Does anyone play D&D, tabletop, paper and pencil? I just started my first game a few weeks ago, and its really fun.

I voted yes, but all the D&D I can have now are from PC games (mostly SP, a little bit online)... my boardgaming buddies no longer play D&D.

I played a little back in high school. It was quite fun. Especially finding the loopholes in the rulesets and arguing over them. ;)

I made a map, and I played it with a friend once, I read the books, and I learned the rules, but I realise that I should have selected "I did" instead of "Yes".

I play D&D every once in a while, but I also play more than that. GURPS is a great system, too.

My dorm neighbor basicly whined until I played.

It was okay I guess, but I think I spent more time mocking things with the other player he forced then actually playing.

Sounds like you had a crappy GM. A good game experience is dependent on a good GM.

Sounds like you had a crappy GM. A good game experience is dependent on a good GM.

GM? Guardian Master or something? Do you mean DM? Dungeon Master?

Oohh... This thread makes me want to pull out some creature books... AHA! I have an idea- why don't we have a game in the forum games section where we get a dungeon master an some explorers to play a game of D&D. What do you think? Is that a feasible idea? I'd be willing to be the DM if no one else wishes to step up to the plate.

I've wanted to, but never bothered to learn the rules or search for a friend who plays.

I never played D&D because I'm too lazy to learn the rules. That said I call necromancer or lich!

I don't know the rules too well, but, I'd be happy to play a game in forum games. It would be fun. Do you think we could let new people play, and teach them as we go along?

The most D+D I've played is the demo on the Wizards of the Coast website. Someday I certainly want to play it. I like models and have these mostly unpainted warhammer guys lying around I will get to dusting off next week.

My PnP D&D experience started with AD&D... and stopped with AD&D as well. I've played the 3E games (NWN, ToEE remake) and have read about 3E and 3.5E online, but I don't think I'm really familiar with the rules.

Also I own only the AD&D books - CD version. It contains only the core books. The tight space and humidity of HK aren't good for collecting books.

I don't know the rules too well, but, I'd be happy to play a game in forum games. It would be fun. Do you think we could let new people play, and teach them as we go along?

I'm sure that would be excellent. The only thing is that we must get an absolutely brilliant dungeon master to refresh the memories of some, and teach the basics of the game.

If anyone has played plenty of D&D, and is good at being a Dungeon Master, please tell us now. We need a good one for our forum game.

GM? Guardian Master or something? Do you mean DM? Dungeon Master?


Nope, Game Master. It's the default term for roleplaying games in general.

I forgot to mention I also purchased Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn and the expansion recently. So that's a little D&D there.

Well, we once had a D&D game on the forums with meas a DM... it failed horribly.

played it, loved it. although in all honesty, I prefered Rune Quest. could never get anyone to play it with me though as I got older. my friends grew out of it

If we are to start a game here, perhaps we could use some published modules... like those from TSR or WotC. Then the DM's work would be easier - efforts concentrated on running the content instead of creating new ones. We can move on to self-created content once our DMs gets better at it.

Also we'll need the players to commit to reading the thread frequently... or allow DM to assign actions if a player takes too long. Otherwise the game will break down due to people losing interest.


BTW: :lol: at PrinceScamp's new avatar. Nice one.

BTW: :lol: at PrinceScamp's new avatar. Nice one.

Why thank you! *beams with pride*


Also, thanks to Mistfit.

A little, if SS wants to DM over the net. :p

EDIT: Forum games sound cool, but how? We just tell the DM major guidelines for how we act?

There's a free chatroom serivce... it's called Chatzy (http://www.chatzy.com/).

Perhaps we open a room there, and as long as we access it once in a while, it won't be shutdown.

It can roll die for us. :D Well, for the players anyway, as the results are public.

Though it does not support images... we'll need some way to share maps and things.

Open a shared Photobucket acc or something?

I remember CivCube started a game a while back that some of us participated in. It was fun, but it died out. It's just too hard to get that many people together online regularly over the time period it takes to play a game of D&D.

Think about how long it takes to get anything done in a PnP game. You hang out all day/night, and when it's time to go you look back and realize you really didn't get that far. Now imagine that you're playing online, and every time any one does anything, everyone else has to post what they're doing. You basically "move" like once a day, at best.

I'd be willing to give it another shot, especially since I've already got that other character floating around somewhere here at CFC, but I'd recommend that you start by being very specific about how you're going to play: what are rule version; who's "rolling" the "dice"; if you're going to use dice at all or if it's going to be more story-based; stuff like that. It would help if everyone started off on the same page.

