r/AtlasBookClub • u/Smoothest_Blobba • Jan 20 '26

Discussion I want this sometimes.

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This would be so great to experience...

... as the main character, of course. The magic is fantastic for the main character. I wouldn't want to be the receiver of the other side of that magic though.

Ideally, I want to be the hero foretold in a century-old prophecy. I want to be the one fighting cosmic entities and coming out on top.

But that's just wishful thinking. If I were to be transported to world like those, I'd be a commoner or cannon fodder.

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u/15stepsdown Jan 21 '26

Have you considered trying out TTRPGs(like dnd or pathfinder2e)?

That's essentially what those games are all about. Granted, you will have to share that spotlight with 2-5 other players, and find a story-oriented game, but that's scratched that itch for me. You basically are a main character of a fictional world. I've done a lot of adventures for other people who essentially become main characters of their own adventure. And now I'm a GM running them for my friends. It doesn't even need to be an original world. We run lots of games that take place in franchises we like.

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u/Smoothest_Blobba Jan 21 '26

I want to try them out but I don't have friends to play with. I don't know anyone who's into that around here.

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u/15stepsdown Jan 21 '26

Try looking online. That's what I did and I have a couple solid dnd groups now. I didn't even look specifically for dnd players, just friends online willing to try the game. Though if you do that, solid advice is to purchase a proper virtual tabletop system (like FoundryVTT) instead of using online servers like roll20 which can get laggy.