Welcome to your third space: a virtual table for dice-slingers, crafters, and storytellers of all kinds. Here, you’ll find deep dives into roleplaying games, collaborative storytelling, and miniature wargaming, along with guides, discussions, and creative inspiration. We’re just getting started, but we’re glad you’re here for it. So thanks for joining us and happy hobbying!

This project is built on shared passion, not expert credentials. We’re not professional painters, published designers, elite GMs, or seasoned rules lawyers. We’re hobbyists who love RPGS, tabletop games, and everything that comes with them: immersive worlds, collaborative stories, rich lore, imaginative characters, and most of all, community.

The name "3rd Space Gaming" comes from sociologist Ray Oldenburg’s “third place” concept, a space beyond work and home where people connect, share ideas, and feel a sense of belonging. That’s the kind of virtual hangout we’re cultivating here.

This site is designed for hobbyists, crafters, and gamers of all levels. Whether you're a veteran wargamer, a forever-GM, a first-time miniature painter, or someone who just loves a good fantasy story, you're welcome here.

3rd Space Gaming will always aim to be:

• Inspirational: Full of ideas, prompts, and creative energy. The goal is to craft a community that shares inspiration, ideas, and favorite moments from their own games.
• Inclusive: Open to all backgrounds, experience levels, and play styles. So spread the word and bring more people to the table.
• Non-authoritative: We’re not here to tell you the "right way" to play or paint. Just to share what we are learning, trying, and loving. Rule of cool reigns supreme.

This site is just getting started, but here’s what’s on the roadmap for the near future:

1. Miniature Painting Tutorials & DIY Projects
   1. From terrain tutorials and painting guides to storage hacks and scratch-building with everyday household items. Expect lots of low-cost, easy effort projects to spark your creativity, enrich your games, and get you up and running faster.
2. RPG Resources for GMs & Players
   1. Curated lists of tools and online aids for both running and playing games
   2. Story prompts and character ideas: everything from skill and class suggestions to campaign seeds and story arcs.
      System highlights and recommendations from classics like Pathfinder and D&D to newer concoctions like Cairn, One Page Rules, indie gems, and other homebrewed favorites
3. Creative Inspiration
   1. Character concepts and origin stories
   2. Tips for better storytelling
   3. Worldbuilding best practices and art assets
   4. Music, art, movies, podcasts, and books that inspire our gaming and storytelling
4. Community Spotlights (Eventually!)
   1. This is a long-term goal, but we hope to share the work of everyone who contributes to the community. We want to highlight your ideas, suggestions, and projects through guest posts, interviews, showcases, and more. 
   2. You can always start sharing what you’re working on by becoming a free member today and getting access to our private Discord server. Otherwise, just let us know what you’re thinking or what you want to see from us, and we’ll make it happen!
5. Live Events and Work Sessions (Eventually!)
   1. We want to hang out with you. Whether we are doing a live paint along, a deep dive discussion on a specific topic, or just hanging out together at a hobby happy hour, hobbying is better together. And even if we can’t always be physically together, we can still cultivate an online community that is constantly exploring, sharing, and collaborating together.

You don’t need to be an expert or a veteran to be part of this space. Everyone is welcome. In fact, we hope it becomes a home and hub for newcomers and OGs alike. This will be your place if you have a curious mind and are eager to learn and share knowledge or experience from your own gaming journey.

You can help shape this space by:

• Commenting and resharing on social media
• Become a free member to get access to our private Discord server
• Sending feedback, ideas, and kind words
• Sharing your own creations, characters, or stories
• Letting us know what you want to see more of
• And most importantly, help spread the word so more people find their way to our shared space

Get connected with us:

• Discord
• Instagram
• Reddit

We understand that we are currently just a level 1 peasant starting out, but we have aspirations for greater things. We won’t be able to get there overnight, and we appreciate your patience as we get going and find our footing. That means that the content rollout might be a little slower at the start than we’d like, but we’re here for the long haul.

We are committed to providing quality content and valuable insights, so we will always prioritize that over pushing out a bunch of slop just to appease the almighty algorithms. As we get some momentum, we are eager to try out different media and formats, ranging from podcasts, videos, to live events. Written pieces will remain the focus for a while, but you can look forward to a range of bite-sized blogs and infographics all the way to long-form articles and even full-on works of fiction. 

Again, we are dedicated to steady production and constant improvement over the long term. We don’t know exactly what this will grow into, but we are excited by the possibilities and are so glad that you’re coming along on this journey with us. We hope 3rd Space Gaming becomes a cozy little corner of the internet where you can geek out, feel inspired, and maybe even try something new.

Here’s to the road ahead and the companions we’ll meet along the way.

Again, welcome to your 3rd Space, and happy hobbying!