Brian's service to the gaming community started even earlier; He used to work in the basement of Raham's on St. Paul Street back in the 80s. Raham's was a stationery supply store, but their basement was all gaming. I spent a lot of time (and money) in Raham's in the early 80s. I spoke with him about it a couple of years ago, and he brought out some pictures he had from back then, including one of the staff when they all dressed in tuxedos for the release of the James Bond RPG in 1983. :)
So I haven't played D&D myself yet, but I've been playing Pathfinder 1e on a bi-weekly bases for over a year now & I adore it. But that's not what I'm writing about (tho if there ARE any local Pathfinder players, hit me up!).
I'm looking to see if I might be able to observe a local D&D game group in the Niagara region. I'm doing research for a book and the entire time I've played Pathfinder it's been online, so I've yet to experience a live game with actual dice and character sheets and maps that aren't on roll20.
Obviously with COVID, most TTRPG groups have understandably migrated towards having their sessions online, but I'm hoping that places like Phoenix Rising and others may eventually be open to hosting live games again. In the meantime I'd also be happy observing a local group that's currently playing online - you wouldn't need to add me to the campaign and I wouldn't intervene during sessions, but being able to experience and observe some D&D games would be fantastic :D
Just a lil about me so I don't come off as *totally* random, I've always been a local (born & raised in Welland, currently in Pelham), graduated from Centennial in '10 and Brock in '15. I'm a total nerd & proud of it :)
So if you or someone you know might be interested in helping me out, the best way to get in touch with me is thru Discord, @MotorDaffodil64#6510. I'll also try to keep checking this thread for responses as well. Anyway, thanks for reading this long post & happy rolling! :)
Two new players looking for Experienced patient DM.
Completely new to the game but not the idea of playing. Really looking to learn to host and play my own games with The younger generation of our family that has recently gained an interest. So I am Really hoping to find a good experienced DM with lots of knowledge. Although we also would have no problem playing with a less experienced Dm and learning together.
We are both 32 years old, fantasy nerds, enjoy humor and can also be serious when needed.
Located in Niagara Falls. Willing to host or travel.
Not sure where else to look for firsthand experience right now. So any experience would be enjoyable.
Replay#0153 on discord is an easy fast way to communicate for me.
I haven't played since the late 90s 2E, I'm looking for a group to start adventuring again. Ultimately I would love to DM but get a session or 2 in as a player would be great too.
I live in the falls and work days Monday to Friday, I could make most evenings work for playing and perhaps the odd weekend.
#Player Name: Max #Availability: Weekends for sure. Weekdays (depending on what shift im on) looking for bi-weekly or weekly game. #Times Zone: Eastern( dont mind getting up early or staying up late if in a different time zone.) #Area Availability: St. Catharines, Thorold, NF, Wainfleet and any surrounding locations #Preferred Class: Cleric (life domain) #Experience: Noob, but read players hand book and watch alot of critical role and table story. #Preferred Gameplay Type: roleplay+combat #Edition:5E #extra info: 27 years old, likes to laugh , quick learner. DM me if you have a slot that i can join. Also would be open to one-shots and just spectating a group play.(for experience)
been trying to find something online but would be cool with in person dnd too.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
I haven't played since I was much younger unless you count the SOLO quest pick your adventure books.. I recently got back into D&D and creating tiles and minis.. since the pandemic. we're looking for other players as well and a DM.
Here was my recent reply to another player.. forgive me I'm new to this board.. fresh to this today.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for both.. players and DM. Social settings, gathering at home.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
Possibly looking for 1 or 2 players to do in person sessions for. Our group plays every Saturday for long sessions usually from around 3:30 to 10:30. We would like to host in St. Catharines and play with LGBTQ+. There are 2 1/2 players currently in our group and occasionally a 3rd player joins. Our DM has roughly 5 years experience and prefers to run custom campaigns that can run for months. I could see a trial campaign for new players taking a few sessions and starting at low exp level. Joining our campaign I will give you access to all source book materials and a few adventure books (but I am working on the adventures, LOL). Our campaigns are a balance of role playing and combat and we do get side tracked quiet easily, lol. So in conclusion, Laid back family group looking for a few new players to inspire shinanagins and wild adventures.
If interested please msg me and we will discuss the possibilities. Peace out and with or without me ADVENTURE ON
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Pheonix is still open? Haven't been there since I was a pup!
@ThrustBone,
Yeah they're under new management now. Guys pretty good, and bringing in newer/more stock.
Brian and Walt moved on eh? God bless them and their service to budding gamers of the 1990s.
