I roll 20s

[Sandman]

AKA The D&D thread. We should try and get some games going agian....would be nice if we could get a dice program on this forum. I know it's possible.

[fitbabits]

20s, not 20's. Jeez...

[Sandman]

20s, not 20's. Jeez...

Your grammar skills increase +1.

[Jackel]

I'm glad to see that it is not just me that JAYoung has been going after for grammar.

[Ghostbear]

I have a game this weekend. New wizard character here I come!

[danielOut]

I really want to try out some 4e stuff... but i'm kinda holding off until the sweet ass toolset comes out.

[Rogue_hunter]

I want to reuse my Dragonborn fighter. When/how are we gonna do this?

[astranoir]

I recently joined a D&D game (hopefully it will be the first I've been in to go past 3 sessions?) after only playing Delta Green, Call of Cthulhu, and a mortals version of Exalted in the past. I'm excited.

[Kagger]

Holy Cow Avatars!

I'm about to plan a Star Wars D&D campaign for my friends. Never GM'ed before...and really need to get to knowing the nuts and bolts.

[Deadend]

I need to find some people to roll (dice) with, as I have never played.

[OUX]

I really miss playing some old fashioned DnD. I had a game I ran and a game I played in each week for about 3 months in college and it was good times.

[Rogue_hunter]

I recently joined a D&D game (hopefully it will be the first I've been in to go past 3 sessions?) after only playing Delta Green, Call of Cthulhu, and a mortals version of Exalted in the past. I'm excited.

Lucky. My first (and so far, only) DnD session only got as far as the character creation session. Sadly, our GM kept getting called away for work, and the time we agreed on never worked. That person is here somewhere...and he found a great site to do alot of the stuff. www.myth-weavers.com has an integrated character sheet, and they had a few different plugins for different games.

[Nameless]

AKA The D&D thread. We should try and get some games going agian....would be nice if we could get a dice program on this forum. I know it's possible.

So how did you guys do this back on EvAv? Was it a Skype game? A play-by-post? I'd definitely be interested in getting involved, as I love me some RPGs. Though I must admit, I'm not too keen on 4E, I'd be willing to give it a shot. And if you guys need a GM, I've got tons of modules waiting to be run!

[Rogue_hunter]

So how did you guys do this back on EvAv? Was it a Skype game? A play-by-post? I'd definitely be interested in getting involved, as I love me some RPGs. Though I must admit, I'm not too keen on 4E, I'd be willing to give it a shot. And if you guys need a GM, I've got tons of modules waiting to be run!

Teamspeak for the talky stuff, www.myth-weavers.com for the character sheets, OpenRPG for the actual game stuff.

Though, there was a website forum that there was a play by post.

[Nameless]

Teamspeak for the talky stuff, www.myth-weavers.com for the character sheets, OpenRPG for the actual game stuff.

Though, there was a website forum that there was a play by post.

I do like play-by-post as it gives the GM a lot of time to come up with ideas, but the games do drag on for a long time. I'd be interested in trying anything, really. The main thing is the roleplaying. Everything else is just fluff.

[crispy951]

Always wanted to get into this, but could never get enough of my friends interested. I'll keep checking back here to see what you guys decide.

[LordDon]

I've been gaming with the same group of guys since I was 14 (31 now) and have played nearly every system under the sun.

We heard the first rumblings of D&D 4e and mocked it for being an MMO turned tabletop game. Then we played it. Dear god it's so much more fun than we were expecting.

The best part so far, though, is we started a noob group for some friends and I convinced my girlfriend to give it a try. She rolled a dragonborn fighter. It's so beautiful. *sniff*

[astranoir]

Lucky. My first (and so far, only) DnD session only got as far as the character creation session. Sadly, our GM kept getting called away for work, and the time we agreed on never worked. That person is here somewhere...and he found a great site to do alot of the stuff. www.myth-weavers.com has an integrated character sheet, and they had a few different plugins for different games.

Yeah, unfortunately that's what a lot of the past games I tried to get into were like. Good luck finding a good, sustainable game!

[mightbe]

I really want to try out some 4e stuff... but i'm kinda holding off until the sweet ass toolset comes out.

The sweet ass toolset is going to require a monthly fee and a pay-per-booster price to play with minis.