I'll find the link to that other game we did so you can see what I mean . . .

Linky. (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=110956)

I played it once back when I was like 8 or 9, frankly I didnt care about the game, i just wanted to play with the figures

havent since then though, i'd love to just to see if its still fun but my friends are very anti-nerdish

www.fantasygrounds.com

Yes, I play, and have been into it for some time...1st edition AD&D and Red Box Basic D&D were my start. I have a large collection of materials, both on computer and in hard copy, and am purchasing the entire TSR product line on ESDs, which comes in at less than $9000.

I like it. I like it a lot.

I remember that red box basic set. That and the "choose your own adventure" novels were my introduction . . .

Ahh, the red box set . . . That brings back memories. I think mine came with "The Village of Hommlet."

Oooh, a D&D game on the forums? I would DEFINITELY play. It would take quite a while longer than normal D&D, and I wouldn't exactly call it the fastest game to begin with. How would combat work? Each person posting an image of where they move and such? I hope this actually gets going, and doesn't die due to lack of intrest.

I'd definitely be in on a DnD game.
Just don't make me the band-aid (you'd get it if you've ever been stuck as a cleric)

Ahh, the red box set . . . That brings back memories. I think mine came with "The Village of Hommlet."
I don't remember what mine came with. I remember "The Keep on the Borderlands" was "B2", but I don't remember the title of "B1". I remember it being underground (sooo helpful, I know) and there was a room with a lot of pools containing different substances, one of which was dry ice. It also featured Shriekers in a subterranean jungle type room which made them really hard to find . . .

Oooh, a D&D game on the forums? I would DEFINITELY play. It would take quite a while longer than normal D&D, and I wouldn't exactly call it the fastest game to begin with. How would combat work? Each person posting an image of where they move and such? I hope this actually gets going, and doesn't die due to lack of intrest.
It'll die due to lack of interest. But a lot of concessions would have to be made for a forum based game. Any idea of figurines is right out (which we never used back in the day anyway). Also rolling dice is pretty much pointless, since only one person could ever see each result (unless we went to a different forum, as has been suggested). It'd almost have to be more story-based.

I don't remember what mine came with. I remember "The Keep on the Borderlands" was "B2", but I don't remember the title of "B1". I remember it being underground (sooo helpful, I know) and there was a room with a lot of pools containing different substances, one of which was dry ice. It also featured Shriekers in a subterranean jungle type room which made them really hard to find . . .

Temple of the Frog?

Doesn't sound familiar, but it's been so long I'm not sure anything would. I think the background color of the cover was a deep brown . . .

Googling yields "In Search of the Unknown". That doesn't sound familiar either, but I'm pretty sure it was it.

I don'r remember "In Search of the Unknown," but it is mentioned on WOTC's website, so that may be it.

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020121x7

I always tried it, but never had the proper resources to get into a game.

I don'r remember "In Search of the Unknown," but it is mentioned on WOTC's website, so that may be it.

http://www.wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/dx20020121x7
I downloaded that B3 just to have a look for nostalgia. I forgot how bad most of that early art was :lol:

I play D+D on a weekly basis, as well as RIFTs, another RPG with a subpar suystem but AMAZING setting.

If you guys want to do a forum-based D+D game, may I suggest www.dndonlinegames.com ?

I play tehre, and they have forums for everything from rules discussion to solo games. They also have the 3.5 SRD, which is a database of the core rules, so books are not needed.

I had a look. It seems tough to get into a good game . . .

I'd play more D&D if I had more time, but I don't. It's all I can do to squeeze out a few hours a week for computer games. I used to game (D&D) weekly, but my schedule just wouldn't allow me to guarantee that I could game on a regular basis.

I always liked the looks of Rifts. I've got a number of the books, but have never actually played it. The game doesn't seem to have a "standard power level" the way most games do. My impression was always that you sort of had to decide the "power level" of your campaign on the front end. A party made of of 2 mind melters, a cyborg headhunter, a ley line walker and a rogue . . . well, one of these is probably destined for a short life span. Wanna guess which one? On the other hand, if you put everyone on the same footing at the beginning, you could make it work.

Loved it, but don't have computer version and board game, I don't have anyone to play with. :sad: Sigh...

it may not be the best but i'm currently a moderator at a D&D site and am working on a new one

http://sirisrael.proboards35.com/index.cgi