not speaking the Polish language. And since English is the predominent language of the world, I certainly understand the reason why Poles wish to speak it.

I am very grateful to speak it as well as I do (i.e. my family and friends spoke it well).

These are a few objective reasons why anyone may not speak a foreign language. IMHO, they should be considered by everyone who asks these "innocent questions."


LIVING CONTACT with the language is important to keep the language.

I have lived in Poland an extended period of time and, though a native English speaker, my English has suffered tremendously. I used to be proud of my level of English being greater than other natives - actually recorded through testing as an adult. Presently I practice my English using role playing games with other expats so as not to lose my English facility.

I am a native English speaker.

Life / Do expats living in Poland speak Polish? [233]

Nika,

I have not read your comment on your speaking French during your 5-year Belgium sojourn prior to my making my own comment on the question. I did not read every comment in this topic but I was only responding to the question. I had no idea that you knew French, for example, and I was therefore certainly not attacking you personally.

Innocent is a relative judgmental term dependent upon context and individual perception. My answer was innocent and given from my point of view to broaden understanding why not everyone learns a second language.

I was raised in the French culture of Canada; a country and its people known for its great tolerance of other people's cultural and linguistic rights. French to me would be what Polish is to a Pole: possibly not a mother tongue but certainly the mother tongue for the majority within the culture. It is a false comparison to compare my encounter with the French language to any other situation but total societal immersion from childhood to adulthood.


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Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

Well, finally all the men meet and we may even have one of the women join us tonight. The men are all former RPGers from elsewhere so tonight is a get to know you drink.

One of the men will be away on a skiing trip starting tomorrow until 18 April so I will bring some dice and in 20 minutes he will have a v3.5 character - equipped and ready to begin upon his return. (Yes, I have a system - it normally does not take 20 minutes.)

I read a few Blogs and one, Newbie DM,
newbiedm.com/2010/03/29/how-to-be-an-effective-dungeon-master
was recently brought to my attention by fellow Canadian Johnn Four
roleplayingtips.com/index.php
I thought I would share it.

And how did it end for the Robot Chicken guys, you may ask? Well, ponder no further. Here is the last full 10-minute installment.
youtube.com/watch?v=wa23uCrlM7w

There is always room at the gaming table if anyone wants to join in the fun.

Here is the opening of the campaign for this group. I have one Gygaxian dungeon ahead for the group. It might even be worth publishing....

Local World Background - Celene, Land of Elves.

It is the time of Goldfields just after the Richfest Festival, which marks the middle of the year between the white blankets of Sleep and the green carpets of Revivification when our story begins on a warm, humid day of travel.

Arn, Authnir, Wulfgar, and Bea found themselves on the road together confronted with a runaway Pony. Arthnir suggested the group leave the pony because there is always someone who will come looking for what they lost, and Wulfgar got into a philosophical question about what was more lawful for the good of all. Bea acted to calm the animal and Arn, the Cleric, healed grievous wounds on the obviously mistreated animal.

Pleasantries were exchanged and all decided to walk together down the road another few hours, all the while listening to Wulfgar Ironfounderson explain how being born Human does not necessarily make him less of a Dwarf: an exceptionally tall Dwarf at 6 foot 3 inches.

Then, as a loosely associated party, they came to an Inn where they heard rumours about the village of Mahm and the Baron Gladhor Rúdhon from two of his plated knights. All is not happy in the area, and not all may be as it seems. Firstly, what Elf would mistreat an animal...?

Arn decided to stay with the pony outside while the rest of the group laid down on simple straw filled beds within the Inn's common sleeping chamber. After a rough night, and a battle outside against giant scavenger ants, the party reassembled for breakfast before confronting their trip through the beckoning Welkwood forest, hoping for safety in numbers.

There are new faces taking their morning meal at the Inn as they sit down to eat and, as always, adventure awaits the party.

Become a fan on Facebook as the story unfolds:

facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=114651881879023

Well, the party continued towards their goal travelling ahead on the caravan path leaving their Wizard, Bea, behind at the Inn to take care of personal business. Arn the cleric, Wulfgar the tall Dwarf and Arthnir the Elven thief travelled on to the village of Mahm.

Here the mysteries of Celene began to unravel. Just what is going on in this are and what's happening at the ruined castle. Confusion set in when it became apparent that not all good and evil stories are clearly all evil or all good.

They met a Sorcerer in the village and, together, the four adventures went to explore the ruined castle, entering via a secret passage. Here, in this first room of the underground castle ruins, they met their end at the hands of many foes. Only the sorcerer made it out alive after being trapped in a net trap and struggling to get free the whole time while the rest of the party were overwhlemed with ranged and melee attacks. Once free of the net, she fled the site of bloodshed to alert the village.