Or so I've been told by my FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) owner.

[iHap]

I've been meaning to start some D&D but not many of my friends are nerds, and the ones who are rarely get a chance to ever play. I am deeply sad.

[Commissar Rob]

A group of people at work got together last night for an intro to the new ruleset (version 4?). I hadn't played since college (going on twenty years ago) and it was a blast! The new (well, to me, anyway) races were odd - but the powers bit made being a fighter (defender, I think I'm called) a lot more interesting than I remembered it being.

So, yep, I'm a dwarf. Aye, an wen ye hav an excuze tae use a bad Scottish accent all nacht...so mooch da bettah.

[Cit Phil Cit]

D&D, eh? I would be interested, but my timing is fickle. I've got all the new 4.0 stuff.

[Mariele]

I have the first three core books they released for 4e. The group I use to game with back at my home (at college now), had planned on starting up a 4e campaign but it never really got off the ground. (we use to play 3.5 fairly frequently) I'd be interested in any D&D campaign that was started up.

[danielOut]

The sweet ass toolset is going to require a monthly fee and a pay-per-booster price to play with minis.

Or so I've been told by my FLGS (Friendly Local Gaming Store) owner.

I hear you'll be able to pick which minis you buy, so you can buy the ones you need for your campaign. Of course, nothing even says you have to use them. You can just use placeholders.

The toolset is really nice, though. Played with it at PAX a little.

[Virtual Machine]

I despise the whole miniature angle (breaks the flow of my games, everyone gets too technical/strategic. I'd rather my stuff be all about the storytelling.

But that's just me.

I've also played just about every system under the sun.

[mightbe]

I despise the whole miniature angle (breaks the flow of my games, everyone gets too technical/strategic. I'd rather my stuff be all about the storytelling.

But that's just me.

I've also played just about every system under the sun.
Then you'll agree that Deadlands Weird West was by far the best system/setting ever created.
:D

[danielOut]

Good DM can mix minis and the storytelling to create a better picture for the players, in my opinion.

[EWolfmanD]

http://www.dndonlinegames.com is another site where you can find play-by-post DnD games.

I was part of a 4E game, but our DM *coughSazimecough* disappeared. I'll eventually guilt him into spending less time doing comics podcasts and more time making up stories for us. :p

[Lithium Flower]

About two years ago, I started an MSN campaign with a friend based on heavily modified 3.5 rules (just to make things simpler and keep the focus on story telling rather than the nitty-gritty of combat rolls) and it was rather fun, went on for 6 months. Since it was just two of us, we both dm'ed for each other and made up parts of the story as we went along.

I'd be interested in play by post or MSN or whatever as well, though I don't have a lot of experience with the real thing, aside from loads of Neverwinter Nights.

[Superman's Dead]

I'd love to get into another game with you folks, so if anyone's interested in play by post drop me a PM. Any system any number of posts per day. I just can't do real-time due to my crazy schedule.

I wish I had enough time to get back into MUSHes...glorious character-based RP...

[Clark]

http://www.dndonlinegames.com is another site where you can find play-by-post DnD games.

I was part of a 4E game, but our DM *coughSazimecough* disappeared. I'll eventually guilt him into spending less time doing comics podcasts and more time making up stories for us. :p

dndonlinegames IS great. TheKeck and I are in 6 games right now!

I'm playing with a bunch of folks from here. It IS hard to get everyone posting daily, but when it's cranking along at a good pace it is a blast.

My goal is to get together a group of 5 that can post at least once a day (for the most part) and run a campaign soon.

[EWolfmanD]

Reserve a spot for me in your game, Clark. I only had that one game going and really miss all the fun we were having. :(

[Clark]

Reserve a spot for me in your game, Clark. I only had that one game going and really miss all the fun we were having. :(

Will do. It's a little ways off and I'm waiting to see what Sazime's plans are.

[Karak]

I despise the whole miniature angle (breaks the flow of my games, everyone gets too technical/strategic. I'd rather my stuff be all about the storytelling.

But that's just me.

I've also played just about every system under the sun.

Wow...It's nice to hear someone else feel that way.
We have been playing for over 20 years now and never used them. Wouldn't even know where to begin if I did.
Never had a complaint that someone didn't know where they were or what they were doing either. Each to their own I guess.

