There have been a couple of community building projects put forward that got me thinking about this, and then over in the post about ways to make the community better it was suggested that some people might want to get to know other lesswrongers through D&D*. I love that idea. Tabletop RPGs are the fastest way I know of to build a connection with someone that doesn’t leave scars. While the concept of an ‘expert’ in those games is sort of goofy, I figure I’ve got plenty of experience and interest in them to run something or organize a LessWrong RPG group. I haven’t been terribly active around LessWrong itself, but I’m the guy who ran the Dungeons and Discourse game with the boring machine about a year ago and I’m also the guy who infodumped about Exalted at the NY Solstice afterparty if you wanted nerd credentials.
Who would want to play?
*D&D is used here as a generic name for these sorts of games, sort of like how if I ask for a Kleenex I mean any sort of disposable thing I can sneeze in. I’ve got a bunch of systems and genres I could grab from, depending on what people thought sounded cool.
I am not in New York actually! (I took a bus in to the solstice from out of state.) My first choice would be to play over some form of VoIP like Discord, leaning on Roll20 if imagery or dicerollers were a problem. I’m on Eastern Standard Time and work a nine to five, but have a fairly flexible schedule other than that.
My second choice would be a play-by-post arrangement, which are easier to schedule but take longer to build up a sense of camaraderie. I think Chesscourt is the only rationalist forum I’ve heard of? (“Forum” here meaning “built for indefinite replies to a single thread” which may or may not be the technical definition of that word.) That said, I could pretty easily do both: a three hour Discord session with one group, and a forum thread on a reply-a-week basis elsewhere.
That said, if there are three to five rationalists hanging out in the rural parts of VT who want to hang out in meatspace, you all should let me know =D
There have been a couple of community building projects put forward that got me thinking about this, and then over in the post about ways to make the community better it was suggested that some people might want to get to know other lesswrongers through D&D*. I love that idea. Tabletop RPGs are the fastest way I know of to build a connection with someone that doesn’t leave scars. While the concept of an ‘expert’ in those games is sort of goofy, I figure I’ve got plenty of experience and interest in them to run something or organize a LessWrong RPG group. I haven’t been terribly active around LessWrong itself, but I’m the guy who ran the Dungeons and Discourse game with the boring machine about a year ago and I’m also the guy who infodumped about Exalted at the NY Solstice afterparty if you wanted nerd credentials.
Who would want to play?
*D&D is used here as a generic name for these sorts of games, sort of like how if I ask for a Kleenex I mean any sort of disposable thing I can sneeze in. I’ve got a bunch of systems and genres I could grab from, depending on what people thought sounded cool.
Are you talking about a local game in NY or a correspondence thing?
I am not in New York actually! (I took a bus in to the solstice from out of state.) My first choice would be to play over some form of VoIP like Discord, leaning on Roll20 if imagery or dicerollers were a problem. I’m on Eastern Standard Time and work a nine to five, but have a fairly flexible schedule other than that.
My second choice would be a play-by-post arrangement, which are easier to schedule but take longer to build up a sense of camaraderie. I think Chesscourt is the only rationalist forum I’ve heard of? (“Forum” here meaning “built for indefinite replies to a single thread” which may or may not be the technical definition of that word.) That said, I could pretty easily do both: a three hour Discord session with one group, and a forum thread on a reply-a-week basis elsewhere.
That said, if there are three to five rationalists hanging out in the rural parts of VT who want to hang out in meatspace, you all should let me know =D