But when reinforcements arrived there was nothing to be found underneath the old drum tower.....

The Elven wizard Bea had a message sent to her by her cousin Sten. It appears Goblins are the cause of troubles at the little shop in Willow's Edge. Here Sten and his wife run a small shop for the local farmers and try to increase their profits by selling along the Narwell caravan trail. But with the farmers loosing crops in the field and the threat of Goblin attack more real than ever before, Sten set our to intercept his cousin and found her with a note at the Inn.

Determined to help her cousin, Bea made the fortunate choice to break company with her travelling companions and travel to Willow's Edge. But she was not alone. Three new travelling companions soon joined her from the Inn. Catching up to Sten while his wagon was under attack, Sten's mysterious scout/helper and Bea formed a party dedicated to wiping out the Goblin horde, who carry allot of gold from the local Bannorn of Lord Lamaenon....

Now all that stands between them and success is about a 1,000 howling Goblins bent on burning every last farmstead in the area.

The adventure continues on 12 June.

Well, we watched some DVDs and chatted at the last meeting.

The Polish girl, who is afraid of her English, did not show up. We kind of laughed at that because we're busy (senior-level position) men and she made the excuse that she is busy as an assistant on a Saturday.

The French guy did not even call.... he is not really into it. Strange guy. I cannot figure him out.

The Dutch player is on holiday we all know. Busy people have to live to schedules unlike whimsical assistants on a carefree shopping Saturday.

The Greek guy came straight from the airport because he knew where he was scheduled to be.

Anyway, a boy's night in is not the worst thing for people interested in socializing. So three of us chatted and got to know each other better. The group is shaking itself out which is a good thing.

On the 27 June we will resume the life and death struggles of our characters. Do you want to join us...?


Hard to believe that was almost 10 months ago... wow time flies when you're occuppied.

Let's see.. the Greek guy, the Dutch guy and a new Finish guy became the core during the summer 2010. Then we had a Danish guy, a Canadian, an Italian and another Canadian - followed by a Bulgarian gal and an American gal. One Canadian returned home at the beginning of spring 2011. Not a bad group. We're even doing a film night at the premiere of the fantasy/comedy Your Highness in May. And with a group of people who can manage their time, we schedule regular games now.

The Greek guy is worried we have too many people.... to which I say, let the group become a once a week affair, instead of the twice a month it is currently!

So I am giving this topic a bump. We are still playing in Warsaw and we are still enjoying ourselves. You are welcome to join us.

News / Will todays tragedy effect the economy of Poland? [34]

except for Skrzypek, of course. From our dealings with him and his staff, this guy showed himself to be a class act above some other elite hoi-paloi we had the opportunity to contact. He was not only a good example as a Polish business leader, IMO, but also a strong voice in fiscal policy. Where others may have displayed themselves to be characters on the political scene, this man had character.

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304170204575175653844316766.html

I also note that, while the loss of human life is an undesireable end for any of us not to wish upon any one else, the loss of a stable long term economic policy will directly effect a great many more people in Poland than 100 or so families. There will be more reported on this in the days to come as Poland will face uncertainty until after the coming elections and the permanent appointment of Skrzypek's replacement. Will it be a PO sweep...?

Will that necessarily be good for Poland? Is change in debt reporting required - considering Poland did not suffer a recession under its current structure while the rest of Europe and the Americas did....?

News / Will todays tragedy effect the economy of Poland? [34]


To be honest, I have not been real impressed with his campaigning style or arrogance. I was approached by one of his PR consultants during the last campaign (Razem Tusk FTW) and I advised against the arrogant tone. After "swallowing all knowledge" there was just enough room left to swallow defeat. To believe the level of political campaigning in this country, if you are looking in from abroad, you have to turn your clocks backward 40 years. (That would be just after Watergate and a little before President Jimmy Carter.)

If Jarosław ran on Monday, you're probably right. Too bad for him elections will wait until around Corpus Christi and his brother's body will have gone cold by then. People say things they do not mean when under stress and they may vote in the opposite direction when the climate cools. Right now it is fashionable to burn candles and say nice things.

News / Polska A ['educated'] scoffs at Lech Kaczynski [24]

Can Sokrates see the humour here?

Here is a British guy using the talking points when writing on the question Was Kaczyński A Hero? Get ready to gush. :D

uzar.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/was-kaczynski-a-hero

Whatcha all think? Is there a conversation here? Or is it just another bad Polish Joke?

