Not sure if this is the place, if not then please suggest, is there any board or FTN I should know (apparently I don't) that is best to discuss tabletop games?
This would be as good a place as any.
I can't think of another more appropriate are in any net.
That's nice. As a part of my retro experience bonanza i started coming back
I find some equally expensive as Amiga 1200 without capacitors changed, but
Luckily as an anology to emulators, those old rpg books come as legal or ill
I purchased back some genuine 1e/2e books in various vintage books, also hav
I have the three primary books for 5th edition.
such as El Resurgir del Dragón. El Resurgir del Dragón is
actually quite a deal because it is a grimoire of a manual which
offers the player's handbook, monster manual and dungeon master
manual in a single (gigantic) tome for 50 bucks, plus it also
includes a custom setting. Nobody was spending 150 bucks in the
such as El Resurgir del Dragón. El Resurgir del Dragón is
actually quite a deal because it is a grimoire of a manual which
offers the player's handbook, monster manual and dungeon master
manual in a single (gigantic) tome for 50 bucks, plus it also
includes a custom setting. Nobody was spending 150 bucks in the
That sounds awesome! Is there's an English translation of that?!
Don't give so easy guy - I'm 61 and I still play with my 32 year old son and some of his younger friends. Find a good local group and go for it!
You know, DnD 5 flopped up in Spain because WotC was reluctanct to
license translations to any language that was not English. Most
Spaniards have no clue of English so that means no official manual got sold to a Spaniard for a good while. The veto was so tight you could not even get boardgames (such as Lords of Waterdeep) distributed to
retailers over regular channels.
Don't give so easy guy - I'm 61 and I still play with my 32 year old son and some of his younger friends. Find a good local group and go for it!
:)
WOTC makes continual errors with D&D. I know many people who enjoyed
D&D5e, but still all that corporate communication around the product
and decisions are more focused on bullshiting people, or I'm not the
target audience anymore.
You know, DnD 5 flopped up in Spain because WotC was reluctanct to license translations to any language that was not English. Most Spaniards have no clue of English so that means no official manual got sold to a Spaniard for a good while. The veto was so tight you could no even get boardgames (such as Lords of Waterdeep) distributed to retailers over regular channels.
WOTC makes continual errors with D&D. I know many people who enjoyed D&D5e,
But if I am still the target audience for older editions and OD&D then perha
And now they are cooking 6e. I wonder how that will go.
-h1
I have not followed 5E's development closely. What I have heard is they didn't do it too badly (since they had a somehow open testing process). Why do you think they were bullshitting people?
That's what I call bullshitting. Just few involvements into political debatesconnected with the WOTC and I just boycotted the whole 5e, even though I'm aware it's relatively good product.
Fair enough. Actually, that has been my position for some time. You may notice I own mostly clones of DnD rather than the original. I don't like people who tries to shoehorn politics in a very serious game about space wizzards hurling fireballs at mutant werewolves. That is the very reason
I stopped buying White Wolf and Onyx Path material all at once.
And now they are cooking 6e. I wonder how that will go.
Good that we're blessed with such a rich retro trpg offering on rpgdrivethrough.com that is my blessing if I can't find old book store
with some antique DnD books somebody left for a good price. That rarely
A thread in therpgsite suggests WotC is banking on One D&D (the would be 6e) to bring a lot of customers to WotC's Games as a Service, in which customers purchase a subscription to WotC's Virtual TableTop and have access to the documents, rulebooks and tools needed to play, in their walled garden.
We have a used record/book/game store down in Denver called 'Black and Read' that has a fantastic selection of TTRPG books, both new and used.
I was really happy when the 'vinyl revival' happened, not so much
because I cared about buying records but because the traffic picked up enough in that store that I didn't have to worry about it going out of business. :D
A thread in therpgsite suggests WotC is banking on One D&D (the would b 6e) to bring a lot of customers to WotC's Games as a Service, in which customers purchase a subscription to WotC's Virtual TableTop and have access to the documents, rulebooks and tools needed to play, in their walled garden.
That would put me me even further from their target audience. I'd better lik
And I'd evangelize my kids to stay away from it by fucking far!