[Karak]

dndonlinegames IS great. TheKeck and I are in 6 games right now!

I'm playing with a bunch of folks from here. It IS hard to get everyone posting daily, but when it's cranking along at a good pace it is a blast.

My goal is to get together a group of 5 that can post at least once a day (for the most part) and run a campaign soon.

Care to quickly explain how the site works?

[EWolfmanD]

Care to quickly explain how the site works?

Basically it's a forum like this, but it has built in tools such as tags and things like that. Each game is the equivalent to a sub-forum here, and then you have threads for things such as character creation, character background, a thread for different chapters/parts of your game, DM info, OOC chat, etc.

http://www.dndonlinegames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5945 is the game I was part of if you want to look around to see what it's like, or you could just browse any of the other games on the site.

[Clark]

Care to quickly explain how the site works?


I'll give it a shot. Wolf, Keck, Supes...help me out if I miss something.

Basically it's Play by Post. There are DMs on the site who are looking for players and players looking for games. Players usually "apply" to the DMs game by giving a brief description of the type of character they want to play and sometimes their experience level. There are TONS of games that welcome noobs. There are even solo games that let you play one on one with a DM to get a feel for the game.

Once a game has started it's a lot of narrative. Many DMs use pictures and maps, but it's not needed. Dice rolling is handled by an in-game tool that calculates rolls for you. You end up typing a simple command. For example, to roll a d20 you type : 1d20

IF you are lucky enough to get into an active game (many fizzle out) it can be a great experience. I've made some great friends from playing there and got to know a lot of posters here a lot better. (Ten19 is one hell of a roleplayer. He's playing a snarky mage and the dialogue between him and other characters in our party has been the best part of the game.)

Pros:
-Gives folks interested in roleplaying who aren't able to commit to specific times an outlet
-Get to know community members from here (could also be a con...)
-Easy to learn and use the dice/posting mechanics
-VERY dedicated and helpful community

Cons:
-Games can move at a snail's pace. Especially if the DM or one of the players doesn't post much. Patience is a must.
-You will be expected to post on a regular basis. Most games call for once a day, but really 3-4 times a week is a normal pace.

edit: Ninja'd by Wolf!

[Karak]

I'll give it a shot. Wolf, Keck, Supes...help me out if I miss something.

Basically it's Play by Post. There are DMs on the site who are looking for players and players looking for games. Players usually "apply" to the DMs game by giving a brief description of the type of character they want to play and sometimes their experience level. There are TONS of games that welcome noobs. There are even solo games that let you play one on one with a DM to get a feel for the game.

Once a game has started it's a lot of narrative. Many DMs use pictures and maps, but it's not needed. Dice rolling is handled by an in-game tool that calculates rolls for you. You end up typing a simple command. For example, to roll a d20 you type : 1d20

IF you are lucky enough to get into an active game (many fizzle out) it can be a great experience. I've made some great friends from playing there and got to know a lot of posters here a lot better. (Ten19 is one hell of a roleplayer. He's playing a snarky mage and the dialogue between him and other characters in our party has been the best part of the game.)

Pros:
-Gives folks interested in roleplaying who aren't able to commit to specific times an outlet
-Get to know community members from here (could also be a con...)
-Easy to learn and use the dice/posting mechanics
-VERY dedicated and helpful community

Cons:
-Games can move at a snail's pace. Especially if the DM or one of the players doesn't post much. Patience is a must.
-You will be expected to post on a regular basis. Most games call for once a day, but really 3-4 times a week is a normal pace.

edit: Ninja'd by Wolf!

Thank you both of you.
Are there rating systems for how well a dm does or active he is.

[The Doctor]

I've been running my local gang of gamer buddies through the 4E adventures. Started with Keep on the Shadowfell and now they're through the first 1/3 to 1/4 of Thunderspire Labyrinth.

It's been pretty easy and enjoyable to run, but I'm not sure how much I'd like to play in 4E. The classes and build styles seem to somewhat pigeonhole you, but I've not gotten much exposure to making characters since I've only GMed so far..

I make cheap-o cardboard miniatures using Google image search, Photoshop Elements and a template based on a scan I made of some Cardboard Heroes.

