Greetings from Stonehenge!

Well, not quite but I'm a few minutes from the stones and it makes for a natty introduction. (For those who are interested I'm actually within walking distance of Avebury - a much more impressive site IMO.)

Fifty-something gamer here. I've played and GM'd a number of RPGs including most recently Runequest, Traveller, D&D and Call Of Cthulhu.

I'm married and have two autistic children who now unfortunately need so much care that for the past year or so I've concentrated on solo rpg'ing, rather than have live sessions cancelled at short notice while I parent. It's worked well but is lacking that interaction I love. It occurred to me I could do PbP those, maybe a couple of posts a day but nothing too arduous.

I'm semi-retired now but was formerly a marketing project manager and copywriter, working in the tourism and finance industries, so I like to think I can write a good post.

Anyways, enough of me. Hello!

Hey SBG,

A fellow Brit here. I hope you find what you're looking for, and maybe I'll see you in a game.

Welcome, SoloBoredGamer!

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Welcome Aboard!

welcome, Guardian of the Stones - someone's got to watch those Ley lines :)

Welcome :)

Welcome to GP!

Hello and welcome!

Hi and welcome

Greetings and Salutations!

Welcome aboard!

Welcome to GP!

Hail and well met fellow fifty-something gamer. I don't know about you but these eyes and this memory are no longer what they used to be. Thus I am heavily old-school, heavily rules-lite. Nice simple dungeon crawl, no world spanning problems that mimic my real life hurdles. Just fun.

That's how we game?

Welcome SoloBoredGamer! Any particular style or type of game you're keen on trying?

Welcome! Glad you found us.

Welcome to GP and PbP RPGing, SoloBoredGamer! I'll admit, with the explosion of solo gaming during the pandemic, I've often wondered, "do all these folks know about play by post?" I too need the interaction, the social part, such as it is with the written word. But virtually all of us here love the written word, so...

Yeah. Welcome!

Never heard of it... :P
That's hard, both on a group and on the parent.

I have had good success with playing RPGs with autistic kids. If they are able, it could help them with social interactions (being able to roll dice and know what someone else is feeling is often an eye opener).

Feel free to reach out if you need any help.
Most would consider 'a couple of posts a day' as high volume, so welcome to the club.

As asked above, if you can tell us (roughly) what sorts of games you are looking for (game systems, or just genres, or the types of stories that you like) we can see about finding you games to play in.

Welcome!

Welcome!

Thanks for the welcome everyone, this is certainly an active and very welcoming community!

Nice links BowlOfSpinach - very helpful and I'll be checking them out for sure.

In terms of games I'm interested in playing, top of the list is probably Call of Cthulhu. Without getting too 'deep', I do find the immersive and realistic yet fantastic nature of many CofC scenarios are a real escape from the concerns of my everyday life. That preference really isn't a showstopper though, it's just that if I do take on too many other games I REALLY don't want to spread myself too thin.
Thanks. I have tried both of my kids with D&D but with mixed results. I've read the research around how it can be helpful though and I'm hopeful that one day they'll want to join in.
Excellent - I should be fine then :-)

Yōkoso!!!!

Welccome to the community, @SoloBoredGamer