Brian's service to the gaming community started even earlier; He used to work in the basement of Raham's on St. Paul Street back in the 80s. Raham's was a stationery supply store, but their basement was all gaming. I spent a lot of time (and money) in Raham's in the early 80s. I spoke with him about it a couple of years ago, and he brought out some pictures he had from back then, including one of the staff when they all dressed in tuxedos for the release of the James Bond RPG in 1983. :)
That's beautiful. truly a saint.
Hi all!
So I haven't played D&D myself yet, but I've been playing Pathfinder 1e on a bi-weekly bases for over a year now & I adore it. But that's not what I'm writing about (tho if there ARE any local Pathfinder players, hit me up!).
I'm looking to see if I might be able to observe a local D&D game group in the Niagara region. I'm doing research for a book and the entire time I've played Pathfinder it's been online, so I've yet to experience a live game with actual dice and character sheets and maps that aren't on roll20.
Obviously with COVID, most TTRPG groups have understandably migrated towards having their sessions online, but I'm hoping that places like Phoenix Rising and others may eventually be open to hosting live games again. In the meantime I'd also be happy observing a local group that's currently playing online - you wouldn't need to add me to the campaign and I wouldn't intervene during sessions, but being able to experience and observe some D&D games would be fantastic :D
Just a lil about me so I don't come off as *totally* random, I've always been a local (born & raised in Welland, currently in Pelham), graduated from Centennial in '10 and Brock in '15. I'm a total nerd & proud of it :)
So if you or someone you know might be interested in helping me out, the best way to get in touch with me is thru Discord, @MotorDaffodil64#6510. I'll also try to keep checking this thread for responses as well. Anyway, thanks for reading this long post & happy rolling! :)
Two new players looking for Experienced patient DM.
Completely new to the game but not the idea of playing. Really looking to learn to host and play my own games with The younger generation of our family that has recently gained an interest. So I am Really hoping to find a good experienced DM with lots of knowledge. Although we also would have no problem playing with a less experienced Dm and learning together.
We are both 32 years old, fantasy nerds, enjoy humor and can also be serious when needed.
Located in Niagara Falls. Willing to host or travel.
Not sure where else to look for firsthand experience right now. So any experience would be enjoyable.
Replay#0153 on discord is an easy fast way to communicate for me.
Hey all,
I haven't played since the late 90s 2E, I'm looking for a group to start adventuring again. Ultimately I would love to DM but get a session or 2 in as a player would be great too.
I live in the falls and work days Monday to Friday, I could make most evenings work for playing and perhaps the odd weekend.
Were you guys able to find a group?
Still no luck
Hey chaotic, I think we should talk and see if we can make something happen
#Player Name: Max
#Availability: Weekends for sure. Weekdays (depending on what shift im on) looking for bi-weekly or weekly game.
#Times Zone: Eastern( dont mind getting up early or staying up late if in a different time zone.)
#Area Availability: St. Catharines, Thorold, NF, Wainfleet and any surrounding locations
#Preferred Class: Cleric (life domain)
#Experience: Noob, but read players hand book and watch alot of critical role and table story.
#Preferred Gameplay Type: roleplay+combat
#Edition:5E
#extra info: 27 years old, likes to laugh , quick learner.
DM me if you have a slot that i can join. Also would be open to one-shots and just spectating a group play.(for experience)
been trying to find something online but would be cool with in person dnd too.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
I haven't played since I was much younger unless you count the SOLO quest pick your adventure books.. I recently got back into D&D and creating tiles and minis.. since the pandemic. we're looking for other players as well and a DM.
Here was my recent reply to another player.. forgive me I'm new to this board.. fresh to this today.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for both.. players and DM. Social settings, gathering at home.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
We are looking for other players from New to advanced.. we have 3 players but would like at least 2 more players plus we need a DM. We live in Niagara Falls Ontario. Let's start this adventure.
We want in person gaming, social gathering. But we realize that during this pandemic it might be hard to find others that want to join and play a few times a wk.
Possibly looking for 1 or 2 players to do in person sessions for. Our group plays every Saturday for long sessions usually from around 3:30 to 10:30. We would like to host in St. Catharines and play with LGBTQ+. There are 2 1/2 players currently in our group and occasionally a 3rd player joins. Our DM has roughly 5 years experience and prefers to run custom campaigns that can run for months. I could see a trial campaign for new players taking a few sessions and starting at low exp level. Joining our campaign I will give you access to all source book materials and a few adventure books (but I am working on the adventures, LOL). Our campaigns are a balance of role playing and combat and we do get side tracked quiet easily, lol. So in conclusion, Laid back family group looking for a few new players to inspire shinanagins and wild adventures.
If interested please msg me and we will discuss the possibilities. Peace out and with or without me ADVENTURE ON