[Vyzov]

Lucky. My first (and so far, only) DnD session only got as far as the character creation session. Sadly, our GM kept getting called away for work, and the time we agreed on never worked. That person is here somewhere...and he found a great site to do alot of the stuff. www.myth-weavers.com (http://www.myth-weavers.com) has an integrated character sheet, and they had a few different plugins for different games.

I too am disappointed about that, and would like to get a good 4e game going.

[danielOut]

We need some DMs up in this thread!

Lots of players; not enough DMs.

[Karak]

We need some DMs up in this thread!

Lots of players; not enough DMs.

Well if your talking online your right.
If your talking real life I have been doing it for 20 plus years now.
God I am old

[danielOut]

Yeah, I was talking about getting some DMs to run some pbp games here.

[Rogue_hunter]

Clark, sign me up for that, when you do it.

[OrangePulp]

If you guys ever want to get a game going, I highly suggest MapTool (http://www.rptools.net/doku.php?id=maptool:intro). It's especially good for 4th ed, with that system's focus on maps and tactical combat. You can whip up some really good macros for it; my DM has got some really smooth powers macros for 4th (I think based off stuff he pulled off some forums), and also an exploding dice roll and keep macro for L5R. Hell, when you impersonate tokens, you can have it set so that whenever you talk, the token icon appears beside the chat. Maybe when I'm not so lazy, I'll get a sample screenshot.

[iHap]

Is anybody interested in getting together one night on say Vent/TS/Skype and play some D&D with MapTool. I've messed around with it before but really never played.

I really want to get into D&D but I know nobody to play with besides my brother and maybe his friends, but they are always busy with work. I know for a fact that you guys can't resist the nerd calling.

[Virtual Machine]

Well if your talking online your right.
If your talking real life I have been doing it for 20 plus years now.
God I am old

I started with DnD in the 4th grade (1987). Graph paper maps for the win! Was running ADnD/Shadowrun/Battletech/Robotech/TMNT & Other Strangeness by 1989/1990. Only experience i have with online was running a Vampire: The Masquerade campaign via E-mail organized on an old Local BBS in the early 90's.

Goddamn, i'm feeling old as well... The more i hear from you K (or Way if you prefer), the more i think you might be my evil twin.

Then you'll agree that Deadlands Weird West was by far the best system/setting ever created.
:D

Man, I lost my Deadlands book eons ago. I've been on the hunt for a hardcover rulebook for a while. I can't remember too many details with regards to the rules system, but the setting was goddamn awesome.

[Karak]

I started with DnD in the 4th grade (1987). Graph paper maps for the win! Was running ADnD/Shadowrun/Battletech/Robotech/TMNT & Other Strangeness by 1989/1990. Only experience i have with online was running a Vampire: The Masquerade campaign via E-mail organized on an old Local BBS in the early 90's.

Goddamn, i'm feeling old as well... The more i hear from you K (or Way if you prefer), the more i think you might be my evil twin.


K or Way:) I am trying to get them to let me change my name to Karak.

Anyway.
I would say I had the same experiences, but I settled into Werewolf storytelling for about 8-10 years. That system is pretty easy and it allows people to almost storytell on their own with the many ways to split the dice(great idea). In a way its almost like having Feats from DND 4th but without the exactness of it. Great stuff.

I later moved to Warhammer Roleplay. For some reason a 100 percentile roll feels more flexible to me when describing actions and incredible success versus seat of your pants.
However for the last 6 years I have been dm'ing 5 different games.

Fading Suns(by far my favorite)
Warhammer Roleplay(less active group)
Dragonlance(My favorite world)
Afterworld(my own world where magic has seeped back into the real world. something like Rifts but the world didn't collapse but instead is trying to continue on when toll bridges REALLY do have trolls under them.
Werewolf(A little emo now as I get older) but I can't describe all the good times.
As you can tell, to me the rules do nothing more than create a framework to actually roleplay versus rollplay.
A Character sheet, pencil, some dice and a piece of paper or two and nothing else.

[Vyzov]

I'd love to get in on any type of PnP game. The internet is a wonderful way to supplement friends with a lack of interest/lazyness/unreliable.

[Virtual Machine]

K or Way:) I am trying to get them to let me change my name to Karak.