I wonder when this SaaS/Subscription model ends. I have a theory that everyt
Now, with kids... I foresee trouble. Even people from my generation can
be so freaking dumb. You tell them of something cool and the first thing they ask you about is "Where do I get the app?" A lot of people has interiorized that things are delivered as apps and gets thrown out of balance when told it is not available in electronic format (or that you play the non-digital version).
I hear you clear and loud and I'm with you on this opinion. But there is als id..
I think it must be also OK to consider many things are generational.. until
you know I've never played but it sounds interesting :)
And that is what I wanted to read/hear from somebody. YEAH! Thanks!
-h1
On 25 Apr 23 19:58:10 Avon wrote...
you know I've never played but it sounds interesting :)
To which Darklord replies...
It is! What surprises a lot of people about D&D is the amount of social interaction among the group. Some of the best times of my life have been when I've been playing in a campaign with a good D&D group. :)
On 25 Apr 23 19:58:10 Avon wrote...
you know I've never played but it sounds interesting :)
To which Darklord replies...
It is! What surprises a lot of people about D&D is the amount of
social interaction among the group. Some of the best times of my life
have been when I've been playing in a campaign with a good D&D group.
Honestly, many old forms of entertainment are just as valid as today's.
See, I have been listening to some old radio shows as of late. Many are quite fine.
The problem with "platform based" entertainment is not that the entertainment is lower quality, but that it puts you in the hand of a complex chain of providers. If you buy a copy of Brass you will be
playing Brass for the rest of your life if you want to. If you jump into
a digital version of Brass, your entertainment now will require:
This reliance on third parties is a new phenomenom.
Everybody seems to think that RPG players are social pariah's with no friends who end
up playing in dirty basements or whatever. They often tell you to do "healthy activities like playing videogames" instead. In reality, RPG sessions are all about
social interaction and spending time with friends.
You'd not believe sometimes how playing Vampire:Masquerade was no different
hollowone wrote to Al <=-
This would be as good a place as any.
I can't think of another more appropriate are in any net.
That's nice. As a part of my retro experience bonanza i started coming back also to old RPG books, first and second edition (Advanced) D&D
most nominally.
Did anybody here discover similar passion?
Darklord wrote to hollowone <=-
Don't give so easy guy - I'm 61 and I still play with my 32 year old
son and some of his younger friends. Find a good local group and go for it!
Abbub wrote to Hollowone <=-
Good that we're blessed with such a rich retro trpg offering on rpgdrivethrough.com that is my blessing if I can't find old book store
with some antique DnD books somebody left for a good price. That rarely
We have a used record/book/game store down in Denver called 'Black and Read' that has a fantastic selection of TTRPG books, both new and used.
I was really happy when the 'vinyl revival' happened, not so much
because I cared about buying records but because the traffic picked up enough in that store that I didn't have to worry about it going out of business. :D
Commodore Clifford wrote to Darklord <=-
There was a guy at the last job who started a D&D Campaign with the co-workers. Funny thing was that eventually the wives/girlfriends
joined in... Most were new to the game. In the end, they found they
were playing for the comraderie but most of them ended up not liking
the game so much.
Everybody seems to think that RPG players are social pariah's with no friends who end
up playing in dirty basements or whatever. They often tell you to do "healthy activities like playing videogames"
instead. In reality, RPG sessions are all about
social interaction and spending time with friends.
I have always found the irony overwelming.
Everybody seems to think that RPG players are social pariah's with no friends who end up playing in dirty basements or whatever. They often
tell you to do "healthy activities like playing videogames" instead.
In reality, RPG sessions are all about social interaction and
spending time with friends.
On 02 May 23 21:23:48 Arelor wrote...
I have always found the irony overwelming.
Everybody seems to think that RPG players are social pariah's
with no friends who end up playing in dirty basements or
whatever. They often tell you to do "healthy activities like
playing videogames" instead. In reality, RPG sessions are all
about social interaction and spending time with friends.
To which Darklord replies...
Exactly...! :)
Darklord wrote to hollowone <=-
Don't give so easy guy - I'm 61 and I still play with my 32 year
old son and some of his younger friends. Find a good local group
and go for it!
Or go to a con and find other 'old guys' like us :-) I'm 56, BTW.
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Abbub wrote to Hollowone <=-
Good that we're blessed with such a rich retro trpg offering on rpgdrivethrough.com that is my blessing if I can't find old book
store with some antique DnD books somebody left for a good price.
