# How does one find a living, breathing D&D group? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 1, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922 "2008-01-01T21:42:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paladud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/1 "2008-01-01T21:42:21Z")
Last week, I played a few sessions of D&D with my friends and loved it. Unfortunately, they live halfway across the country. My few local friends wouldn’t touch role-playing with a ten foot pole. How can I find a local group? ---
**Author:** ![essell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/2 "2008-01-01T21:50:26Z")
Just ask some random people in the street. Given the confidence and general people skills of D&D groups generally, you’re bound to meet someone suitable. Or you could check out: This site. Maybe not exactly what you need but should help you get in touch with like minded people. Or These forums or [These](http://www.giantitp.com/forums/) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Some\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@Just\_Some\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Some_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/3 "2008-01-01T21:51:08Z")
I tried to find a living, breathing D&D group but I could only locate undead ones. Okay, there’s half a dozen signs up at my local gaming store for D&D groups looking for members. Yours would be a good place to start. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/4 "2008-01-01T22:31:04Z")
I’d suggest; > **[EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews](https://www.enworld.org/)** > > EN World Tabletop RPG News & Reviews or the Wizards of the Coast boards. Or a number of other nets. Or check postings at your local game stores, but beware of the lower quality of people you tend to find in those cases. If you find a group and check it out, you may or may not be inclined to walk away at the first session, depending on the chemistry and so forth. What I would recommend is that you pay attention to the people in the group, note the ones that seem more like you than the others, and ask them if they know of other groups. Lots of people tend to play in more than one group, or have done so in the past, and those people might be able to point you at other like minded souls. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/5 "2008-01-01T22:31:07Z")
[QUOTE=Just Some Guy] I tried to find a living, breathing D&D group but I could only locate undead ones. Okay, there’s half a dozen signs up at my local gaming store for D&D groups looking for members. Yours would be a good place to start. [/QUOTE] Every gaming shop that I’ve ever visited had a notebook full of groups looking for members, and members looking for groups. If you want to add a page, include your age and preferred edition, and whether or not you’ll use house rules or go strictly by the books. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/6 "2008-01-01T23:19:03Z")
It’s been a few years since I played or hung out in game stores, but I’ll third **Chimera** and **Lynn Bodoni** ’s suggestions. If there isn’t actually a bulletin board at your local game store, check with the guys who work there or hang out there. There used to be a terrific game store down in Costa Mesa where you could find some gamers, but that was 10 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/7 "2008-01-01T23:24:40Z")
[QUOTE=Paladud] How can I find a local group? [/QUOTE] Well, first you cast _Detect Nerd_… Ahem. Check out your local universities. There may be games clubs. ---
**Author:** ![Skylark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Skylark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skylark)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/8 "2008-01-01T23:38:48Z")
To the high schools! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-find-a-living-breathing-d-d-group/431922/9 "2008-01-01T23:43:13Z")
[QUOTE=Skylark] To the high schools! [/QUOTE] I dunno how old the OP is, but I think the risk of being being cursed with a _Restraining Order_ spell is lower if he plays with college-age adults.