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 Nov 15 2006, 06:53 PM
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 Ninja boy!  Group: Established Members Posts: 95 Joined: 24-July 05 Member No.: 1,904 Gender: Male  |
I've had a cunning idea...
Years ago, I used to play a fair few role playing games, everything from good old Dungeons & Dragons, Vampire, Cyberpunk 2020 to Shadowrun... One player I knew invented a spell that turned bones to brandy (Funny and disturbing), and I had a bad habit of playing sneaky dark elves who were always laughing maniacally at inappropriate moments... And just recently have been hankering for a game! So the purpose of this post is just to find out if anybody else has fond memories of swashbuckling adventures, trying to do an elven accent, and how you'd pronounce menzoberranzan, and then, maybe, seeing if there'd be enough interest for a Matazone online pbm game? |
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Nov 15 2006, 09:15 PM
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 Perfection Personified Group: Established Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 17-December 04 From: Land of the Wombles! Member No.: 1,548 Gender: Male |
I'm a hardcore gamer. I have fond (and often very recent) memories of DnD, Shadowrun, Call of Cuthlhu, and WHeel of Time roleplaying games. As long as I have the rules I think I could make some time.
-------------------- "Too often Fate,
By all abhorred, To savage poison, Adds the sword" - Boethius, The Concillations of Philosophy |
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Nov 16 2006, 12:37 AM
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 That_guy needs therapy! Group: Established Members Posts: 284 Joined: 26-June 06 Member No.: 2,523 Gender: Male |
I've had my fair share of PBeM RP'ing. Good stuff.
I have lots of spare time, though, and if someone else is willing to set it all up then I'd join. -------------------- "Anarchism is the most irrational, anti-intellectual notion ever spun by the concrete-bound, context-dropping, whim-worshiping fringe of the collectivist movement, where it properly belongs."
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Nov 22 2006, 06:56 PM
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 I've been brainwashed Group: Admin Posts: 4,120 Joined: 10-August 03 From: Cheshire Member No.: 526 Gender: Secret |
Hehe! I played some interesting game myself useing Cyberpunk and Cyber Gen, Cuthlhu, Paladium and a system my friends put together them selves. I've been a toasted ranger (yay for Balrogs), a mutant techno bat who got mutated into a gaint cyco bat, and we even escaped a Cuthlhu plot with something resembling sanity by the group makeing some damn good rolls when we weren't surposed to.
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Nov 28 2006, 03:10 PM
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 Remorseless posting machine Group: Moderators Posts: 5,749 Joined: 19-July 03 From: Bloody London Member No.: 466 Gender: Male |
I do remember an imaginative party member, in a D&D game, realising that you could turn people into pretty much anything by casting Flesh to Stone, then Stone to Mud, then moulding them into whatever hideous shape you thought most amusing, then casting Mud to Stone and Stone to Flesh and watching the ensuing hilarity.
Right now I'm mostly playing games using the Marvel system, but I'm hankering for a superhero system with a few more rules - Marvel's very freeform, which I normally like, but sometimes I just want more system to play with. -------------------- Every sort of expert knowledge and every inquiry, and similarly every action and undertaking, seems to seek some good. Because of that, people are right to affirm that the good is 'that which all things seek'...
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Dec 20 2006, 01:39 PM
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 =^^= ~~ Group: Established Members Posts: 287 Joined: 17-March 05 From: West Virginia, USA Member No.: 1,690 Gender: Male |
I've had some experience w/ Table-top D&D (mostly 3.0 and 3.5) and I've LARPed the following (done by White-Wolf): Mage: The Ascension; Vampire: The Masquerade; Werewolf; The Apocalypse, and Changeling; The Dreaming.
I'd be up for an Online based RP. Just that it'd be up to someone to figure out how. -------------------- -Cerin
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Dec 21 2006, 12:51 AM
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 Samauri Teapain Group: Established Members Posts: 2,172 Joined: 3-January 04 From: In a Cardboard box under my bed. Member No.: 844 Gender: Male |
We started playing a game of Shadowrun last week, it's a dystopian cyberpunk game of sex.
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May 31 2007, 07:17 PM
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Ninja boy! Group: Established Members Posts: 95 Joined: 24-July 05 Member No.: 1,904 Gender: Male |
Time for a lil' threadomancy...
Phew, I didn't realize how long ago it was that I first raised the idea, so a big sorry to alll those who actually might've wanted to take part... Real life issues and trials and tribulations meant that I couldn't get anything up and running. I'd be happy to run a few games over t' internet, if there are still folks out there who would be interested. I could run either a Star wars D20 (Thanks to Bryden42), or a Warhammer fantasy adventure (Low fantasy, grim and gritty). If anyones still interested, let me know.
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May 31 2007, 10:44 PM
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 'Trouble Down Pit' now online! Group: Admin Posts: 10,141 Joined: 22-February 03 From: Southern UK Member No.: 1 Gender: Male |
I was going to point, shout 'GEEKS!' and run, but then I realised I'm a web-designer, computer animator, working for a games company, who runs a forum, so I'll just keep quiet. Nothing to see here, move along please (and join up with Matthew's game, obviously).
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Jun 1 2007, 06:46 PM
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 : P> Group: Moderators Posts: 2,352 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Derby Member No.: 991 Gender: Secret |
I've played D&D based games (a friend of mine's rather cool post apocalyptic storyline) over IRC before and it's worked well. I'm up for that if more people are.