That rarely
We have a used record/book/game store down in Denver called
'Black and Read' that has a fantastic selection of TTRPG books,
both new and used. I was really happy when the 'vinyl revival' happened, not so much because I cared about buying records but
because the traffic picked up enough in that store that I didn't
have to worry about it going out of business. :D
We don't have one within 2 hours of me, but Half Price Books is a
favorite when we go to Indy...
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I wonder if D&D hasn't shifted too far in the social direction,
though! There's so much buzz around etiquette, culture, and
standards in the D&D community, and it sometimes makes me wonder if
we're not pushing out the antisocial geeks who were here first.
Granted, I'm about as boring and normal as they come, so I'm
definitely part of the problem.
I wish I was cool enough to have a weird, off-putting dnd character
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But when they went to standardizing the experience and opening it to all, now you're essentially creating a situation where you never know who is going to be at the table. Now you need to have all that etiquette,
culture, standards and all that.
Before, if someone disagreed or was "offended". Well, you don't invite
that person back. Now, you're kinda stuck with them.
I can't say I've ever heard anyone say video games are a healthy activity,
1/7B of the human experience.
I wonder if D&D hasn't shifted too far in the social direction, though! The
etiquette, culture, and standards in the D&D community, and it sometimes ma
not pushing out the antisocial geeks who were here first.
Granted, I'm about as boring and normal as they come, so I'm definitely par
I wish I was cool enough to have a weird, off-putting dnd character
I think part of it was due to how they pushed game stores to really adopt the in store play. Before, you organized your own group, usually in your own home. If you were playing in the store, it was pretty much the same thing, just in a public building.
Don't give so easy guy - I'm 61 and I still play with my 32 year old
son and some of his younger friends. Find a good local group and go
for it!
:)
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To which Bikerbob replies...
yeah.. finding groups is tough. I would still like to have something
going. but I also have to admit I am not really open to new
roleplaying games and gamers, I find creativity really lacking.. I
love old school systems and people who really like to "get into the character" and play everythign about the character - its bonuses and
flaws.
James
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I'm more a GURPS fan myself. Same set of rules, any genre you want, with
as much/or as little realism as you like.
Re: Re: Tabletop war and roleplaying games By: Commodore Clifford
to Bikerbob on Tue May 09 2023 08:35 am
I'm more a GURPS fan myself. Same set of rules, any genre you
want, with as much/or as little realism as you like.
I have never played GURPS myself. It looks like a wet dream for Game Masters that love to overprepare.
GUPRS feels like the Gentoo of RPGs in that they don't give you a
system which is ready to go out of the box: they give you a massive
set of tools, and you combine modules from here and there to make
what you need.
In some ways, that depends. There are also the "GURPS Lite" rules which
is really just a few pages of free PDF. There are sourcebooks that let
you "do it yourself" but also full blown modules for those who don't want
to have to build worlds. A lot of content is on the Warehouse23/E23 site (or whatever they call it today, I think it got recently redone). A lot
of that is inexpensive downloadable content.
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
Just so we're all clear, I know this guy... he's agreeing to the
"social pariah" part about playin in dirty basements. Trust me...
I've seen the pictures.
Or go to a con and find other 'old guys' like us :-) I'm 56, BTW.
On 24 Apr 23 22:08:38 Darklord wrote...
Don't give so easy guy - I'm 61 and I still play with my 32 year
old son and some of his younger friends. Find a good local group
and go for it!
:)
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To which Bikerbob replies...
yeah.. finding groups is tough. I would still like to have something
going. but I also have to admit I am not really open to new
roleplaying games and gamers, I find creativity really lacking.. I
love old school systems and people who really like to "get into the character" and play everythign about the character - its bonuses and
flaws.
James
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On 05 May 23 23:51:20 Commodore Clifford wrote...
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
Just so we're all clear, I know this guy... he's agreeing to the "social pariah" part about playin in dirty basements. Trust
me... I've seen the pictures.
To which Darklord replies...
You're just jealous 'cause you wasn't invited that time...! :)
On 05 May 23 21:22:00 Jimmy Anderson wrote...
Or go to a con and find other 'old guys' like us :-) I'm 56, BTW.
To which Darklord replies...