Anyway.
I would say I had the same experiences, but I settled into Werewolf storytelling for about 8-10 years. That system is pretty easy and it allows people to almost storytell on their own with the many ways to split the dice(great idea). In a way its almost like having Feats from DND 4th but without the exactness of it. Great stuff.


I've only run one game of Werewolf, back in the early 90's - still have that cool rulebook though. Always liked White Wolf's Shadowrun-lite system, more user friendly and adaptable than SR2 was (SR1 and 2 were beasts!). We played more Vampire: The Masquerade than any of the other White Wolf product though. Off hand, i've run groups through ADnD 2E, Shadowrun, EarthDawn, Mechwarrior, Heavy Gear, Legend of the 5 Rings, West End's Star Wars, Call of Chuthulu and a few one offs (Gurps, White Wolf's Street Fighter, Deadlands, Jovian Chronicles and a few others). We took a break in '98, and didn't really play again until 3E was released, which brought a few new groups in, and got me into a few D20 products afterwards (most notably Conan, which is amazing stuff.)

I later moved to Warhammer Roleplay. For some reason a 100 percentile roll feels more flexible to me when describing actions and incredible success versus seat of your pants.
However for the last 6 years I have been dm'ing 5 different games.

Fading Suns(by far my favorite)
Warhammer Roleplay(less active group)
Dragonlance(My favorite world)
Afterworld(my own world where magic has seeped back into the real world. something like Rifts but the world didn't collapse but instead is trying to continue on when toll bridges REALLY do have trolls under them.
Werewolf(A little emo now as I get older) but I can't describe all the good times.
As you can tell, to me the rules do nothing more than create a framework to actually roleplay versus rollplay.
A Character sheet, pencil, some dice and a piece of paper or two and nothing else.

Fading Suns i'm not familiar with. When i dig out DnD it's usually the Forgotten Realms, though i did try a bit of Eberron, which i had trouble really getting into as a GM. Afterworld sounds pretty cool - the only custom settings i've ever run have been pretty generic fantasy (though i did once run a "Mad Max" campaign using Shadowrun 2's rules - complete with custom character sheets).

I picked up a softcover Warhammer roleplaying rulebook a little while ago at a second hand store - i think it was 2nd edition, but i'm not sure, but i haven't really gotten to thumb through it yet. I'm still trying to pour through the BEAST of a tome that is A Game of Thrones - hoping to get that off the ground sooner rather than later - though i may wait for the Green Ronin version of the game that comes out this month.

My wife has been going through the Buffy and Serenity rulebooks and wants to run one or the other of those - which i'd love. I haven't actually PLAYED a character in about 10 years.

Your playstyle seems pretty much identical to my own. Rules nazis generally tend to drive me insane, and when i run, i try to get the players as involved in story as i can. When they get so involved in a session that they don't WANT to pick up dice, i know i'm doing my job. ;)

[Karak]

Your playstyle seems pretty much identical to my own. Rules nazis generally tend to drive me insane, and when i run, i try to get the players as involved in story as i can. When they get so involved in a session that they don't WANT to pick up dice, i know i'm doing my job. ;)
True.
All true.
We used to use diceless but as we grew older SOME kind of randomess had to be added and that's where the storyteller system came into its own for us. Werewolf, Vampire, Hunters Hunted they all played identical which was what we enjoyed.
Recently we moved to a deck of cards based system removing everything but the main numbers and the 2 jokers. And as we play the players flash whatever card they pulled from their shuffled deck to me. So they do not see it and either do the other players.
TALK about awesome.
Diplomacy without knowing if you won or lost is amazing.
Battle is amazing. You can do the same thing if you hide dice but that sucks. Then if a Joker comes up its a amazing success or amazing failure.
Good times. I have even got a couple more people involved that probably would never have played as they had a weird DICE/NERD hate.

[TheKeck]

Thank you both of you.
Are there rating systems for how well a dm does or active he is.
Yeah, there is an XP system. I'm not sure how well it works at identifying good DMs, but a high post count, and a high XP, and a community supporter is a pretty good sign. :)

[Karak]

Yeah, there is an XP system. I'm not sure how well it works at identifying good DMs, but a high post count, and a high XP, and a community supporter is a pretty good sign. :)

Then this may work for me. I am just extremly vested in my own time as my hobbies dictate my life so I would love to find people actually interested in playing rather than an occasionaly thing or something that dies on the fine.