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[D&D 4E] Newb Game?
flatline82
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Hey PA/D&D fans... I wasnt really seeing what I wanted so I decided to toss up a post in attempts to organize something us the new guys. First, I'm used to a non-D20 system.. (playing Palladiums new Robotech RPG via PbP...) and havent played a D&D game in ages and as many are, am taking the 4E release as a chance to get back into it. So with that I was hoping I could round up a GM and 3-4 other players so we could get a newb game going? Perhaps an adventure in Shadowfell so it would be relatively easy to run? Anyway, I'd prefer to take the game to a dedicated forum (which I can host at any time) for PbP or if the group wants, arrange a weekly chat/IRC/Maptool based game. I personally have no idea whats best so we'd have to figure that out... anybody interested? or am I fighting for a lost cause?
(Quick note for real new guys: PbP stands for Play By Post, which generally runs quite a bit slower but allows for better RPing story. Usually you set a post limit per week...usually 2-3.)
Post here or PM me if this might sound like a possibility and I apologize if I myself come off completely idiotic and new but I really want to have some fun with this and make a regular gaming group of buds.
Thanks!
(Quick note for real new guys: PbP stands for Play By Post, which generally runs quite a bit slower but allows for better RPing story. Usually you set a post limit per week...usually 2-3.)
Post here or PM me if this might sound like a possibility and I apologize if I myself come off completely idiotic and new but I really want to have some fun with this and make a regular gaming group of buds.
Thanks!
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Zeta - not quite sure what you are trying to tell us, lol... that a rant? an offer? just an FYI?
Replace ages with a couple years, and this describes me quite well. I was planning on picked up the 4e books, or at least the player's manual, this weekend, and I'd be happy to join a game of newer players in order to refresh myself and get familiar with the 4e changes. The play format is not really important to me, I'd prefer a PbP set up, but if we had a weekly chat time that'd be alright.
The problem with play by post is it is hard to keep enthusiasm high as the game progresses as I found out with some RPGs ive played in the past that arent DnD.
An IRC/OpenRPG game would be the best imo and since I am currently a student with nothing on half the time i cnat finally play with you americans in the middle of the day (your nightime)
(Zeta is a maybe thus far so I wont say anything for sure out of respect, let us know Zeta)
Another random note: I have can also setup a forum off my website and/or a chat room as well unless we use something different. For sure a forum for whatever...playing/saying you cant make a game..etc.
Havent played since 3.0 first came out so I'm considering myself a newb.
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No DM's out there...? =(
There's a lot of things I don't like about pbp. That's why I'm so hesitant to do this. It works better in an rp that doesn't really run off of any kind of complex system... the best pbp games I've played have used a non-system that was basically opposed d100s, with characters 4 actions a turn and inherit bonuses(+5, +10, whatever). They could 'focus' a single action, or chain actions, to gain varying bonuses to their attacks, or try to target enemy weaknesses or play off their strengths, but there wasn't much system involved really.
I'll stay on for maybe, for now. Especially since everyone seems to hate pbp so much.
Zeta: I'd rather you not do something you dont want to do.. I'd rather do a chat based one as well.
Edit: PbP would be fine, chat is just preferred.
-I can update most weekdays, although there may be the occasional day where I'm not able to update.
-My weekends are less available, but I'd most likely be able to update at least on Sunday nights.
-In all, this means 4-5 nights a week where I'd be able to update.
-I tend to get home from work at around 10PM EST, so my updates would probably occur at around those times.
-I would be interested in running KotS, with some possible modifications. I'm much more interested in roleplaying, so there would likely be more NPC interaction. Above all else, I like description and I like character stuff, so I'd like to have posts with more information than just "I swing my sword at the kobold. Hard."
-As of right now, I'll run the KotS module, if the game takes off from there, I would likely be interested in continuing the H-series module path or venturing off into modules conceived by me.
-Above all else, the important unspoken/spoken agreement that I like to have between my players and I as a DM is this: I'll give you cool situations and interesting conflict. In return, you give me badassery.
If you're interested, please respond with a character concept. I'm looking for 5 PCs. Right now, I'm less concerned with your stats than what and who your character is. If more than 5 people respond, I'll go with the character concepts I find the most interesting. Once we have characters, we'll collaborate and figure out why and how the group got together. I'd recommend the Leader/Striker/Defender/Controller combination until I have a better handle on how encounters with enemies in different roles will play out.
Play-by-post sounds good, other tools are cool too.
<ProfMoriarty> oh yeah. one time I PMed a picture of my penis to a forumer, and then I got a PM from Thanatos saying "nice girth"
I might go with a drunken human rogue brawler kinda guy. Question: I'm guessing we're limited to races mentioned in the PHB? I've heard people mention other races (what the hell is a bugbear?).
I think I'll go with something more slicey- a fighter or maybe a paladin?
Or maybe the opposite direction-a warlock?