Ha, that would work fine too! :)
Yeah... drinking "mountain dew" and "attacking the darkness" just like
old times.
Valid points... I'm not a fan of some systems because of levels. I
really hate the concept of levels and I really hate the way "hit points" tend to work, which is another reason I'm a big fan of GURPS.
I mean, sure... all those systems have a rule like "well, if something happens that is obviously fatal, you're dead". But let's face it, you're going to have a hard time as a DM pulling that without argument. For
most people, getting shot in the head tends to be pretty fatal.
Ah, so junior employees in Microsoft attack senior employees and drink their blood so they can become as powerful as the senir employees? And then they get a Humanity Score reduction? This explains so much.
AD&D 2e was the first "fantasy" RPG I played, and I have
some books in the pod (had some MAJOR floor reworking, so had
to box up almost everything from the house - haven't pulled
them back in yet) that I wouldn't mind getting rid of...
I wonder if D&D hasn't shifted too far in the social direction, though! There's so much buzz around
etiquette, culture, and standards in the D&D community, and it
sometimes makes me wonder if we're
not pushing out the antisocial geeks who were here first.
Just so we're all clear, I know this guy... he's agreeing to the "social pariah" part about playin in dirty basements. Trust me... I've seen the pictures.
I'm perhaps to old to adopt D&D online sessions. I miss the vibe of all thes
yeah.. finding groups is tough. I would still like to have something going. but I also have to admit I am not really open to new roleplaying games and gamers, I find creativity really lacking.. I love old school systems and people who really like to "get into the character" and play everythign about the character - its bonuses and flaws.
GUPRS feels like the Gentoo of RPGs in that they don't give you a system which is ready to go out of the box: they give you a massive set of
tools, and you combine modules from here and there to make what you need.
Yeah... drinking "mountain dew" and "attacking the darkness" just
like old times.
Well, my 'mature' gaming group has mostly graduated from 'mountain
dew' to 'craft beer', but other than that, it's pretty much just like
it used to be.
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I'm perhaps to old to adopt D&D online sessions. I miss the vibe of
all these discussions and side discussions, smell of the memory of
the die rolled.
yeah.. finding groups is tough. I would still like to have
something going. but I also have to admit I am not really open
to new roleplaying games and gamers, I find creativity really lacking.. I love old school systems and people who really like
to "get into the character" and play everythign about the
character - its bonuses and flaws.
Yeah, I'm turning over to old friends to address this. But as we all
live in different places, sometimes even different countries, it's
hard to organize too, especially if you don't believe online
connection can substitute the meeting.
GUPRS feels like the Gentoo of RPGs in that they don't give you a syste which is ready to go out of the box: they give you a massive set of tools, and you combine modules from here and there to make what you nee
If you compare that to all the supplementary DnD books from 80s and 90s. I d
I went to the front desk and said "you know, it's only a myth that gamers don't bathe". He looked confused until I explained. :)
It worked well for them because having played together (the Arkansas guy got to play in person a couple times when there would be business related meetings that got him flown out here) the relationships were fully
formed, so playing "remotely" didn't feel as "remote".
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
Yeah... drinking "mountain dew" and "attacking the darkness" just
like old times.
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
Really man... This year since I resolved the transportation situation
so late I'm probably going to miss Gencon this year. Might try
Origins since that's just in Columbus and the bosses boss will
probably want me in town that week anyway. But next year, if you
want we could meet up (probably bring the son along) for some good
times.
One of my biggest regrets was never going with my dad. He was more
into the WWII miniture games, but never got to do one of those big
ones. I finally got into a massive on at Gencon the year after he
passed and I just couldn't shake the feeling about how he would have
loved it.
There's just nothing like being in a whole convention hall of people playing games like this (and some of these guys go all out) with like minded people you've never met.
But yes, you're correct. In old days, when we were younger both
conventions and demo scene parties to me were about partying and integrating with people, and the sleeping room was quite often at the venue. Nobody was thinking about hygiene too much...
Now I can't imagine a proper quality hotel room when I think about logistics related to such events.
On 13 May 23 07:28:32 Commodore Clifford wrote...
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
Yeah... drinking "mountain dew" and "attacking the darkness" just
like old times.
To which Darklord replies...
There ya go, that's the spirit...! :)
That sounds like a great plan! Maybe sometime when you're on vacation
and not planning on going anywhere.
