LFR New Player Guide
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 3:07 am
This guide is intended for Players and GMs that are new to RPGA, Living Forgotten Realms (LFR), or the MapTool "Living" community. This guide will give you enough information so you can start playing LFR games here using MapTool.
1) What do I need to play here? What you need to play here is a legal LFR character and the right software.
2) Creating a legal LFR character. Read the Character Creation Guidelines (CCG). These guidelines explain how to create a legal LFR character. You can download the latest CCG from the Living Forgotten Realms download site located HERE. So go ahead and make your characters!
You should also visit the Living Forgotten Realms forums at the Wizards community as it contains a lot of information about creating legal characters. The Living Forgotten Realms forums are located HERE.
5) Get the software. All the games posted on these forums will probably be using the MapTool virtual table top, so be sure you download and install the program. The MapTool program is found in the downloads section of the RPTools website. You can find the latest version of MapTool HERE.
5a) Campaign Frameworks/Tokens. Just about every GM who runs games here uses a campaign framework for their games. These frameworks usually have associated player tokens that work within the given campaign framework. Players are usually required to show up to a game with the corresponding player token for the GM's framework. Not all games here use the same framework, so make sure you read the game announcement to be sure you know which one to use.
5b) Voice software. Most GMs that run games here require the players to use a voice chat program. Skype is probably the most popular voice program used here, but some GMs have used Ventrilo and TeamSpeak, in addition to other programs.
6) Jump into a Game! Once you have your legal character created and the software installed, then browse the Living forums here and wait for a new game to get posted. As a new player you'll probably want to try out a Level 1-4 (H1, or Heroic Teir 1) game first.
7) Slot Scores . Since RPGA games allow a maximum of six (6) players, sometimes there are not enough spots for all the players interested in a game. In those situations a slot score is used to determine who gets to play. You can find out more about the slot system HERE.
Edit: 30JAN2011
1) What do I need to play here? What you need to play here is a legal LFR character and the right software.
2) Creating a legal LFR character. Read the Character Creation Guidelines (CCG). These guidelines explain how to create a legal LFR character. You can download the latest CCG from the Living Forgotten Realms download site located HERE. So go ahead and make your characters!
You should also visit the Living Forgotten Realms forums at the Wizards community as it contains a lot of information about creating legal characters. The Living Forgotten Realms forums are located HERE.
5) Get the software. All the games posted on these forums will probably be using the MapTool virtual table top, so be sure you download and install the program. The MapTool program is found in the downloads section of the RPTools website. You can find the latest version of MapTool HERE.
5a) Campaign Frameworks/Tokens. Just about every GM who runs games here uses a campaign framework for their games. These frameworks usually have associated player tokens that work within the given campaign framework. Players are usually required to show up to a game with the corresponding player token for the GM's framework. Not all games here use the same framework, so make sure you read the game announcement to be sure you know which one to use.
5b) Voice software. Most GMs that run games here require the players to use a voice chat program. Skype is probably the most popular voice program used here, but some GMs have used Ventrilo and TeamSpeak, in addition to other programs.
6) Jump into a Game! Once you have your legal character created and the software installed, then browse the Living forums here and wait for a new game to get posted. As a new player you'll probably want to try out a Level 1-4 (H1, or Heroic Teir 1) game first.
7) Slot Scores . Since RPGA games allow a maximum of six (6) players, sometimes there are not enough spots for all the players interested in a game. In those situations a slot score is used to determine who gets to play. You can find out more about the slot system HERE.
Edit: 30JAN2011