Any One Else Play Dungeons & Dragons

[BTAutoMag]

just got into it about 3 weeks ago. the day after i played my first game i went out and bought my own set of dice and a couple books about it. a grand total of about 73$ in stuff. it's an awsome game and i love it so far. i recomend it to any one who has never played it.

for those who do play... whats your favorite race and class?

i'm in two different games right now. the first one i play an elven fighter named Pixel (started out at level 5) and the second one i play elven ranger named Lune.(started out at level 3 but accedently failed my system shock and stumbled onto something that killed 3 of my team but gave me enough experience to get to level 6)

[dre1919]

I used to play it way back in the day when I was in the eigth and ninth grade. I had a 12th level elven ranger-lord. He was the bomb. Then, once I got to college I got into playing and dm'ing Rifts. That's what my friends and I play now, since it has so many options. D&D is a lot of fun though.

[Thordic]

I played for about 4 or 5 years.

Favorite race is gnomes, and dwarves.

Favorite class is Cleric.

My favorite PC was a 14th level Gnome Cleric. Started off at level 1, got to level 9, and had to earn double XP for levels 10 - 14 (racial level limits).

My nick, Thordic (pronounced Thor-deek people, not Thor-dick hehe) is the name of an NPC from when I used to GM. He was barbarian lord in the Greyhawk setting who ran a training school.

I can still tell you without thinking that pages saving throws are on in both the old and new style 2nd edition players handbooks (I've never played 3rd edition, and I don't plan on it. I have hundreds of dollars of 2nd edition stuff, and I'll stick with it.)


Another good RPG is the old West End Games Star Wars RPG. WOTC bought that license and screwed up that RPG too, but I have tons of old books, and I play online.

Anyone interested in playing online, its played on BBs, you don't need any experience (we'll teach you), and you can play in any area of Star Wars you want. The setting is 9 years after Endor, and the club has the following branches:

New Republic Navy
New Republic Starfighter Corps
New Republic Army
New Republic Special Forces
New Republic Security Force
New Republic Intelligence

Imperial Navy
Imperial Starfighter Corps
Imperial Army

Smugglers, Bounty Hunters, Free Planets, Mercenaries, Security Groups, Starports, Crime Guilds, and many others are available in the Independant Sector.

Also, Jedi characters can be made as either a Jedi or a Dark Jedi. (Jedi are a lot harder to get approved, though).


I know, shameless plugging for the RPG I've been playing there for years, its a lot of fun. Nowhere near as fast as you may be used to in tabletop, single adventures can take months of real time, but its a blast.

If you are interested and need help, drop me a line


Yes yes, I know, Im a dork. Bite me

[Thordic]

Originally posted by dre1919
I used to play it way back in the day when I was in the eigth and ninth grade. I had a 12th level elven ranger-lord. He was the bomb. Then, once I got to college I got into playing and dm'ing Rifts. That's what my friends and I play now, since it has so many options. D&D is a lot of fun though.

Rifts is power gamer crap No offense, but I can't stand that system.

"Oh, you want to play a 12,000 year old dragon that can shoot lava out its arse? Sure, no problem!"

[vf-xx]

Originally posted by Thordic


Rifts is power gamer crap No offense, but I can't stand that system.

"Oh, you want to play a 12,000 year old dragon that can shoot lava out its arse? Sure, no problem!"

Bah! Rifts is just fine. I haven't played rifts itself, but I've played Robotech/macross. It's the same system. There's nothing wrong about powergaming so long as you admit that's what you're doing.

I'm currently in 2 dnd games, and one marvel superhero's game. I'm looking at starting my own macross game sometime soon.

well time for lunch. laters

[EsPo]

i play, 3rd level elven fighter named coran, we have only been playin for 4 weeks(we play once a week). we played like 2 years ago and i had like a 3rd level fighter, strength=18/98, and my dungeon master killed me because it was to unfair for the other people.

[Bulldog]

I used to play a long time ago, but it was so hard to get together a reliable group that I just quit. Plus there's such a social stigma against RPGs and D&D in particular. The 3rd edition rules are great btw.

[BTAutoMag]

Originally posted by EsPo
my dungeon master killed me because it was to unfair for the other people.

lol yea dude. one day about a week ago a guy joined and rolled a 19-20 on all but one of his abilities. the dm smilled and had a dungeon floor colapse under him later. he survived it but was over run by orcs almost imediatly when the dm found out he survived

[Strider]

I've been playing conistently since around '92. Our current gaming group (with 4 paintball players!) has been around since 96!

My favorite character is my current one - A 9th Level Paladin, which I've taken from 1st level. One of the most challenging and most rewarding characters I've ever played.

While I grew up with 2nd Ed, we tried, and have adoped 3rd Ed. It's simply an awesome system! Also, we still use all (well, except for the PHB & DMG!) our old 2nd ed stuff for reference material. While the kits don't convert easily, there is a plethora of Prestige clasess available through the net...

As for Star Wars, I've not played the old system, but Wizards did a GREAT job on the new edition. (I had read the old system)

[Vendetta]

I grew up (sort of), on first edition. I still have a fighter-mage started in 1980. I never liked the second edition, and I just tried playing that new fangled edition this summer, but I just don't like it. I find it way too rigid. The first edition was the best, if you had a creative DM.

Did anyone ever play the first D&D. That was before the Advanced D&D. I have the paperback books printed in 1974. Those were a little before my time

[MagMark]

hehe

i have a whole bunch of 2nd editon AD&D stuff, my card shop where i played it closed, and all the dms were lost with it. good times, but now they are done, btw anyone wanna buy some dnd books?

[BTAutoMag]

which books do you have? and how much?

[MagMark]

well lets see... 2nd edition players handbook, the orange one with the guy and the winged helmet on the front, hes riding a horse, the complete paladins handbook, spelljammer realmspace, oldy original dnd book, called the expert ruleook, the last copyright was 1983 missing cover... Monster Mythology (ahh i love this one, its a great read) a printed off book think about a whole bunch of traps, (ill just throw it in the first person that buys something if they do) this gigantoid binder full of different poisons and what they do (also very fun to read) a big folder full of orc stuff, its a gazetteer called the orcs of thar, COmplete book of humanoids (love this one, never stopped using it when i played, GO FREMLINS) Magic Encyclopedia volume one and two, theifs screen, (hey i just found my baldurs gate rulebooks!) i also have this really old lookin boardgame, i live in canada so if you want the stuff then your paying shipping. if i find more stuff ill post it, make some offers!

[BTAutoMag]

i need the hand book and i didnt see one in your list but a monster manual.

[BTAutoMag]

where did you find a printable one?