PS This guy has a POLL and almost 50% of respondents agreeing: Kaczyński is a demi god. Or, at least a hero. This British guy's grief at criticising Kaczyński must be striking him damn hard.

Life / Polish Radio for Expats - Listen Up (by Phone)! [6]

I did not know that. Interesting.

I just kept reading about the conspiracy theories and "stuff" on here that I only came here to update my Thread on meeting in Warsaw. Glad there is something here besides nutty theorists and trolls.

Classifieds / D&D Group for Expats in Warsaw needs one more player... [69]

Lucky we still have the freedom to choose with whom we associate and meet up.

Australia / Moving to OZ with Polish Girlfriend [4]

OZKCD
Would a student visa be a better idea?

This is how a Polish friend of mine did it. He completed studies there and now teaches at a private Catholic school. He wanted to be a teacher. He was a teacher in Poland. He reached his objective and he had no support there whatsoever.

Your gf will be fine. Go for it.

Good luck, Dave!

Classifieds / D&D Group for Expats in Warsaw needs one more player... [69]

Hi. Thanks for your interest and the great question.

The next game will be on the afternoon of 22 August; allowing for the holiday period to pass.

In general, it would not be a good idea for a player to join us for only one month - from the perspective of team building. Check out the Facebook group. If there is a familar face there, I would consider it in general.

facebook.com/?ref=home#!/group.php?gid=114651881879023

Specifically, you'll probably be gone by then. Sorry to have missed you.

Classifieds / D&D Group for Expats in Warsaw needs one more player... [69]

One year and 11 days since the original post seekingplayers and we have quite a group. Looks like summer 2011 will be a slow period again. Still looking for new players, especially people who have never played before.

The current group has two Canadians, one American, one Bulgarian, one Italian, one Dane, one Finn, one Greek, and one Dutch: 2 women and 7 men.

But there is always room for more at a tabletop RPG. There are no counters and no game board just a relaxed, collaborative atmosphere of shared storytelling. If you're creative and imaginative or which to develop that part of yourself; if you enjoy people and wish to leave the stress of your daily life with a mental holiday as one of a group involved in an epic storyline solving mysteries, overcoming mythical creatures with might and magic and generally imagining yourself as a hero among heroes... really, what are you waiting for?

You remember the television show, Fantasy Island? Well this game is it.

So what are YOU waiting for, oh weakness, sitting alone in that smokey bar with that loud hammer on your skull and that shouting pratter that sends you unconscious; where 20 PLN is ripped from your wallet hourly one 20 at a time, and your clothes reek of stale purfume, alcohol and smoke...?

Also we have a group movie night coming up on 13 May 2011. ...
What did you expect the movie would be for a D&D group...?

Watching HBO's weekly medieval drama Game of Thrones, the movie night in 9 days, the next game of D&D on the 15th, living in Poland with so many castles and battlefields to visit and having a bunch of creative people around me for friends, it strikes me how different is my experience of this country than when I was surrounded only by people who paid for my creativity and whose motives were business motivated.

Classifieds / Trying to get the hang of Warsaw [9]


Sure there are, and plenty of them. englishpresence.com is useful for finding English-speaking expats. I recently found that forum, bringing my list up to 6.

If you have a central interest or hobby, it gets even easier to find other expats with the same interest as you. People with similar interests tend to create a more cohesive group rather than old barflies, IMHO.

If you are interested in tabletop role-playing games, we have a group that meets twice a month and we plan a movie night next month. We have a core group of 10 expats who play, plus their expat/Polish spouses. We're always open to more people.

The best part about focussing on shared interests is the avoidance of talking scripts. A shared interest makes the interest the focus of conversation rather than sharing personal details with strangers. In time, people will get to know you and you will get to know them through your shared focus.

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

Actually, The Game of Thrones storyline will be played on a modified AD&D 1e + D&D v3.5 system just like they use. Thanks for bringing the "I Hit It With My Axe" video to my attention. Kewl.

BuMp.

Yes, the group is still meeting, having fun, and ordering pizza together.
Newbies welcome.

A second group will begin in September 2011

Classifieds / D&D Group for Expats in Warsaw needs one more player... [69]

Poland has a number of homegrown games that are, or were, very popular like Dzikie Pola, Kryształy Czasu or Neuroshima.

Dzikie Pola actually has a direct connection to Polish history which would be interesting for expatriate players in terms of learning the origin point of some Polish customs and traditions. (Naturally, tragically, it is not sold in English.) The stories would be played independent of history, but be completely surrounded by the historical context. A good way to learn and increase empathy, IMHO.