[edit]Glargh! I've also been a web designer, work for a games company, as a coder, who codes in his spare time, for fun, is a UNIX user (don't mistake that with Linux  ), runs an IRC channel, plays boardgames and roleplays...I fear I've just made myself a target for Mata to call a geek[/edit]
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Jun 1 2007, 08:59 PM
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 Group: Moderators Posts: 1,767 Joined: 9-June 03 From: North Carolina Member No.: 374 Gender: Male |
I'm up for it. I've been using this program called OpenRPG to play online in a TT fashion. And so far I've liked it.
I don't have experience with either of those games, but I'm willing to take time to learn. |
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Jun 1 2007, 09:07 PM
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Perfection Personified Group: Established Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 17-December 04 From: Land of the Wombles! Member No.: 1,548 Gender: Male |
I just grabbed OpenRPG as well, funnily enough.
I'm still interested. Any d20 system is pretty easy to pick up, so that could be cool. -------------------- "Too often Fate,
By all abhorred, To savage poison, Adds the sword" - Boethius, The Concillations of Philosophy |
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Jun 2 2007, 09:53 AM
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Ninja boy! Group: Established Members Posts: 95 Joined: 24-July 05 Member No.: 1,904 Gender: Male |
Thanks for the replies, I've heard good stuff about openRPG, gonna check it out once I've had some more caffine...
My cunning plan is to have a fairly small group of maybe four or five players, possibly using openRPG or Fantasy grounds (simillar to openrpg), or MSN, I've also spoken to Mata about using a space on the forum. Both systems I've suggested are nice and easy, the advantage of Star wars is that most folks know what you mean when you mention stormtroopers or lightsabers! But, I'm open to suggestions once we've locked down who's playing, depending on peoples experience, availability, what they would like out of the game, etc... My Initial thoughts are maybe once a week, on a weeknight, maybe two hours a game? Thoughts, ideas, and suggestions are all welcome! Edit: Seems fantasy grounds costs money... Poopy, so that's a no no! |
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Jun 2 2007, 02:30 PM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 1,767 Joined: 9-June 03 From: North Carolina Member No.: 374 Gender: Male |
I'm up for anything. As long as we all get to have fun. Otherwise, what's the point?
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Jun 2 2007, 04:36 PM
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Ninja boy! Group: Established Members Posts: 95 Joined: 24-July 05 Member No.: 1,904 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (IrishGuy @ Jun 2 2007, 03:30 PM)  I'm up for anything. As long as we all get to have fun. Otherwise, what's the point? Exactly. I'm just hoping to run an accessible little game for anyone who wants it, with the main focus being having fun. Nothing rules heavy, just a chance for a little light swashbuckling adventure here and there. After checking out openRPG and others, I'm thinking keep it simple and just use, with Mata's kind permission, a home here in the creations section of the forum. |
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Jun 2 2007, 05:56 PM
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Perfection Personified Group: Established Members Posts: 1,128 Joined: 17-December 04 From: Land of the Wombles! Member No.: 1,548 Gender: Male |
I'm good for anything, really.
Though at the moment I only have the DnD 3rd edition and Wheel of Time rulebooks. >.< -------------------- "Too often Fate,
By all abhorred, To savage poison, Adds the sword" - Boethius, The Concillations of Philosophy |
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Jun 2 2007, 08:12 PM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 1,767 Joined: 9-June 03 From: North Carolina Member No.: 374 Gender: Male |
Well, I'm not gonna lie. All of my DnD books are in .pdf format that I've downloaded. And that's probably how I'll get the others for whichever game is decided.
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Jun 3 2007, 09:58 AM
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Ninja boy! Group: Established Members Posts: 95 Joined: 24-July 05 Member No.: 1,904 Gender: Male |
The only two rule books I've access to at the moment are the Star wars/Warhammer ones.
If you're familliar with D&D 3.5, Star wars'll be a breeze. So to begin with that may be the best option, If thats ok? I'll help with character generation, any questions etc, But like I say, if you know D&D, it'll all be familliar. I am planning to pick up the D&D rules soonish, and, if this goes well, would be more than up for running a game. |
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Jun 5 2007, 04:02 AM
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Group: Moderators Posts: 1,767 Joined: 9-June 03 From: North Carolina Member No.: 374 Gender: Male |
Got the revised Star Wars corebook and I'm looking over it now. Have we decided what we're going with? Or should I pick up the Warhammer ones too?
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Jun 5 2007, 05:08 PM
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Ninja boy! Group: Established Members Posts: 95 Joined: 24-July 05 Member No.: 1,904 Gender: Male |
I'm gonna PM a few forumites I think may be interested, just in case they've missed all this, to hopefully get a few more players...
Gonna stick with Star wars for the moment if there are no objections, at least to start with anyway. Once we're up and running, if there's the demand, and everybody's enjoying it, I'll happily run whatever system/genre is the most popular with the players (Maybe even get to play a few games myself ).
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Jun 5 2007, 05:13 PM
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 happy.. sad.. happy Group: Established Members Posts: 636 Joined: 11-December 04 From: London Member No.: 1,536 Gender: Male |
I really should have payed more attention to this thread, I'm pretty familiar with D&D 3.5
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Jun 5 2007, 05:29 PM
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Ninja boy! Group: Established Members Posts: 95 Joined: 24-July 05 Member No.: 1,904 Gender: Male |
QUOTE (Witless @ Jun 5 2007, 06:13 PM) I really should have payed more attention to this thread, I'm pretty familiar with D&D 3.5 The more the merrier! |
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