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Go here to join other players and gamemasters!

https://discordapp.com/invite/Z7AtdCe

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Is it me, or is it just that Discord lives up to its name by being chaotic? I see all kinds of TFT channels, but few with any focus readily apparent. Somebody want to read me in by PM?

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Expected schedule:

#twm-general-chat chain gang adventures Tomorrow evening and alternate Saturdays thereafter.

#adventure-1 Seems to be ongoing

#adventure-3 Washed ashore on the mysterious Proc island. To be continued whenever the players show up. They haven't gotten very far as so far they don't know Jack.

#adventure-4 Will start up soon-ish. Evil (er ill-behaved?) sorceress has transformed the villagers on the island into anthropomorphic animals (or has she?). The players must investigate and resolve the situation.

#adv-6-tollenkars-lair-spoilers Donno when this will start.

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Alll the channels are active at various times, the Adventure channels are very stagnant as of right now, apparantly the players have JOBs, which has proven a bit diffcult to maintain a playing schedule in the various Adventure rooms, it just needs more player participation.
50 states in the union, plus Internationals, and we can't seem to get 5 people together at once...lol

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Hi there. On Discord I'm Tollenkar, and I run the server. Firstly, I'd like to thank Phil Reed for 1) posting a thread inviting people to the server, and 2) making it a sticky topic. None of this was necessary, so I express my gratitude.

The server has grown significantly over the past two months. This is due to increased interest in Discord members who own the game to play The Fantasy Trip by post with others who are separated by a great distance. This is awesome, but it added a lot of channels to the server, which can confuse new (or long-time) members.

I'm planning to write a guide to the server itself. In the meantime, I wanted to answer some of your question to help new members get started.

Channels are grouped with related channels in categories.

If you're new to the server, you may choose to only use the WELCOME and MAIN groups. Most of the non-game activity occurs in MAIN, and WELCOME contains the rules and basic information for new members. Many of the channels' names are The Fantasy Trip themed (one is #bendwyn-square, for instance), so PC users can read an explanation of any channel they enter at the top of the Discord window. Here is an overview of the channels in WELCOME and MAIN to help you get started:

WELCOME

• summons: This channel greets members when they join the server.
• welcome-to-cidri: Information and the server's rules; every member is urged to take a few minutes to read this.
• news: This is the server's changelog.

MAIN

• tft-arena: The main channel, for discussion of 1) TFT, or 2) Anything Steve Jackson wants when he's around.
• dungeon: for either 1) off-topic discussion, or, 2) TFT discussion when there's an active discussion in #tft-arena, so people don't disturb an active discussion thread.
• gallery-on-topic: for posting images related to TFT.... gameplay photos, art, or your collection, for instance.
• seeking-players-and-games: A place to find or request local or online players.
• tft-fact: For discussion of real life facts about TFT, such as crowdfund campaigns, Illuminator posts, or new product information.
• rules-discussion: This channel is for people with rules questions. One way I use this channel: I've used this channel right in the middle of a game when I didn't know what to do, and a few people are usually online to help out immediately.
• house-rules: for sharing/talking about deviations from rules-as-written.
• virtual-fnordcon-planning: This channel was created to help Steve Jackson brainstorm with members about FnordCon.

There are things to do to mute or ignore channels you're not interested in using. I can explain to members who are interested.

Restricting yourself to these channels until you're comfortable with the server should help. The community is made of TFT players, which is synonymous with passionate, helpful, and friendly, so they'll answer any questions. If you have any questions or need help while there, I always answer correspondence sent on Discord by PM/DM.

To those who visit: I hope you enjoy the server!

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Thanks! This was very helpful.

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Great! I'm glad it helped to clarify the TFT Discord world. The server is equipped with hex maps with its individual hex IDs and virtual dice, so players who can't get together in real life can set up their real games at home and play-by-post, the way people in the Avalon Hill era played their games with remote opponents by mail. There has been an increase in members playing TFT online, especially with member HCobb involved in three simultaneous campaigns (!). There is one channel group called "Adventures", and each adventure has three to four channels:

• adventure-n (n is the number of the adventure)
• adventrue-n-gm-screen: only the gm of the adventure can see this channel.
• adventure-n-maps-and-stats: for player cards, maps, and other charts to be easily accessed.
• adventure-n-discussion: for non-game talk by players or spectators.

