RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/dsa-social-tabletop-gaming-3-31
As we practice social distancing, we've moved our regular chapter D&D game online. Our game has always been open to newcomers, and persons interested in tabletop gaming have found this a great social experience with comrades. So we've "promoted" it to an official chapter social event.
If you are new to this kind of gaming, this is a great directed social activity since everyone has a concrete and immediate area of discussion in the game itself.
We are running an open-ended, "drop-in-drop-out" game that you should not feel you have to commit to on a regular basis.
Nuts & Bolts
The game itself will be run over Roll20, a free online service with apps for iPad and Android. Using it requires making an account, but that process is simple. We are actually running Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition as the system for the game, and the content is a revised version of independent setting/adventure.
If you're new to either 5e or this kind of gaming in general, efforts will be made to teach you the system.
We may also be running games that are not D&D specifically in the future.
FAQ
This game is totally online? Yes, Roll20 makes this possible and enables video and voice chat (alongside text chat)
Do I need to be able to commit to a weekly game? No, you will be accommodated such that this not required.
Do I need to now how to play D&D? No, you'll be on-boarded in a couple of different ways depending on your comfort level.
Does my participation require any additional purchases? No, it's possible to use either a pre-built character or create one using the basic rules. If you wish to buy a D&D book, digital or physical that's fine, and you can use that content. A free Roll20 account will work perfectly well for our purposes.
Couple More Notes for D&D Veterans
You can build a character from any combination of WotC books.
We are not using alignment, "Good" means "aligned with you, "evil" means "opposed to you."
We're using a variant of milestone experience.
The setting is more or less tropical jungle, think about that if you're building a ranger or such.