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Barshevy
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 Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 07:52:51
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Would anybody here be interested in a play-by-post (messageboard) game?
Any preference of system edition (1st, 2nd, 3.5 ... 4e?)
Any preference on the DR year?
Any preferred geographic region?
Mod Edit: Shifted to a more appropriate shelf.
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Edited by - Barshevy on 14 Apr 2009 14:46:58
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 08:41:51
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| I might be. :) Just not for 4e... but any of the 1/2/3/3.5e rules are fine with me. Prefer anything prespellplague..... Otherwise, I don't have any other opinions. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 08:48:22
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| What if we went waaaay old-school : 1st edition, Gray Box, pre-Time of Troubles? Any interest there, folks? |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 16:53:36
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| Sure, I'm good for anything as I said above except for 4e and post spellplague. :) |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 17:40:35
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| Possibly. It's been a loooooong time since I've played 1st edition. Let me check out what I have and I'll let you know later this evening. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
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Posted - 09 Apr 2009 : 19:34:19
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| Sure, I'd be interested, though I'm not entirely sure I have 1e game material (ie: PHB/DMG, I have the FR stuff). I grew up on 2e, though, so something old would be fun for me. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 01:49:37
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Perhaps 1e is too inaccessible (though the free retro-clone PDF called OSRIC is all a player would need.)
How would Ashe feel about 2e? |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 03:30:49
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| Personally, I'd prefer 2e for the mechanics, regardless of when you set the date. But that's partly because I'm such a big fan of kits. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 05:13:47
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| In terms of campaign world, I'm thinking about something as close as possible to Ed's original Realms. So no Matzica, Al-Qadim or Kara-Tur. Maybe no Moonshaes. Of course, this would have no impact on the game unless you guys wanted to create PCs from those areas. And even then, we can say they exist as other worlds, reachable by dimension gates. |
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
275 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 05:25:07
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| Also, please let me know which regions would you like to play in. The "central" Realms from the Sword Coast to the western Sea of Fallen Stars? Or somewhere more exotic, that you've never gotten a chance to experience in previous games. |
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Tyr
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 09:51:50
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| hey a bit late chipping in, but i'd be up for it. Say 2/3e don't really mind. Could start in the heartlands or the dales, as then you're not too far from the interesting areas which can be encountered later on. |
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 12:12:36
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Hmm. I might be interested as well, and 2E wouldn't be much of a hassle for me.
But, how fast-paced would we be talking about here? |
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Penknight
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
275 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 12:41:22
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OK, it looks like we're zeroing in on 2E.
Heartlands / Dales would be fun. The Volo's Guides would be my main resource then. Any other regions, folks? Any place specifically in the Heartlands?
In regards to pacing, in my experience on a PBP that's heavily dependent on the DM. So that's me, in this case. I post on games everyday, multiple times a day, so it shouldn't be a problem. An average of one post a day during the weekdays from players would be a reasonable target. |
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Penknight
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Barshevy
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Ashe Ravenheart
Great Reader
USA
3240 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 13:19:40
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| Anywhere is good with me. And this got me looking longingly through my 2E books (something that hasn't happened in a looooong time). I'd be up for it. |
I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.
Ashe's Character Sheet
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
275 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 13:25:28
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OK, great then!
Also, I don't want to give the impression that this will be an exercise in fantasy geography. The emphasis is on your character and the party. The basic idea is that we have the cities, towns (and forests for the nature-inclined) to give the PC's some context. I'll be using dungeons from published sources, adapting them to 2e if necessary. The Realms is what brings everything together, but the focus is on you guys. |
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Darkheyr
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 14:26:42
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| So, are we talking 2E rules, pre-ToT for the year, western heartlands and (just assuming here) mostly good-aligned adventurers then? |
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 15:33:24
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1357 DR - the year the Grey Box introduced us to. 2E rules. Variant time line, so no ToT (if we get that far.) Western Heartlands and Sword Coast. The assumption on my part is that most of us would like to play heroes. But if you want to play a nascent villain, send me a PM on how you would like to do it.
Everyone please PM me with your PC ideas. Their homelands can be anywhere. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
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2449 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 16:15:59
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We might want to post a couple of character ideas here in the thread as well, to help keep us from having, say, a party full of wizards.
Personally, I've always wanted to play a tunnelrat (Demihumans of the Realms version, not Gnomes and Halflings), but that's heavily focused on dungeons/underground, so may not fit this campaign or other peoples' ideas.
What level do you think we should start at? Or XP, I guess, considering 2e's progression charts. |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
275 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 16:39:49
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There are some advantages to pbp games over tabletop games. You do miss much the good stuff ... the immediacy, the fun of hanging out with a group of friends, etc. On the other hand, I can split PCs off to their solo adventures and merge them back with the group without players feeling neglected. So if you always wanted to play a certain kind of character, then go for it. In other words, you can be a bit more 'selfish' in terms of what you want to do.
You can PM or post here, either way.
Level 1 is what I'm thinking. |
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Kuje
Great Reader
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Posted - 10 Apr 2009 : 17:27:28
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I'll dig out my 2e material then and look through them for some ideas.
How do you want stats rolled? Every DM has a different method for rolling stats.....
Edit: And the Heartlands works fine for me. |
For some of us, books are as important as almost anything else on earth. What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after world, worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet and excite you... Books are full of the things that you don't get in real life - wonderful, lyrical language, for instance, right off the bat. - Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
275 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2009 : 02:42:19
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For each ability score, 4d6, dropping the lowest roll. Assign as you wish.
As anyone read Ed's 2e module "The Haunted Halls of Eveningstar"? |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
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Posted - 11 Apr 2009 : 02:55:11
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Not in a long time.
Hmm... I think putting some points into Find/Remove Traps just became a very good idea...  |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 11 Apr 2009 : 02:55:37
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quote:
Originally posted by Barshevy
For each ability score, 4d6, dropping the lowest roll. Assign as you wish.
As anyone read Ed's 2e module "The Haunted Halls of Eveningstar"?
I read through half of it about a year and a half ago. Also, I'll get to character creation most likely late tonight, or at the latest Monday if that's all right. |
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Barshevy
Learned Scribe
275 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2009 : 03:10:30
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Please hold off on rolling up the characters until you've gotten a character proposal to me. A paragraph is all I need. Something about their history and personality.
Have you read "Doom of Daggerdale" by Wolfgang Baur? |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 11 Apr 2009 : 03:36:21
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quote:
Originally posted by Barshevy
Please hold off on rolling up the characters until you've gotten a character proposal to me. A paragraph is all I need. Something about their history and personality.
Have you read "Doom of Daggerdale" by Wolfgang Baur?
Understood, and no on the reading part. |
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Penknight
Senior Scribe
USA
538 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2009 : 04:05:38
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| Out of curiosity, if some of us were interested in making a gold elf, would you want us to use the rules for making a grey elf in the Complete Book of Elves or the rules in Elves of Evermeet? I know it may sound like a stupid question, but I've had DMs in the past that differed on their preferences. Thought I should ask. |
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Hoondatha
Great Reader
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2449 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2009 : 04:13:55
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I ran that one, actually. Years and years ago, but I remember the high points.
I'll get you a character description either later today or tomorrow. I want to play around with some specifics on this tunnelrat idea first before I make a decision. What are other people thinking of playing? (in broad outlines) |
Doggedly converting 3e back to what D&D should be...
Sigh... And now 4e as well. |
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