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
Bet you had your fair share of saying "I cast MAGIC MISSILE!!!"
Actually no. I typically play melee characters. I don't recall ever playing a character that had the ability to cast Magic Missile. :)
Actually no. I typically play melee characters. I don't recall ever
playing a character that had the ability to cast Magic Missile. :)
I love Fighters and BattleClerics, as well as a couple of other, more specialized classes (depending on what version you're playing) such
as Cavalier in Pathfinder or the Holy Avenger in 4e. Oath of Enmity
for the win!
And now... googling the date on that.... am I hearing right? They're ending 5th edition now?
Now it's "One D&D"? Why not "D&D X"?
And now... googling the date on that.... am I hearing right? They're
ending 5th edition now?
Now it's "One D&D"? Why not "D&D X"?
Honestly, I skipped most of 3rd and 4th ed D&D. We played 2nd my first
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
Honestly, I skipped most of 3rd and 4th ed D&D. We played 2nd my
first time through college. We had just started looking at 3rd when
we all kinda went our separate ways. I bought the player's handbook,
but I don't know if I ever even got the DM guide (and usually, that's
my first two purchases together). I didn't touch or think about the
game really until I went back to finish the degree, and by then 5th
edition was coming out.
And now... googling the date on that.... am I hearing right? They're ending 5th edition now?
Now it's "One D&D"? Why not "D&D X"?
Well... need to read up on that. So much for being productive on the
last day of the long weekend.
Oh come on... and how about that mountain dwarf who farted it every
dinner, especially if an elf was close by, at the table? :>
I'm sure that would be politically incorrect and racist to play dwarf
like that today...
-h1
Methinks you're confusing "Putrid" Missile with Magic Missile... :)
And yeah, some of the politically (over)correct crowd would probably scream racial appropriation if we didn't get "real" Dwarves to play the Dwarven characters in our games... :) :) :)
By the way, I think missing 4th Edition is not missing much. It had
some good ideas but also massive flaws, and it didn't feel like DnD
at all. They should have sold it as a skirmishing game under a
different name, in my opinion.
Lots of people swear for 3rd edition (and that is why we have
Pathfinder today). I personally find it a bit too burdensome to play.
I tend to like 5th Edition. It manages to be very "gamey" without
being slow or heavy on technicalities. It also feels like a family
version of something that was dark and then was watered down - just
as if they remade the original Frankenstein movie and removed the
haunting parts in order to make it more PG friendly. This is the
reason why I like it, but not "that much" :-)
Aye.. could be so matey, could be so! :)
And yeah, some of the politically (over)correct crowd would
probably scream racial appropriation if we didn't get "real"
Dwarves to play the Dwarven characters in our games... :) :)
:)
Fucking elves were always fag! I kept sayin' so until I plugged a
fucking arrow off my butt one day! Now I just say... fucking elves.
period! :)
Back to diggin'
-h1
LOL...and since you're " diggin' " you might as well have a nice soundtrack to go along with it. Check this out (if you've not already
seen it). :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34CZjsEI1yU
I like Pathfinder, I like 4th edition (tendency for combat to get really involved and lengthy but there are ways to get around that), and 5th
Edition feels like "D&D Lite" to me... :)
It's played now. Thanks for sharing, much appreciated. I love these
High Fantasy mellodic metal in styles like Blind Guarian, Nightwish
or WIthin Temptation. I just added them (Wind Rose) to the bucket.
-h1
DnD 4th feels so much like a skirmishing game at its core.
I think it plays fine as an RPG until you hit parangon tier. Past
level 12 or so, you start hitting combats that are decided in a
couple of rounds and then drag on and on and on despite the fact
there is no longer much tension.
It took them years to incorporate an official attempt at a fix (with
one of their newer manuals featuring threats that died faster but
also killed faster, therefore leading to much faster combat).
Commodore Clifford wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
Spent some decent time at Origins and Gencon... For a young pup at 50.
Commodore Clifford wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
We don't have one within 2 hours of me, but Half Price Books is a
favorite when we go to Indy...
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
I feel fortunate that we have a friendly local game store that has
regular gaming nights... alas, I don't attend much... been years... but knowing that I could is a great feeling.