Adventure-2 is reserved for games of Death Test, and adventure-6 is for a game of Tollenkar's Lair, which is being planned at the moment. Both are marked that there will be spoilers, so those who haven't played those modules (like myself) may avoid reading things that reveal secrets of those games.

There is always room for new adventures. Whenever the final set of unused adventure channels gets taken, I set up a new vacant adventure channel set. Since there's been a lot more people playing TFT live on the server in the past 2 months, the ADVENTURES channel group has gotten large and maybe even bewildering. I'm considering breaking up each adventure into its own channel category.

One thing that I like about the #Adventure channels is that when a scenario is through, you have a real-time record of the excitement of a TFT game as it actually happened. It's the equivalent of an annotated chess game. Members can scroll back to the beginning of an adventure log and read it.

If you're looking for adventure now is a great time to visit. You may try to gather people (either your own friends or existing members) to play a new adventure, or request to join one in-progress.

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#adventure1 is approaching its ending, but I suppose it's still possible to join.

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I've been following #aventure-1, and it has been getting very suspenseful. If the campaign closes, just leave it there for others to be able to visit & read your journey. Anyone who wants to start a new adventure may move into #adventure-1.

You're never obliged to do do, but it would be totally mint if after the adventure, you wrote a summary and post it to the channel as a .pdf attachment. I'd love to read it.

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I just joined and...

I am overwhelmed. This might take me a while to understand.

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It does take some getting used to. Compared to these forums or even FB, Discord channels often seem like a neverending and unstructured stream of consciousness. There are frequent topic jumps and strays into odd tangents, but there are also some interesting and dynamic 'threads' if you have time to watch them closely.

I typically stick to the arena, rules-discussion and house-rules channels.

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Thank you!

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Nota bene: Getting your mic to work on Discord can be tricky--at least I found it so. The Push-to-Talk function may not work if you are in another window or tab (such as your virtual table top), and the app that you can install to make Push-to-Talk funcion globally might not get along with your computer. On top of that, there are a few places where you may have to turn your (or someone else's) mic volume to the desired level (I never would have guessed to right-click on someone's icon to change their volume, for instance). Even after reading a few "How To" pages, it took the kind efforts of a very helpful GM to remotely walk me through it before I could get it to work acceptably.

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I just invited Liz Danforth, who is already a Discord user.

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I'm pleased to have Liz Danforth as a member!

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"Ghost of Tollenkar's Lair" is still looking for adventurers.
https://discord.gg/mWKcKu

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If you're new and are having difficulty grasping the server, just post in the #dungeon channel that you're new, and we members will help you get the hang of it, before using some of its advanced features.

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A new adventure is beginning: in the #Adventure-7 channel group, a team is preparing to play Metagaming Concept's Security Station module. The party is full for playing, but members are welcome to watch.

And TFT Discord is not just for adventuring. There is game discussion, a channel for having rules questions answered, updates on new and upcoming expansions, and more! There's even a radio station.

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#adventure-7 We have finished the first running of Security Station.

The group was very successful until the final (and deadly) room.

The Orc Barbarian Garekk managed to get out alive with a vast quantity of loot and is considering whether or not to return to extract any more loot. Unfortunately, his 2 companions did not exit with him ...

[Historically, there is about a 25% survival rate on the final room for those who do not have prior knowledge.]

If there is interest, I may run this again.

As others have stated, trying to find an agreeable time slot is the hardest part, with players scattered all over the world. We ended up with 1 player on the US West coast, 2 participants on the US East coast, and 1 player in between time zone-wise. This enabled us to play once a week for 2-4 hours per session.

The players provided their recommendations for improvement and I will take them into consideration for the next running. The module itself as written is 40-ish years old, yet can be run fairly easily with the recent ITL ruleset.

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I'm accepting new players for Couriers of Dran here: https://discord.gg/P6T9qQ

"Fliers are put up around town offering dangerous work with long hours for little pay for loyal subjects of the Duke with good references. Apply to Sir Dulneff at the Duke’s palace."

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There are several adventures on the Discord group, but even if you're not looking for a play-by-post game, Discord has lots more to offer TFT fans:

• Updates on new products and crowdfund campaigns
• Chat with many old-school veterans to the game
• Meet with content creators
• Ask rules questions and have them answered, usually quickly
• Art gallery for sharing original counters, photos of miniature setups, and more
• Sneak previews of modules, art, and more
• Steve Jackson himself may visit
• There's even a radio station; level 13 members and above can DJ
• Voice chat, or adventuring, like a party line
• Dice apps
• And more.

