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Who still rocks PnP RPGs?
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Duck of Death
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I haven't played anything in years. Although here's an idea: what about some GAF role-players forming a game via IRC?
Duck of Death
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You can still have those! 
I've played several games via IRC. Sometimes the game will use dicebots, other times the DM will roll them all, although other times the players had to roll on their own and then tell the DM.
I've played several games via IRC. Sometimes the game will use dicebots, other times the DM will roll them all, although other times the players had to roll on their own and then tell the DM.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Duck of Death said:You can still have those!
I've played several games via IRC. Sometimes the game will use dicebots, other times the DM will roll them all, although other times the players had to roll on their own and then tell the DM.
dicebots would be cool... well if we can find some heads count me in
Banjo Tango
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Tribe 8 has always been a favorite of mine. Set in a post-apocalyptic Montreal after a demon-invasion leveled humanity... you play a group of fesity Qebeqois raging against the goddesses that arose originally to liberate humanity from said demons, but have since become oppressive jerks.
Nice metaplot, lotsa angst, and a good, clean system.
Also playing Exalted which is pretty White-Wofly. High-twink-fantasy with a million supplements available... I wish it were a bit more... I dunno.. "contained"... but it's still a lotta fun.
Nice metaplot, lotsa angst, and a good, clean system.
Also playing Exalted which is pretty White-Wofly. High-twink-fantasy with a million supplements available... I wish it were a bit more... I dunno.. "contained"... but it's still a lotta fun.
I pretty much never played my whole life. But recently for some reason me and a group of friends took it up all of a sudden. We went from owning no books in the DnD series, to pretty much all the various player handbooks and such (all the class specific books, prestige classes ect).
It's fun, but I don't find myself much of a roleplayer (neither do most the guys I play with), and I feel like an idiot if I ever try to act in character. I'm more of a stat whore.
It's fun, but I don't find myself much of a roleplayer (neither do most the guys I play with), and I feel like an idiot if I ever try to act in character. I'm more of a stat whore.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
Banjo Tango said:
Tribe 8 has a Shadow Run feel to it... not that I know anything about it...just has that feel to me..
My friend who co-founded this RPG publishing company Eos Press (thought I'd give him a little plug) was really high on Exalted. But sadly I never got to play with him before I moved to Japan. It uses standard WW rules right? I don't know why I never got into the WW ruleset... but exalted does look hot
I regularly play D&D (frostburn) and Stargate SG-1. Though am thinking about getting my group into looking at a non-class based game. any thoughts on a nice skill based game? genre doesn't matter.
also slightly related, we picked up heroscape. Haven't had a chance to try it out yet (hopefully this weekend) but it seems fun.. like a simpler (and cheaper) version of heroclix/mageknight.
also slightly related, we picked up heroscape. Haven't had a chance to try it out yet (hopefully this weekend) but it seems fun.. like a simpler (and cheaper) version of heroclix/mageknight.
shoplifter
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^^^ HERO System will fill your needs nicely, plus its genre neutral.
Tell him to release Weapons of the Gods and Delta Green already! I'm getting tired of waiting!
Blackace said:
Tell him to release Weapons of the Gods and Delta Green already! I'm getting tired of waiting!
shoplifter
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I like 20s CoC better too, since it's more in line with Lovecraft, but it's easier for me to get people to look at DG since it's more in line with modern SciFi.
shoplifter
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Very little for the moment, but now that my work schedule is starting up:
Eberron (converting to HERO System)
trying to get my mom to play CoC, since I know she'll like it
working on a sort-of-hard SciFi game using HERO that'll be after the Eberron game
might try to run V:tR for a group of friends on tuesday nights coming up soon
I rarely get to play since I'm the only one that'll do the GM work. Crimson Dragon keeps offering to do it, but usually after I've got most of the original prep work done
Eberron (converting to HERO System)
trying to get my mom to play CoC, since I know she'll like it
working on a sort-of-hard SciFi game using HERO that'll be after the Eberron game
might try to run V:tR for a group of friends on tuesday nights coming up soon
I rarely get to play since I'm the only one that'll do the GM work. Crimson Dragon keeps offering to do it, but usually after I've got most of the original prep work done
Banjo Tango
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It might be the "awakened fantasy in a real-world setting" aspect. But it's not as "futuristic" as Shadowrun. Very medieval technology-wise, with a few Mad-Max style elements thrown in.Blackace said:
Yeah, Exalted uses WW rules (slightly tweeked)... and you get obscenely large die-pools, with 20+ D10's at a time. I need a die-rolling progamBlackace said:
Edit - To go into slightly more detail, it's a lot of contested rolls, augmented by "charms" (the Exalted's powers). My memories of Vampire and Werewolf are pretty fuzzy, but I think using magic abilities in Exalted comes into play here a lot more than it did in those games... in combat, characters use charm "combos" that combine offensive and defensive effects. Building out smart combos and managing your "essence" (mana) is a pretty big part of combat, so if you've got players that love to fiddle with mechanics, they'll dig on that aspect.
shoplifter
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Yeah, I like Hero quite a bit since it lets me tinker. I like tinkering, and since I can build anything you can imagine with it, it's fun. Plus no levels/classes!