Commodore Clifford wrote to Bikerbob <=-
I'm more a GURPS fan myself. Same set of rules, any genre you want,
with as much/or as little realism as you like.
Arelor wrote to Commodore Clifford <=-
Re: Re: Tabletop war and roleplaying games
By: Commodore Clifford to Bikerbob on Tue May 09 2023 08:35 am
I'm more a GURPS fan myself. Same set of rules, any genre you want, with
as much/or as little realism as you like.
I have never played GURPS myself. It looks like a wet dream for Game Masters that love to overprepare.
GUPRS feels like the Gentoo of RPGs in that they don't give you a
system which is ready to go out of the box: they give you a massive set
of tools, and you combine modules from here and there to make what you need.
It is the sort of thing I would pick if I had comitted players, just
like Rolemaster. If you have players who want to play a month long mini-campaign and then want to try another system, you cannot really
bet on one that takes too long to prepare.
Commodore Clifford wrote to Darklord <=-
There's just nothing like being in a whole convention hall of people playing games like this (and some of these guys go all out) with like minded people you've never met.
SirRonmit wrote to all <=-
For me : I did get into D&D back in the mid 80s.
But then I came across Star Frontiers, Top Secret & Top Secret S.I.,
and TWILIGHT:2000 (then they came out with the PC version).
hollowone wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
AD&D 2e was the first "fantasy" RPG I played, and I have
some books in the pod (had some MAJOR floor reworking, so had
to box up almost everything from the house - haven't pulled
them back in yet) that I wouldn't mind getting rid of...
Oh... I'm pretty sure shipping to Poland would not be an option...
If it was,I'm curious what you have!
Commodore Clifford wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
Spent some decent time at Origins and Gencon... For a young pup
at 50.
Been to Gencon twice... Usually falls at the beginning of school, so
I can't take off and go. :-(
Son and daughter in law live just outside Indy, so we stayed with
them when we went. :-)
(21:3/122)
Commodore Clifford wrote to Bikerbob <=-
I'm more a GURPS fan myself. Same set of rules, any genre you
want, with as much/or as little realism as you like.
SJGames fan here, but never tried GURPS...
SirRonmit wrote to all <=-
For me : I did get into D&D back in the mid 80s.
But then I came across Star Frontiers, Top Secret & Top Secret
S.I., and TWILIGHT:2000 (then they came out with the PC version).
Top Secret was my first RPG to play! Bought into Twilight:2000 but
we only played a few sessions...
The Star Wars FFG rules were converted to Genisys for that same
effect. Haven't used it for anything but Star Wars, but the
concept is sound!
Commodore Clifford wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
On 17 Jul 23 23:24:00 Jimmy Anderson wrote...
Yeah, the timing isn't always good. And having somewhere to stay is
nice. Though I've found sometimes you can get good deals. The one
year I stayed at a place by the airport (even though that meant overshooting Indy since I'm from Ohio) and that was the year they had
the shuttle, so not having to drive was amazing... that LaQuinta was a great deal. I think that suite was bigger than my actual apartment at
the time and with the discount I got from working at Walmart back then,
I was paying about $95 a night.
The best year though was the year I won the hotel lottery and got a
room booked in the hotel right across the street (just had to use the skywalk).
Commodore Clifford wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
On 17 Jul 23 23:30:00 Jimmy Anderson wrote...
Commodore Clifford wrote to Bikerbob <=-
I'm more a GURPS fan myself. Same set of rules, any genre you
want, with as much/or as little realism as you like.
SJGames fan here, but never tried GURPS...
To which Commodore Clifford replies...
If you're interested, they do offer "Gurps Lite" which is a free
version of the rules that will get you the basics of the system.
Arelor wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-
Re: Re: Tabletop war and roleplaying games
By: Jimmy Anderson to Arelor on Mon Jul 17 2023 11:33 pm
The Star Wars FFG rules were converted to Genisys for that same
effect. Haven't used it for anything but Star Wars, but the
concept is sound!
The only Star Wars RPG I am pseudo-familiar with is the one from West
End Games, and only because it uses the D6 engine (which I have played
a couple of times).
Which sort of system is the Star Wars one from FFG?
"Narrative dice" - where you have symbols instead of numbers. You roll
PC's or NPC's, etc.
"Narrative dice" - where you have symbols instead of numbers. You roll PC's or NPC's, etc.