I don't know
<ProfMoriarty> oh yeah. one time I PMed a picture of my penis to a forumer, and then I got a PM from Thanatos saying "nice girth"
Bugbears are creatures related to goblins, stats are located in the Monster Manual.
I'll be submitting a Cleric or Ranger here in a bit, since we have 2-3 people already saying they will play a leader it'll probably be a ranger.
but it'd be my first game as whenever I look at a character sheet I freak out and run.
I will make a couple suggestions to the prestigious DM who decided to give this a try for everyone's sakes though.
ie. I don't see goblins or orcs getting warm reception in predominately human towns.
In other words, we know it's your first time. We'll be gentle.
Also, just to remind you guys again, I'm more interested in your character bio/history/personality than in cold, hard numbers at this point.
Name: Seragon Kylus
Race: Dragonborn
Scale Color: Dark Brown
Gender: Male
Height: 5’10
Weight: 220
Age: 25
Back-story:
Born in a noble family of champions, a single child and certainly not of the weight and strength his Dad had hoped for in his was to be champion son. Many moons had passed for the young Dragonborn as he felt he had done wrong and hadn’t belonged in the family he was born into. He knew due to his lack of bulk his father would be displeased in his only child as he was not in the weight class of his fathers previous generation of champions. Despite the depression and urge to give up, Seragon packed a small traveling satchel and headed out to gain and learn perhaps what would make his family proud and re-instate his honor in the Kylus Dragonborn family. Upon leaving his home he was pulled aside secretly by his mother, she had some interesting words of encouragement for the still young Dragonborn of 15. She explained to him that his father had failed the trials to become a Warlord thus losing his honor and hiding his shame since the event. This indeed happened prior to Seragon being born and his father certainly never told him of this “trail” she spoke of. This was his chance; his honor was to be fulfilled with the duty of becoming a strong intelligent Warlord, a tactical Warlord… due to his size of course.
I'd love to try a Rogue, probably a human.
Someone who is comparatively young, perhaps 18-20, who left his small hometown some years prior with the goal see the world and follow in the footsteps of fabled explorers and adventures. Since then he has bounced from city to city earning his way by taking various odd jobs and gambling, but he has never stayed long in one place as he continues to seek his fame and fortune. To date, he has found neither.
Personality wise, he comes from a humble background. He fits in well in the backs of taverns and alehouses, and has enough boyish charisma to charm his way through many of the altercations that result from his often suspicious victories in various dice games. While not the brightest man, he has a good amount of common sense. His biggest downfall is perhaps his overconfidence. That said, he avoids rash behavior and prefers to think his actions through while considering all options, perhaps an unusual trait for his age.
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It's been several years since I came up with one of these, so I hope this is alright and what you were looking for; suggestions welcome. I'll probably adjust it a bit once I get the actual book, if I can still get the game by then. I more wanted to post something to state my continued interest, despite my annoying lack of source material until the end of the week.
I'll update with a better description, but for now: his holy symbol is a mug he keeps with him at all time.
Edit:
Bjorn began his adventuring career with a good old fashioned bar brawl; nothing too spectacular, drunken men boasting, taking things too far, spilling blood and ale with glee. Bjorn left his ancestral mountain keep in order to prove himself in combat to his patron deity against any and all foes; he prefers to travel in solitude despite his eagerness for a good ale and a challenging fight.
Bjorn is quick to anger and always ready to cleave a foe in two, but still good natured and would willing to defend those in need-presuming he doesn't have anything better to attend to and it provides a good fight.
Though he has no particular qualms against his clan, Bjorn longs to see and combat all that the vast world has to offer.
Bjorn wears his dark black hair long, and his beard matching. He carries a heavy mug on his belt at all times and claims that it is an ancient heirloom which only the mightiest of warriors are fit to drink from.
<ProfMoriarty> oh yeah. one time I PMed a picture of my penis to a forumer, and then I got a PM from Thanatos saying "nice girth"
Update: Quick thinking hehe, going to stick to the Dragon. Always have RP'ed human type races...going with something different this time. So ya, thats my char...with some other twists in store should I get a chance to play in this game.
Name: Gwen Sim'ei
Race: Half-Elf
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Height: 5'7
Weight: 122 lbs
Born to a traveling circus, a bastard child loved by her sadly unimaginative mother, Gwen was named from the first names of her mother and father. Quick, charming, and quite likable, Gwen found herself inexorably drawn to the old fortune-teller, who told her dark secrets of the entities that lived among the stars.
Finally, the oracle summoned a creature from far beyond to her tent, and Gwen pledged a compact to the Power Beyond. The creature tattooed the words of her oath onto her body with its own blood, and granted her power, in exchange for her destiny.
Emerging from the tent as something more, Gwen knew she had outgrown the circus. She packed her things, said goodbye to her mother, and started off to find the destiny she had so recently sold.