If you're not a member, but love the game, why not stop by and visit? It's an awesome place because of the active members.

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One of the things people enjoy about the TFT Discord server is conducting play-by-post adventures in real time. Most of the games died down except one, and a second on hold, so there are many channels available for anyone who wants to begin an adventure or even a Melee/Wizard skirmish. What's nice about this form of playing is that there's a written record of an adventure, much like an annotated chess game. Spectators can read or study this account as it unfolds in real time, or after the fact. With many open channels, now is a good time to try an online game. There are many members, so you may ask for people to join (or oppose) you and someone will.

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The TFT Server just crashed. Several us were posting just minutes ago, but it's gone now.

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Hacked by the Mnoren, no doubt.

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I have emailed Tollenkar, but there's been no response yet. Hopefully, he knows the right spell to cast.

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I'm glad that it's not just me. Should we cast an Aid spell his direction?

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I just started another server so we don't lose any people until Tollenkar is back or we know what happened?

I have a link here:
https://discord.gg/WzkuKf94Nh

I will make any old members from Tollenkar's server an admin. So this will be a group effort to stay on line on Discord, and not some sort of coup attempt. If the invite doesn't work try sending me a friends request on Discord and then the link should definitely work.
Quirky2 #0855

Let's keep the games going and hope we don't lose any members until we are back on track again.

If for some reason Tollenkar isn't coming back as admin, I will put this server into the hands of the admins, but that is hopefully a problem we don't have to face.

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I thank you for your efforts on this.

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Remove post

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Does anyone know what happened to the Fantasy Trip discord? I was part of it for a while now and then in the last couple days it just disappeared, and all the links are expired.

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Click on the invite link provided by Nils_Lindeberg a few posts above.

The server went down and has been resurrected from scratch.

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The old TFT Discord was deleted by the admin.

We are a new group of admins that restarted a new TFT Discord.


Send me a friend request. Or try the link:
https://discord.gg/WzkuKf94Nh

Quirky2#0855

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And now the link should work properly. :-)

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Can an admin help madhopper50 connect to the new discord please?

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Thanks! The new link works.

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It's great to see the server growing and attracting new members. I'm glad to hear that the increased interest in The Fantasy Trip is leading people to Discord so they can play by post with others. With all the new channels that have been added, it can be confusing for people to know where to go and what to do. I think it would be helpful to have a channel that lists all the channels and their purpose, as I did with my discord art server. That way, people can easily find what they're looking for and know where to go to get the information they need.

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Each channel has a description, if that helps.

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Pity it seems to have turned this forum nearly moribund
As neat as Discord is at supporting conversation, it really doesn’t make finding old conversations easy. Maybe it’s just me, but try as I might, I just can’t warm to it.

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Agree, I logged into it for a while and didn't like it at all.

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We're always open to suggestions for improvement.

I think most of us who are active on the server would agree that Discord has limitations, but it's also very convenient as a forum to dump ideas or questions and get quick feedback. It's social tool, first and foremost so I guess you have to be OK with that before you get too invested.

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A couple of times, I captured a conversation on Discord and brought it to this forum because I wanted to consolidate or summarize comments made in the Discord discussion so that it could be more easily searched at a later time.

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Right. It functions as well as it does only because of the number of people on it. If instead they were on this forum, we’d have the benefit of all of those contributors combined the convenience of separate threads that are searchable.

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I guess that I prefer Forum type systems. FOR ME, Discord just seemed to be a bunch of people in a room, all of them talking at the same time. I found it kind of disorganized and rambling, hard to really track the conversations. AGAIN, FOR ME.

Just different strokes for different folks.

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Totally valid and no worries. TBH, I actually would like to see the traffic pick up here so I've set a goal to create a new thread or update an old one with a new post every week.

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Capturing conversations from Discord and post them here is a very good idea.

Keep it up.

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The idea was driven by the need for an easier search for such info. Discord is great for open discussion but doesn't segregate to specific discussions. It only segregates discussions to occur within topic categories.

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Fresh invite link:
https://discord.gg/NFuGHVbVc

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Is there a fresh invite ?

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Should be a permanent link.
https://discord.gg/n5t8tqUkEB