I only know one good narrative roll.. the initiative roll :)
It sets the narration beyond any words one can imagine!
I only know one good narrative roll.. the initiative roll :)
It sets the narration beyond any words one can imagine!
FOr the record, there are some good storytellin/narrative games out
there. YOu just have to fish for them. I don't find them to work as RPGs but they scrath the same itch.
I only know one good narrative roll.. the initiative roll :)
It sets the narration beyond any words one can imagine!
I thought the real narrative roll was the save-or-die roll, muahahahahaha
Some liked it.. some wanted to roll anyway...
Your narrative is way to cruel, mister :) I like cliffhangers that smell lik
And now you know why I am the guy whose reputation as a Dungeon Master
is THat Dungeon Master who laughts like a Hyena
And now you know why I am the guy whose reputation as a Dungeon Maste is THat Dungeon Master who laughts like a Hyena
Heheh.. and yeah, I used to be like that in the past as well.. now as my books are just getting dust and are occasionally browsed, I miss the
time I was actively running the games.
Lots of fun that I hope will eventually come back one day.
-h1
Is it a time thing or a people thing? With Foundry VTT you can play
with your friends anytime all over the world.
Kind of both. I tried VTT but it ended up preparing tables and mostly
for board games or card games than anything else. I played MtG with my
son and then tried to convince him to play Battletech too.
It worked for a while, but still he's different generation, can't blame him not to play games with his dad :>
My own gen... let's say I'm one of few who's left interested in it. I
have a project to revive it among my group of friends from home town and use VTT or something similar to play.. but we just can't sync up for the last 2 years.
On potentially reaching out to strangers to join/play/run game... I
don't trust I can prioritize that nor I have much time to develop new relations today..
All above combined creates mostly a limitation in my head, perhaps...
but still I mostly keep the books and read them occasionally.
I found ChatGPT close to a game session as well.. not exactly that you
can do RPG with the bot, but I had few conversations that my questions were indeed like if I was playing an investigation kind of game... it
was cool.
-h1
Voice.clawfest.com
Once I can afford it I will be buying a license for Foundry VTT and setting up a server for it. Then we have the nice visual maping for the battles if nothing else.
Let me know what you think.
Voice.clawfest.com
Sounds cool. I checked your website and I finally need to visit your
board this week. I can't join voice as I'm most likely geo blocked
I'm connecting from Poland where I live. It's CET (GMT+1) as a timezone. What's your timezone and typical time you're active over there?
I'm huge sentimentalist for ODD and up to 2nd Edition. If I want to keep it complicated like 3E, I use Skills and Powers. If this is all about dungeon crawling and rolling, then nothing else than ODD is required.
I never got into 5e. I have a number of 3e books on my shelf, purchased already in time I had no chance to play. I heard 5e brings back
oldschool vibes but still designed to attract new generation.
Regardless ..
.. if we can only match somehow in timezones or there is heads-up that makes it easier to plan, happy to try.
-h1
Strange it should be blocking anyone. we get people from all over the world connecting. It is not a website. You need the teamspeak client (Which is free) to connect to it. Teamspeak.com
I'm Central US I believe thats -5 GMT. I try to be on most days and am
on arond 5 - 6 PM till I go to bed around 10PM and on weekends most of
the time. 9 AM - 2 AM ish
Well I have 2 kids and I'm still going to try to get them to play it. Even st our group. The app makes it like texting but you can share pictures and w group. It would be nice to not have to GM/DM all the time. All are welco ince I haven't played since I was 12. I need to know the new rules.
Well I have 2 kids and I'm still going to try to get them to play it. st our group. The app makes it like texting but you can share pictures w group. It would be nice to not have to GM/DM all the time. All are ince I haven't played since I was 12. I need to know the new rules.
I am not a super fan of playing these things online. If I am gonna go through a web interface I'd rather play a multiplayer videogame instead
or a dedicated board game application (ie. an actual Terraforming Mars server, for example).
That said, you don't need much in technical means to play an RPG online.
A vioce chat with a dice bot works fine. Last time I played Polaris
online I used Mumble with a custom bot for rolling dice and a wiki for players to keep track of names and events. We had a blast.
I don't like most virtual tabletop providers because they work like
silos. THey drag you in and then apply vendor lock-in on your stuff.
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