The 'Living Forgotten Realms of Oxford' group is a collection of roleplayers, of all ages from sixteen to sixty, who meet up two or three times a week at members' homes to play Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying games. We aren't affiliated with either of the city's universities, though a number of our members are students.
The games we play are set in the popular Forgotten Realms campaign setting, a fictional high fantasy world that has been around since the Eighties and has given rise to dozens of novels and computer games. We use the Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (D&D4e) rules system, which most people find easier to pick up and start playing than previous editions, with vinyl battlemats and a wide selection of plastic miniatures to play out the combats. Each session lasts for about four hours (on weekday evenings we usually start around 7pm and aim to finish by 11 to 11:30), and each session we play a self-contained adventure produced specifically for the Living Forgotten Realms (LFR) campaign by the RolePlaying Gamers Association (RPGA).
If you'd like to come along and give it a try then email the group's organiser (currently Andy W) to let him know you're interested. He can let you know when there's a suitable game for you to join, or you can sign up to our Yahoo! Group mailing list to say hello and see what games are on for yourself.
If you're new to the game then we can provide a selection of eight pregenerated characters for you to choose from, or if you have access to a copy of the Player's Handbook then this page gives you the guidelines to create your own Living Forgotten Realms character. (People with previous experience of 4th edition and/or access to additional sourcebooks might want to look at the Advanced Character Creation page instead.)
The Living Forgotten Realms of Oxford group has its own Yahoo! Group mailing list on which we arrange games, discuss various matters and store useful files. You can join this list by sending an email to <lfr-oxford-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> or by visiting its webpage at games.groups.yahoo.com/group/lfr-oxford and clicking on the "Join this group" button. If you have problems trying to join the list by either of these methods then email the listmod, Xan, at <lfr-oxford-owner@yahoogroups.com> and he'll do his best to sort them out. Alternatively, you can click on the button below:
There is also a national Yahoo! Group mailing list for general discussion of Living Forgotten Realms games in the UK. You can join that list by sending an email to <lfr_luruar-subscribe@yahoogroups.com> or by visiting its webpage at games.groups.yahoo.com/group/lfr_luruar and clicking on the "Join this group" button.
There are many more links to be found on our Links page, the selection listed here covers the most important campaign links and links to other local groups.
This page last updated: 24th July 2009 - Email the webmeister - Email the organiser
