u/BladeOfFiends

Hi there! I met some really cool people here a few years back, and I'm... well back haha.

Okay... I'll be honest about why I'm here to get it out of the way. It might seem a bit depressing, but I promise for the most part, I'm quite a positive person. About two months ago, I got out of a complicated, three year long-distance relationship. Don't worry, I'm not looking to replace her or anything like that, in fact, needing true low-pressure platonic friendship is the main reason I'm here.

But, due to my focus being on the relationship for the past few years, I find myself with few friends and my social skills are quite rusty. I've been easily overwhelmed with many of my attempts to socialize again, and while I've made some new friends through hobbies, I've no one to really... actually talk to.

I guess I want something that feels safe, but meaningful, if that makes sense?

So with that out the way, here's a bit about myself:

- I live in Europe, in a rather small country (hence why I'll tell you when we're actually talking lol, otherwise I'd be reluctant to put down too much personal information)

- I like writing, especially science fiction and fantasy. But I experiment with other genres now and again too!

- Been trying to read more this year, happy to get some book recommendations if you got any!

- I'm kind of a nerd, I play video games, but I really love TTRPGs. Been working on my own, played lots of D&D and currently planning a Cyberpunk Red campaign!

- I'm trying to get in better shape and would love to share exercise goals with someone.

- I live... kind of in the middle of nowhere to be honest! There's been bear sightings nearby...

- I guess... right now I'm trying to figure out what I truly want in life. Which is strange to still say given I'm in my thirties now. Maybe we can talk about our goals and dreams, as cliche as that sounds?

Snail mail isn't super viable for me at the moment, but I'd be happy to move to email or just write longer messages on reddit chat. Whatever's most comfortable. If you're interested, shoot me a message, tell me about yourself! And if not, thanks for reading and I hope you find what you're looking for!

Hey all! Please read the post in its entirety, low effort responses will be ignored.

I am an experienced 5e DM who has even worked on his own system, but right now, the world of Cyberpunk is calling to me. Unfortunately, there has been very limited interest among my usual friends, so we are seeking between 1-3 new players to fill in the gaps.

As we are all new to the system, new players are absolutely welcome! I'm currently planning to run the game itself in about two weeks in order to give everyone time to learn the system. If we vibe well and we like the system, I will also likely be running a full campaign in Cyberpunk Red further down the line, in case you're reluctant to learn a new system just for a one-shot!

We will be using Roll20, Discord and possibly content sharing with Demiplane if it works well.

The game will be 18+ due to gore, horror elements and swearing. Keep in mind Cyberpunk is a mature setting in general.

Thus far, we are all located in Europe and will likely be playing in the late evenings. Players from elsewhere are welcome, but just keep that in mind for working around timezones.

Please respond with: your expectations for the game, preferred playstyle, previous experience (don't worry, as stated we are friendly to new players, this is just to set expectations) and a little bit about yourself. Either message me directly on Reddit or make sure your own messages are enabled if you leave a comment so I can contact you.

Note: The "one-shot" itself might end up extending to two or three sessions depending on how things go, just a heads up.

A concerned small-time fixer worried about his missing sister. Last seen in a slum made of cargo containers, right in the middle of a combat zone. If I know Night City, chances of finding her, let alone finding her alive, are slim to none. But there's a catch: our girl is no damsel in distress. She's the brains of the family, a talented Netrunner who was supposed to be landing a cushy corporate job with Netwatch. Instead, she left everything behind and took to the slums. I wonder why?

Hi all! I've been wanting to play the game for years at this point, finally gotten the rulebook and am slowly making plans to start a group and write a campaign. But I feel like I'm not entirely reading it with fresh eyes...

For context, I read through the entire 2020 manual in university, but never got around to playing, then Cyberpunk 2077 came out. I loved it and the anime, but I immediately felt the TTRPG had a slightly different vibe.

I want to make sure I get it right when I actually play. I feel netrunning is quite different from 2077? I'm struggling to fully wrap my head around it. Also it seems the amount of chrome we see in the game and the Edgerunners anime isn't really that common, from what I understand? I've made a few throwaway characters for fun and it seems like cyberpsychosis becomes a problem much quicker in most cases.

Am right about this, or am I misreading stuff? And is there anything else I should keep in mind?

It's been about a month since my ex broke up with me... it was... fairly amicable. We're still friends even, though I'm a little cautious. A big part of me was even "glad" that she finally admitted it. "I love you but I'm not IN LOVE with you anymore..."