Exalted is sort of the midpoint between the old WoD rules and new WoD. It's closer to old WoD in most ways, but iirc (the books are downstairs, and i'm notorious for buying books i'll never use) it has fixed target numbers like new WoD. I'd advice doing something like a superheroic D&D game or Wuxia with it, since that's really where it excels as far as I've seen. It's a pretty cool setting, though hopefully it doesn't get to point where the old WoD did as far as consistency and stuff like the True Brujah.
edit: the obscenely large die pool bit is true
edit2: Tribe 8 seems pretty cool, I have a few other Dreampod games and the latest SilCore hardcover, but it seems like they're more focused on doing Special Effects right now and not RPGs.
Exalted is sort of the midpoint between the old WoD rules and new WoD. It's closer to old WoD in most ways, but iirc (the books are downstairs, and i'm notorious for buying books i'll never use) it has fixed target numbers like new WoD. I'd advice doing something like a superheroic D&D game or Wuxia with it, since that's really where it excels as far as I've seen. It's a pretty cool setting, though hopefully it doesn't get to point where the old WoD did as far as consistency and stuff like the True Brujah.
edit: the obscenely large die pool bit is true
edit2: Tribe 8 seems pretty cool, I have a few other Dreampod games and the latest SilCore hardcover, but it seems like they're more focused on doing Special Effects right now and not RPGs.
Banjo Tango
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Yeah, it sounds like they've all but abandoned their Tribe 8 line... and the line does kinda peter out after a point. But there are some outstanding books in there (particularly the earlier ones).shoplifter said:
Also - 20's CoC rocks my socks.
shoplifter
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Yes, I expect the new Mage stuff to be hot shit.
shoplifter said:
I second the HERO System recommendation. I've played Champions off and on for years; looks like it's about to be on again, and I'm looking forward to throwing cars at supervillians for the first time in, oh, half a year or so. I'm also curious to see how White Wolf's Mage revamp turns out.
FnordChan, who is going to run a game of The End if he can find players who are in the mood to be horribly depressed
Champions, my favorite roleplaying game....ever. Still trying to get the guys in the local comic store to start running it, and break out of the D20 lockdown.
The latest revision of the HERO ruleset looks beastly. That book is just so....big. I haven't owned a copy since the old hardcover champions rulebook, with the (Perez?) cover, circa 1991 or so.
I am very, very fond of the d20 system, but it is notably harder to get folks to play something different than it used to be.
The latest revision of the HERO ruleset looks beastly. That book is just so....big. I haven't owned a copy since the old hardcover champions rulebook, with the (Perez?) cover, circa 1991 or so.
I am very, very fond of the d20 system, but it is notably harder to get folks to play something different than it used to be.
I would definitely be up for playing some sort of D&D (or whatever the more general term... I guess just PnP rpg) over irc or similar. I could also probably provide some people if more is neccisary. In fact, I was just asking about this sort of thing...
My only problem is all I know of D&D comes from the infinity engine games so me and any people I find would require someone else who actually really knows what they're doing to be a DM but I imagine all of us could pick it up pretty quickly.
My only problem is all I know of D&D comes from the infinity engine games so me and any people I find would require someone else who actually really knows what they're doing to be a DM but I imagine all of us could pick it up pretty quickly.
Blackace- Where are you in Japan. I'm also in Japan, and I play.
I've run several CoC games and there's a group of us in my area that will play D&D or something. Most of us have books or files for D&D.
I also have three books of a game called The Everlasting, which I play-tested. I can run you a game, no prob.
I've run several CoC games and there's a group of us in my area that will play D&D or something. Most of us have books or files for D&D.
I also have three books of a game called The Everlasting, which I play-tested. I can run you a game, no prob.
shoplifter
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Gorey said:
Much of it is actual clarification on how powers actually work, with lots of sidebars with examples of the powers/adders/limitations put to use. It's not nearly as intimidating as the book would make it seem. I'd guess that you'd have no trouble picking up any changes, which from what i understand are mostly point balances.
I'd really like to see what they could do with all color, but considering they put out tons of (really frigging good) material at a really good price, I won't complain.
Crimson Dragon
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shoplifter said:I rarely get to play since I'm the only one that'll do the GM work. Crimson Dragon keeps offering to do it, but usually after I've got most of the original prep work done
Because I don't have the time you have (had?) to do that sort of thing.
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