Any fellow D&D Players here? [Archive]

maian

09-15-2002, 08:20 PM

I play it all the time when my cousins are over. (which is quite frequently too:)) It began when my cousin moved into my hous, and introduced us to it. He was a great DM, and got us addicted, then he got my cousins addicted. I have my own campaign now... (and my cousin moved out...)

As for the movie, it needed better actors.

afro-elf

09-15-2002, 10:04 PM

I am a 22 year veteran of RPGing. Dnd was the 1st and will always have fond memories but I just no longer like the HIGH fantasty style.

I prefer the new decipher LOTR game.

WiseWizard

09-16-2002, 10:47 AM

I used to play freestlye. In other words, no dice, no stats, just a good storyline and a player making decisions about where to go next. I found it easier and more fun than with all those confusing numbers.

osszie

09-16-2002, 03:23 PM

I've been a role-player of over fifteen years:) (sudders at the thought of all those years).

I sarted on the old TSR D&D, and yes it was fun. I understand the license is now owned by another company, but I've never read any of their publications.......I'd be interested in hearing if they are any good;)

These days I'm into the more horror influenced rpgs, Call of Cthulhu and Kult (the Kult campaign has ran for 3 yrs now).....

WiseWizard if you enjoy the 'freestyle' rpgs you could do worse than check out the Amber RPG (its based on the Roger Zelazny books but it is easily modified for any genre).......it is a 'diceless' system but gives good ideas for resolving combat/skills etc in a purely storytelling based campaign

heres the link.......but there are loads of other sites devoted to amber as well

http://members.tripod.com/~Amber_RPG/

afro-elf

09-16-2002, 08:20 PM

they have a tolkien diceless based of the amber rules too. I can post a link if you wish

osszie

09-16-2002, 10:46 PM

Originally posted by afro-elf
they have a tolkien diceless based of the amber rules too. I can post a link if you wish

Well I, for one, would be very interested afro-elf:)

afro-elf

09-16-2002, 11:52 PM

I could not finde the site HOWEVER if you PM me with you e-mail I will forward my copy to you.

Eruviel Greenleaf

09-17-2002, 02:15 AM

Yeah, I play D&D some. I wish I played more! I just signed up for the gaming club here at my school so hopefully I'll be playing more. But my favorite is a live-action rpg I participate in sometimes when I'm at home, which is based somewhat on D & D. Now that's fun! :)

Arathorn

09-17-2002, 02:33 AM

I used to play about 15 yrs ago. For the past 3 yrs or so, I've been playing the Baldur's Gate series, Torment, and now Neverwinter Nights; all of which are PC-based games which have wonderfully ported the rules from pen and paper.

Draken

09-19-2002, 07:36 AM

Played D&D way back when it came as either a "Basic" or "Expert" version. I've still got a (very old) Basic version and my kids have made me promise to play it with them soon. Maybe someone should set up a RPG museum...I can just picture it: "Exhibit 15 - Basic Dungeon & Dragons, c. 1982. Note the quaint restriction to 3rd Level characters and fine examples of Gygax-isms. Now lets move on to see a genuine Tunnels & Trolls first edition..."

Played AD&D for a while but I soon ditched it in favour of Call of Cthulhu. I loved the setting and liked Chaosium's rules. Drifted away from RPGs to be honest as rugby league took a death grip on my free time.

afro-elf

09-20-2002, 02:35 AM

osszie
did it get through?

osszie

09-20-2002, 09:50 AM

it did ty afro-elf:)

havn't had time to actually read it yet tho':(

afro-elf

09-22-2002, 11:21 PM

Glad it got through

Snowdog

09-24-2002, 12:45 AM

Back in 83-84, we played the TRS D&D, and were quite regular and deep into it. But one day one didn't show up for our game night, and we never again picked up on it. Recently I was cleaning out the attic at my folks house and I found all the figurines we used, and the game and maps we made and everything.

These days I write story RPs freestyle, and am looking into Shadowbane.

Mathron

09-24-2002, 01:48 PM

I play, though I'm also into various other RPGs - from White Wolf (Vampire, Werewolf, and various Angsty RPGs) to Big Eyes, Small Mouth (Anime oriented Role Playing.)

