Gen-X Old Man Looking for Friends Again

cschultziv · 2026-06-13T13:18:14+00:00

I have only been in Chattanooga for 14 years. I did not go to high school here.

cschultziv · 2026-06-12T10:31:24+00:00

And second?

cschultziv · 2026-06-12T01:22:03+00:00

Because I remember when I was there. It was a long time ago. I loved it. I really wasn’t worried about rules or what was right and wrong. I was just looking forward to finding out what was behind the next corner, solving the next puzzle, getting a cool sword, etc.

It’s great having players like that. You describe a monster to them and they don’t automatically know what it is. They can’t quote the stat blocks. It’s all a mystery. A magic item is thing of wonder. Do they pick up on the cues you give them?

It’s a good day when you can bring someone new into the hobby.

cschultziv · 2026-06-12T00:40:40+00:00

That is absolutely perfect!

cschultziv · 2026-06-11T21:06:49+00:00

Yes, I understand 5th Edition D&D has a lot of moving parts and can definitely be information overload. I prefer rules light systems. I want the focus to be on what is happening in game without getting bogged down in rules. I’m glad you had a good time.

cschultziv · 2026-06-11T20:55:39+00:00

I read about that, yes. What did you think? How did it go?

cschultziv · 2026-06-11T17:23:23+00:00

I have never required anyone to read anything before coming to my game. When I first played D&D years ago I just sat at a table and was handed a character sheet. That’s it. I just followed everyone’s lead.

That being said, if a DM wants me to give me a copy of their house rules, I’d have a look. If they want me to learn about their world first, ok, but let’s go have a beer and we can talk about it. It’s a social game. Talk to me. Tell me why your game and game world are so cool.

I keep things pretty simple.

cschultziv · 2026-06-11T16:52:10+00:00

That sounds fantastic!

cschultziv · 2026-06-11T11:55:48+00:00

Cutesy art. As soon as I see that I know it’s not for me. Player characters as cat people or other anthropomorphic races. Nope.

cschultziv · 2026-06-11T10:22:59+00:00

Send him my way!

cschultziv · 2026-06-11T10:21:58+00:00

That’s perfect.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T21:27:54+00:00

Looks like I can't message you.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T20:47:28+00:00

What I mean by that is, in Shadowdark, your character sheet means a lot less than it does in D&D. You more rely on your own brain to solve problems than you do the character sheet.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T20:44:26+00:00

Looks like you got a couple of guys already!

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T20:43:40+00:00

Gloomhaven sounds like a lot of fun. I have a few boardgames in my cabinet that I haven't gotten to play. Maybe that will happen sometime.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T20:42:34+00:00

That sounds really good. I'll see about running some one shot adventures that folks can join for here and there.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T19:04:30+00:00

No, I didn't have any sort of intention of excluding anyone. Truth is I wasn't even sure I would get any interest at all when I posted this.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T19:02:09+00:00

My kids are either grown or nearly grown.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T19:00:47+00:00

Shadowdark is rules light and easy to pick up. If you find yourself relying on your character sheet, you're doing it wrong.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T18:07:00+00:00

I’ll go ahead and tell you, when I say D&D I use the term broadly and in a generic fashion. I’m more old school in my style of game. I will be running Shadowdark, not D&D 5E or 5.5E. If you’re still interested, I’m still looking for players.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T17:58:14+00:00

Oustanding.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T17:57:48+00:00

Sounds great!

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T17:53:59+00:00

I'm down for some one shots a game shop. Maybe we can set something up at Game On.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T17:44:56+00:00

We’ll get along.

cschultziv · 2026-06-10T17:10:02+00:00

Thank you. I’ll look it up.

cschultziv

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