D&D Subforum / Pen & Paper RPG Discussion Thread

Necro

I must say, I'm getting very excited about getting out into the wilderness!!

Tigger

i prefer to dnd without the book
i just try to do what i thinkni should

Tigger

Tigger wrote: »

i prefer to dnd without the book
i just try to do what i thinkni should

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

i prefer to dnd without the book

Do you mean you play without the rules or something similar, or rules light?

I started playing RPGs when I was quite young and used to go without rules early on. Pretty much because I didn't understand them at a young age.

Tigger

Fourier wrote: »

Do you mean you play without the rules or something similar, or rules light?

I started playing RPGs when I was quite young and used to go without rules early on.

yeah i like the gm to have the rules and play by tge rules
but its noce to not always be pondering over the rules looking for the play

Necro

Tigger wrote: »

yeah i like the gm to have the rules and play by tge rules
but its noce to not always be pondering over the rules looking for the play

I dunno if what I'm doing so far is in the rules. I did read them to get a feel for the game but I'm flying by the seat of my pants in the game threads:pac::pac:

Fourier

Tigger wrote: »

yeah i like the gm to have the rules and play by tge rules
but its noce to not always be pondering over the rules looking for the play

Ah yes I see what you mean.

Basic D&D, which we're playing, has very little rules, so it's not too big a concern here. Most of the book is devoted to spell details, equipment and monsters, i.e. "facts about the world".

Fourier

Just so everybody knows, a test/check of one of your main six stats/attributes is basically just that you roll a d20 and if it is under your value for that stat, you pass.

If I say something like:
Intelligence test, -4

It's the same thing, roll a d20, but you subtract 4 from your roll before seeing if it is under your Intelligence value, i.e. it's easier than normal.

Tigger

i fel a roll for init aproaching

Necro

Tigger wrote:

i fel a roll for init aproaching

A fight you say?

Can't see us lasting long against Mr floaty mcroberson. Hence only minor aggression in my post

Tigger

Necrominus wrote: »

A fight you say?

Can't see us lasting long against Mr floaty mcroberson. Hence only minor aggression in my post

well im trying to hide
you would to if you were 3'3"

sKeith

Tigger wrote: »

well im trying to hide
you would to if you were 3'3"

haha, does bandylegs the dwarf tower 5 inches over you, lol.

Tigger

sKeith wrote: »

haha, does bandylegs the dwarf tower 5 inches over you, lol.

its all proportinate

Lord TSC

Mollyb60 wrote: »

I was thinking how the hell you remembered about the stone! I didn't notice at all.

Note taking. I'm writing down every possible plot point as it happens :P

Necro

Lord TSC wrote: »

Note taking. I'm writing down every possible plot point as it happens :P

Me too. I have anything remotely mentioned to my character written down on my word document. Good luck with the demon folks

Mollyb60

Lord TSC wrote: »

Note taking. I'm writing down every possible plot point as it happens :P

Necrominus wrote: »

Me too. I have anything remotely mentioned to my character written down on my word document. Good luck with the demon folks

Ok I'm too used to playing IRL so I never bother with notes. I just wing it. :cool:

Necro

Mollyb60 wrote: »

Ok I'm too used to playing IRL so I never bother with notes. I just wing it. :cool:

When you play IRL would it be generally an adventure per session or would it be spread out over a number of meets?

OldGoat

On player deaths I'm happy to cast up a new character. Creating characters is for me anyway fun. Kill me off if necessary and I'll be back as a naked, scared and lvl 1 noob.

As to the choice of destination I'll have to be persuaded in-game, in character. Risk/reward is my driving force.

Lord TSC

(OOC: INT test returned a 0, so thats a pass.
WIS test returned an 18, so thats a fail.)

The dice have decided I am Intelligent but not very wise :P

Necro

OldGoat wrote: »

On player deaths I'm happy to cast up a new character. Creating characters is for me anyway fun. Kill me off if necessary and I'll be back as a naked, scared and lvl 1 noob.

As to the choice of destination I'll have to be persuaded in-game, in character. Risk/reward is my driving force.

I'll have to leave the other characters to convince you. Bandylegs isn't too fond of elves :pac::pac:

Or magic users in general.

Or... anyone that doesn't drink a lot.

Mollyb60

Necrominus wrote: »

When you play IRL would it be generally an adventure per session or would it be spread out over a number of meets?

We kinda potter along. There's usually one big encounter per session but it's all part of a larger quest that I think we've been playing since last year sometime. Our GM has a love/hate relationship with us coz we are the WORST adventuring company ever. We constantly fight amongst ourselves, we never stick together, and we ruin all his plans all the time. He says we're making him a better GM because he has to invent so much on the fly.

It's difficult to get 10 people together at a time that suits everyone though which is why it's taking us so long to get through the quest. And it's why I'm liking this so much coz you can pop in and out when you have a chance.

Necro

Mollyb60 wrote: »

We kinda potter along. There's usually one big encounter per session but it's all part of a larger quest that I think we've been playing since last year sometime. Our GM has a love/hate relationship with us coz we are the WORST adventuring company ever. We constantly fight amongst ourselves, we never stick together, and we ruin all his plans all the time. He says we're making him a better GM because he has to invent so much on the fly.

It's difficult to get 10 people together at a time that suits everyone though which is why it's taking us so long to get through the quest. And it's why I'm liking this so much coz you can pop in and out when you have a chance.

Haha, sure I'm probably giving poor Fourier migraines with my little side adventures, and we haven't even left the town yet!

Agreed it's great you can pop in and out and a brief read back has you up to speed.

Mollyb60

Necrominus wrote: »

Haha, sure I'm probably giving poor Fourier migraines with my little side adventures, and we haven't even left the town yet!

Agreed it's great you can pop in and out and a brief read back has you up to speed.

Exactly, or if you miss something like the blue stone thing you can just read back and go 'oh yeah, there's where it was mentioned'.

We always have about a 20 minute discussion at the start of every session where we're like 'right what were we doing again? who is where and where are we all going?' It's easier for me coz my character is a wandering cleric who refuses to visit any town he's already been in. Another pain in the neck for the GM. (all our characters had to have fatal flaws - one is an ent-type creature with a smoking habit and another is a bird with irritable bowel syndrome)

OldGoat

Necrominus wrote: »

I'll have to leave the other characters to convince you. Bandylegs isn't too fond of elves :pac::pac:

Or magic users in general.

Or... anyone that doesn't drink a lot.

Saeros likes his drink, just prefers quality over quantity. And hey, I got you free food and drink in the tavern! I'm an endearing elf.

Digital Solitude

Necrominus wrote: »

When you play IRL would it be generally an adventure per session or would it be spread out over a number of meets?

5e isn't dungeon focussed like this is, we have had 2-3 sessions in a row with no/very little combat. Most of our stuff runs across multiple sessions, the main storyline is about 50% complete after 8 sessions.

Digital Solitude

Con is 15, I rolled a 20.

Banjo

You're going to barf! You're going to barf!

Happy Birthday Necro!

Necro

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Happy Birthday Necro!

:o:o

Thanks Strawbs

sKeith

Digital Solitude wrote: »

Con is 15, I rolled a 20.

Please see my comment on rolz. you are not rolling correctly.