Just giving this a bump ahead of September.
There will be an old sKool renaissancegroup
lulu.com/product/ebook/quick-primer-for-old-school-gaming/3159558 formed after the summer with (at the moment) two American players new to Poland. These new intakes make the core playing group of us at about 15 persons now. 12:3 in terms of male to female players with a medium age of 33, mix of working business professionals and students. We plan weekend games about 12-weeks in advance with a quorum of 3 players minimum. Then, if you can make it after all, drop in on the game with your character. The quorum ensures we plan to play.

And ladies, old sKool renaissance is perfect for more story and less fighting. So if you are on the fence about joining a bunch of combat intense men, consider this new group the antedote.

The game continues. ... but I am without Internet. So I cannot check on your replies. The next game is 4 weeks away from Saturday.... and new players need to be prepared.... and I am without Internet until Late NOVEMBER.

Yeah, I am not giving out my phone number here. LMAO

Maybe a player who is online here can take over the duty of collecting responses?

ALso.... there may be another movie night but it will be arranged offline, the old fashioned way, face-to-face. Conan wasn't bad a couple of weeks ago. Knights of Badassdom looks even better, IMHO.

youtube.com/watch?v=kn1I4Stb-o8

Classifieds / Board game group -Wrocław (Psie Pole) [7]

Hi Brian,

I don't know any board gamers in Wroclaw, and the ones I know are into the competitive ones you mentioned. Not to say they would not be into other board games but travelling from Warsaw to Wroclaw might definitely be one too far for them. There is a Warsaw board game group on Facebook - if you're on there - and they may be able to help you find others. Just a note: Ad-hoc won't work, IMHO.

If time is your objection to RPGs, and *importantly* you can manage your schedule to set aside some time for yourself, you might try episodic games of RPGs. Many 90-minute games are promoted in the USA and Western Europe at retail stores. This tells me there is a possibility to play even 90-minutes. (I am not into episodes but prefer whole campaign story arcs myself.) Lots of tactical tabletop wargames are promoted at RPG stores in Poland, where the locals confuse RPGs with wargaming. You might want to hang a sign there too. Few Poles actually role-playing in English I have noticed, FWIW. They speak in mechanics rather than in character - very much like playing with Data from Star Trek.

Great way to practice English for the proficiency-level student. You also might want to consider mixing business with pleasure if you can be a Game Master and time is too short.

Good luck.


Thanks for the plug, Wroclaw.
Nice to see the Thread gets noticed and read. I appreciate that.
Good idea to contact us even if we're not an exact match. We do have contact with "others" too. LOL
Cheers!

Classifieds / Warsaw (PL) Tabletop Role Playing Game Group for Expats Only. D&D Fortnightly [87]

@antheads
I just picked up the Vorheim: Total City Kit. I Hit It With My Axe (the game played by prn stars guys) plays this city. It looks a sweet resource I may use in my game! Designed by an American who got stuck in Finland (?). I like those success stories.

The game continues. ... but I am without Internet. So I cannot check on your replies. The next game is 4 weeks away from Saturday.... and new players need to be prepared.... and I am without Internet until Late NOVEMBER. [Yeah, I am not giving out my phone number here. LMAO]

Maybe a player who is online here can take over the duty of collecting responses? New people will need to be co-ordinated with the DM; me or the other guy yet to be named.

See you on this forum when mt Internet access returns.

Classifieds / D&D Group for Expats in Warsaw needs one more player... [69]

We would be a poor group not to exist anymore - since August... LOL Actually, we have been a group that has been steadily growing for the past two years. Lots of expats not interested in the usual get-togethers and wanting to meet people like themselves. D&D seems to fit that bill, attracting both men and women.

As I mentioned in my PM, I am without Internet - and you are real lucky to catch me tonight at a friend's house. I won't have Internet until December at the earliest.

Give me a call and we can see about how to integrate you into the group in time for the next game.

And if anyone else is interested, check out the Facebook Group Page. Not all our members are on Facebook but we keep a page open there for scheduling. ... and, of course, to let people know there is a group that won't disappear any time soon. If you're not on Facebook, you can always try to contact me but that will be difficult until the new year.

And we may have a movie night coming up to bring together our TWO gaming groups.

youtu.be/38an1IAG1TA

Yes, we're still here: bringing foreigners together through the power of imagination for the last 2 years (or so).

And, I am still Dark. But I do check in occasionally. The group has grown to a score of people and two games groups on alternating weekends. Newbs and casuals always welcomed.