Eruviel Greenleaf

09-24-2002, 02:13 PM

Originally posted by Mathron
I play, though I'm also into various other RPGs - from White Wolf (Vampire, Werewolf, and various Angsty RPGs) to Big Eyes, Small Mouth (Anime oriented Role Playing.)

I went to a rather large White Wolf game...it was a combination of a lot of their games, but I only went once because they meet at 10pm on Saturday nights on the UW campus, and my parents wouldn't let me go :p Of course, I wasn't supposed to go when I did *cough* :D But it was really fun! I had a werewolf character...I almost died but another shifter came and healed me...:)

Coney

11-21-2002, 07:50 PM

Snowdog

05-19-2005, 11:56 AM

I might see about a Black Company D & D (http://www.greenronin.com/press_releases/?id=black_company) tournament in the Seattle area. Also, i believe they are developing a D & D MMORPG.

Lotesse

05-19-2005, 12:57 PM

I used to loooove D&D; I'd get together with like 7 or 8 of my freinds and we'd drink truckloads of beer (and sometimes mushroom tea) and go at it for like 16 hours at a stretch, and I'd always be the only girl - almost all my best friends in life have been the guys. Man, those were the days. If I lived in Seattle, I'd check out that Black Company game; I don't know anyone here in L.A. who's into D&D.

Tessar

05-19-2005, 04:33 PM

I really, really, really wanna try some PnP RPGing, but I don't know of any groups near where I live. I'm hoping that I can find some through the college, or something.

Starr Polish

05-19-2005, 07:33 PM

I'm a newbie to tabletop RPGs. I haven't played D&D yet, but we're playing D&D Oriental Adventures for our next campaign. Right now we're in the middle of a d20 Future/Modern game. Fun times.

Nurvingiel

05-20-2005, 06:11 AM

I love tabletop RPGs! Don't worry Starr, you'll get the hang of it in no time.

I've only played Rifts for tabletop RPGs though, but I'd totally play D&D, which I think is similar.

mithrand1r

05-20-2005, 02:16 PM

Some of Joe Dever's single-person role playing adventures are available online (or as a free download) here-

http://www.lw-oasis.org/aon/

They are probably a bit basic for experienced rpg'ers but they are still fun:) ............. and an excellent introduction to role-playing in general;)

Coney,

Thanks for the link. I tried the first adventure and found it to be entertaining and challenging. (I did not survive the first time) It does require a little work to keep everything accurate, but it is worth the effort, imo.

I played D&D in the 80s, but I found it to much work to get going and a bit time consuming. (I found the outside world to be more fun.)

I always thought it was funny how there always seems to be tons of gold/jewels lying around your run of the mill dungeon. ;)

MrBishop

05-20-2005, 03:29 PM

Started out with D&D in 1982 or so... played solid for years and gave it up after a while. Did my stint with Battletech, Starfleet Battles, Shadowrun, CoC etc... now I play a variant of Dungeon Explorer. Excellent GM... I particularly like the flying galleons (captured Air elementals driving ships).

The Gaffer

05-20-2005, 03:40 PM

I always thought it was funny how there always seems to be tons of gold/jewels lying around your run of the mill dungeon. ;)
Well you obviously didn't have a tight-fisted GM like ours where you were lucky to find a half-chewed copper piece in the entrails of some troll.

I'll see you early 80s and raise you a late 70s! I have fond memories of AD&D sessions from those days. You really need a good GM though, and being tight-fisted made us feel we'd earned it.

IIRC, there was a scenario we did called "Of Braeland and Wold" (possibly taken from The Beholder magazine) which was set in the North Kingdom during the Third Age. It was pretty groovy. Anyone else come across that?

Snowdog

05-20-2005, 04:28 PM

Yes, fond memories of the late 70's / early 80's D&D... GM's made the game, and I liked that. I'm going over our adventures and and writing it up into a story since I am in possession of all the old stuff.

The mention of Starfleet Battles brings back fond memories of time spent playing that. I loved being an Orion Pirate!