Hi! I’m really new to the whole TTRPG/tabletop world and I’m hoping some people around Folsom might be able to give me some advice!
I’ve known about Dread for a little while, but I really started getting into it and learning about it this week. I’ve watched all of the Smosh Dread videos and I’ve been watching George Primavera’s games, and I absolutely love them. I’ve never actually played a tabletop RPG before, but now I’m really really interested in trying it.
The problem is I don’t really know where to start or how people even find groups for this kind of thing 😬I don’t really have friends who are into TTRPGs, so I figured I’d ask here since I’m pretty close to Folsom.
I’m in my 20s and female, and I’d love to meet some people who are into this stuff and hopefully make some friends too. I’m definitely open to joining an existing group, meeting other people who are new and want to learn together, or finding someone who’s experienced and wouldn’t mind helping a complete beginner figure things out.
I’d especially love to play Dread, but I’m also open to learning about other TTRPGs! Dread just really caught my attention because I’m super into horror and storytelling.
I’ve even started coming up with a scenario idea that I’d love to eventually turn into a Dread game. I’m really into SCP Foundation-type stuff, experiments/containment facilities, the Backrooms, and that kind of horror where you slowly realize something has gone VERY wrong. I definitely don’t want to GM my first game, though😭. I’d want to actually play first and learn how everything works before I even think about running something myself.
So basically, I’m just wondering if anyone around the Folsom area knows of any local groups, game stores, events, Discords, or anything else that would be good for someone completely new to this.
Also if you’re new and have been wanting to get into TTRPGs but don’t really have anyone to play with, I’d love to hear from you too! Maybe there are other people in the same boat and we can figure it out together.
Thank youuu for any advice I hopefully get! I’m really excited to get into this, I just have absolutely no idea where to start lol.🙈