Finding and Joining a Game

At any given moment, several hundred active games are unfolding on Myth-Weavers, spanning dozens of systems and just about every genre anyone's ever put to paper. Think of this guide as your map: where to look, what to look for, and how to actually get yourself through the door.

The home page

Once you're logged in, the home page is your hub, and it's built around three main areas.

My Games sidebar

Down the left side sits every game you're currently part of, each one tagged with your role (GM, Assistant GM, Player, or Reader). Click to jump in.

Advertisement carousel

Running across the top of the main column, the Advertisement Carousel cycles through games that are actively recruiting. Spot something that catches your eye? Click the ad to see the full story.

Community forums

Below the carousel: the Community Forums — site-wide discussion categories (General Discussion, Tabletop RPG, recruiting talk, etc.). Open to all members, not tied to any specific game. See Community, Messages, and Social for what's there.

Who's Online

Bottom of the home page: who's currently active.

The Dashboard

Dashboard in the navigation gives you a personal overview:

• My Games — Same list as the home sidebar.
• Followed Content — Games, forums, and topics you follow, with unread counts. One click takes you to the first unread post. It shows your currently active follows by default — things in games that are still running — so a handful of live follows aren't buried under a long tail of old ones. Follows in archived or completed games (often character sheets you watched long ago) are tucked behind a Show archived follows link at the bottom of the Topics list; click it to browse or jump to any of them.
• Upcoming Events — Events from your personal, game, and community calendars coming up soon.
• Recent activity in my games — The most recently active topics across the games you're in, each showing the latest post and reply count. Off by default — turn it on with Customize.

Click Customize (top-right of the Dashboard) to choose which widgets appear and drag them into the order you want. Your layout is saved to your account.

The Game Directory

Games in the navigation opens the Game Directory, every single game on the site, laid out for you to browse. Search by name, or filter by status (active, archived, completed) to narrow the search down.

By default it surfaces the games that are actively recruiting, which is exactly the view you want when you're on the hunt for somewhere to play.

Viewing an advertisement

Any game that's currently recruiting shows a View Ad button — on its card in the Game Directory, or from the homepage's Advertisement Carousel. Click it to open the game's Recruitment tab with the full pitch:

• Game name, system, genre
• The GM's pitch and what they're looking for
• Current player count and max players

If the GM has set an expected posting frequency (multiple per day, 1–2 per day, every few days, weekly, casual), it shows as a badge on the game's own page. Worth treating as load-bearing before you apply: "multiple per day" and "weekly" are radically different games — pick one that matches your own rhythm or you'll be perennially behind.

Applying

When you find one you like:

1. Click the ad or the game name to land on the game's Recruitment page.
2. If the game is recruiting and you qualify, an Apply Now button appears at the bottom.
3. Click it. The application form opens with whatever prompts the GM has set up.
4. Fill it out (character concept, sample post, anything else the GM asked), then submit.

Your application creates a private discussion thread between you and the GM. From there it's a conversation: questions, character concept iterations, sample posts, whatever the GM and you want to work through before a yes/no.

Tracking your application

There's no separate "my applications" list. Your application is a private discussion thread inside the game, and an Application Panel at the top of that thread shows the current status:

• Pending — GM hasn't decided yet.
• Approved — You're in. Welcome.
• Rejected — GM passed; they may have included a message explaining why. (Not personal — most GMs are juggling more applicants than slots.)
• Withdrawn — You pulled the application yourself.

Two ways back to that thread: the game shows up under My Games → Applicant while it's open, and any GM activity on it (a decision, a reply) triggers a notification.

Accepting a game invite

GMs can also invite specific players directly. Invites show up in your Notifications. Click through to view the game and accept or decline.

Tips for the first application

These are a few tips that help get your application seen:

• Read the ad carefully. GMs who write detailed ads notice when applicants didn't read them. Make sure that you're addressing what is being asked for.
• A character concept beats a stat block. Most GMs care more about who your character is than the optimal build. Give them a background that feels meaningful.
• Don't apply to ten games at once. Quality of fit beats volume. Pick two or three that genuinely excite you and put effort into those applications.
• Posting frequency is real. If the ad says "1–2 per day" and your life can only do "1–2 per week," apply to a different game. Both of you will be happier, and there are plenty of games that fit your posting schedule.

Next steps

Once you're in: Forums, Topics, and Posting is the orientation to the game-page interface. The Post Editor is the reference for how to write things. Characters, Resources, and Maps covers linking a character sheet to the game.