I guess that's why I was pretty positive for the first week or so. I felt she'd been checked out for a while and it was a chance to do things for me again. You know... start a new D&D campaign, spend time with my family, work on my book or my next short story, work out...

But it's just... so hard to deal with the loneliness. And the uncertainty... and at the same time, I literally don't have the energy to do... well anything. I go to work, I come home, I play video games, I sleep. And I genuinely don't feel I have the strength for anything else...

Every time I open the editor to work on my next D&D map, I think my ideas are lame. I can't write more than a paragraph without hating my writing. I'm too tired to exercise beyond taking the occasional walk...

And most importantly, I hate being alone. But I have no strength to reach out to anyone. Hell... I don't rightly HAVE anyone... I put my friendships on the back burner for this relationship for three years, and honestly, I hardly had any to begin with. My dumbass even downloaded Tinder for like... a day, which was stupid of me. I'm not ready to go out with anyone and all it did was lower my self-esteem and made me realize how rare it was to meet someone as compatible as she was.

I'm 30 now and I feel like a loser... it's like I'm starting my whole life from scratch and I hate it. And I know maybe being alone is exactly what I need, but then... I've spent so much of my life alone staring at the ceiling, "working on myself" already and to have it all be for nothing now...

I know I'll feel better soon, and I'm a better person than I was before I met her. I learned a lot... but it's really hard to see it right now. And it's really hard to know what to do...

Tere! Korra proovisin siin juba, aga selgus et polnud oma messagis sisse pannud, ja kahjuks ei ole suutnud nende tähelepanu hoida, kellega jutule sain. Olen (vähemalt oma arust) suhteliselt naljakas ja positiivne inimene, aga praegu olen ausalt öeldes oma jutu oskusega veidi roostes. Nii et vabandust ette kui tulevad mõned halvad naljad või kuivad hetked!

Hiljuti lõppes mul mitu aastat kestnud suhe ning selle ajaga olin ka paljude sõpradega kontakti kaotanud, karjäär ka ei ole väga rahuldavas seisus. Nii et üritan oma elu veidi uuesti alustada ja uusi sõpru leida.

Huvitavad kirjandus ja kirjutamine, eriti ulme ja fantaasia, üritan end paremasse vormi hetkel ajada. Mängin PC peal (enamasti RPGd) ja mängin ka TTRPGsi. Lisaks huvitavad mind ajalugu ja komöödiad ja natuke ka õudukad!

Enamasti otsin inimesi omas vanuse grupis (25-35 umbes), kuid vahet pole kui oled paar aastat siia või tänna. Võtaks alguses rahulikult, vaataks mis meil ühist enne kui näost näkku kokku saame ja olen ausalt ka nõus niisama kirjalikult rääkima.

PS: Kui kirjutad, palun kirjuta endast ka veidi. Lihtsalt "hei" peale ei vasta, tahaks ikka teada kellega räägin ja et inimesel on head kavatsused

Satusin juhuslikult sellele subredditile, järsku oli saatus... Nagu Eesti mees ikka, üldiselt ma oma probleemidest ei räägi, kuid antud juhul paneks nad kohe lauale. Alustan hetkel oma elu sisuliselt nullist uuesti.

Olen pikalt välismaal elanud ning Eesti kultuuri ruum tundub natuke võõras, karjäär pole läinud sinna kus lootsin ning üritan omale uut tegevust leida, ja kõigele lisaks lõppes mul hiljuti suhe. Vanad sõprused on läbi aja vaikselt ära hajunud ja ei tunne ennast alati päris iseendana nende inimestega, kes minu elus veel on.

Siiski olen pigem positiivne ja humoorikas inimene, lihtsalt veidi väsind. Vabal ajal tegelen kirjutamisega, arvuti ja TTRPG mängudega, armastan metalit ja igasuguseid filme. Üritan end praegu paremasse vormi ajada ja veidi ka joonistamist õppida.

Uueks suhteks ma valmis pole, pigem otsin sõpru. Elan väljaspool linna, aga olen nõus ka Tallinnas käima (siiski, pigem alustaks kirjalisel teel ja vaatame mis meil ühist enne kui mingeid plaane teha). Eelistaks rääkida pigem oma vanuse gruppis inimestega (25-35), aga kui oled paar aastat siia või tänna, ega erilist vahet pole.

Kui juhtub et kellelgil on huvi ühendust võtta, räägi veidi endast ka, muidi on raske vastata! Ega ei teagi mis muud öelda, kirjuta julgelt!