who plays dnd?

[bakkily]

got a session to play tonight, i feel that this has to do with everquest in away, so i posted it

ive talked to a few that play dnd

currently i play two campaigns, a adnd, play a lvl 6 ranger (took about 8 months to get to this lvl) very fun, though we play with a big group of 10 members

2nd campaign is with the family only when we cant get our big group, just me and my two sisters, we each play two chars, no one wanted to heal so i created two clerics i play (campaigns sorta like the raymond foust a magians apprentice story line, but diffrent)....

anyways just wondering who else on the boards plays? share some of your stories, with the new on i we've started, only lvl 1 out of a few sessions, but is alot of fun

[username17]

I play 4.0 every sunday.
Played a Dwarven Cleric to 10, then due to in game stuff all but one of us rerolled.
Now I'm a gith monk.

I love it, been playin for about a year. I look forward to every event.

[Hasbinbad]

I played during AD&D and AD&D 2nd Edition. I used to have all the 1st ed. books (dmg, ph, monstrous manual, fiend folio, deities and demigods, forgotten realms, dragonlance, greyhawk, a couple others), and a lot of the 2nd ed., but they've been lost to the ravages of time. I would play now if any of my friends were gamer nerds, but alas, they aren't.

I was most proud of my level 12 thief in a real campaign that lasted several years and dozens of character record sheets way back when. He ended up being the covert head of a large smuggling operation, owned a castle, was knighted.. Fun times.

I also played in a few "monty" campaigns which kind of ruined it for me. I miss real DM's.

Once I had a real DM. I played a cleric with a pet cat to level 3 with him, and at the beginning of our next campaign we were basically forced underneath a besieged castle by the events in the story. On the way, the guard on one of the battlements failed a perception check, and took us for enemies. He rolled a 20 with a severe penalty to hit with a vat of boiling oil, and it fell on my cleric, killing him instantly. Since it was within the first 15 minutes of what was supposed to be a very long night, I sued to play the cat, and he let me. I proceeded to out dps the rest of the party with 1d2/1d2/1d3 claw/claw/bite.

Yeah, I'm a nerd.

[Fourthmeal]

Guineapig better give all these people warnings for posting non server related items in server chat.

[Hasbinbad]

Guineapig better give all these people warnings for posting non server related items in server chat.
Shut up, assmunch.
http://www.pollsb.com/photos/o/27298-butt_head.jpg

[Knuckle]

I played DnD second edition for awhile. I had more fun making my character and making campaigns than actually playing, we weren't 'nerds' so no one took the games seriously(except me). SO we basically had 'monty' campaigns all the time. Woulda been fun to have a serious crew but still enjoy some humor.

[Galanteer]

I play a hybrid system using the basic rules of a game called Aftermath (post apocalyptic game), and adding my own magic systems and critters. The company FGU (fantasy games unlimited) also made a Japaneses fantasy game called Bushido that used the same basic rules thus it was easy to transform to fantasy.

[Kika Maslyaka]

I played Gurps in semi-historical and Fallout theme setting, and ADnD 3.0E for over a year

I didn't really like DnD combat rules and magic spells system - combat felt too random and spell casting too cumbersome , so I wrote my own system from the scratch (inspired by EQ actually). Was highly successful with my group for over 2 years.

One of the funny stories we had was an encounter with a mob who basically killed itself.
The situation was as following -there was a giant 2-headed mutant rat standing next to a pool of acidic substance. The rat was suppose to leap forward and attack one of the player in flight. I, as GM, roll for rat leap, and get a 1 on d20 die - a critical failure. Now, according to my "bad things table" I roll d20 again to see what has happened, and rolled 1 AGAIN! Had to rule that mutant rat has tripped, and fallen into pool of acid and died, much to my players enjoyment :D

[bakkily]

on a short break atm, but usally we play ever friday night from 4pm to 12am, i roleplay one of my clerics as a scared priest, the 2nd is over zealous, and doesnt think before he makes good accurate decisions, this is the 3.5 rule set, its a bit , well alot easier of rules and more smooth then adnd, for my ranger campaign its a mix of both, but 3.5 with the d20 to decide what happens with every roll is quite easy

oh man did i learn how one spell works tonight, could have been a 10 min fight that turned into a hour and a half, i casted a lvl 1 cleric spell fog (cant remember the exact name) but last 1 min, 10 rounds, and creates a huge fog by 20x40 feet, and 30 feet high, i didnt clarify where i casted it, meant to hide us from some ravaging wolves and goblins, so the gm decided i casted it in our general area, my two sis's were pissed lol, and you cant see shit in the fog, so i then took one of my other clerics out of the area, to do another cast of it in the goblins area, this allowed our party of 6 chars to then move out of the fog, and around it, as the other monsters went backwards from the fog, and as they did this, we ambushed em

quite fun, i have fun in eq, besides the grind, but sometimes i do have moments like this

[bakkily]

oh the good ol' game of gurps, before my time, but my pops played that in the late 80's, we tried to do a game of it, to a fantasy setting, but dnd is just already there

[Humwawa]

4.0 is trash. Give me the complexity of 3.0.

Also, 4.0 killed off Kiaransalee - the sweetest god ever.

Also - I've played D&D twice ever in my life, but I love the lore/character design. I could design a character for hours and never want to play it.

[Mirakk82]

Actually, I run a 3.5 edition game that is set in the world of Norrath. I had an initial campaign on Faydwer that lasted about 6 months with 10 players, then a second campaign on Antonica that we're playing currently with 4-5 players.

It's a pretty cool way to introduce people to the world we know and love so well. Small NPCs like Boomba the Big hocking his halfling pickles, and zones like Kithicor Forest are an awesome thing for people who don't have experience with Norrath. It really allows me to share my love with my players. Plus, this emulator server makes for an awesome way for players to go run around in the world and see a virtual representation of the events and locations that I'm talking about.

[Humwawa]

I played on the same server as the guys and gals who wrote the EQ pen and paper game for D&D.

They were pretty amazing.

[username17]

4.0 is trash.

This is my first time playing DnD, so I have nothing to compare it to.
I have plenty of fun. I RP'd the cleric but not so much the monk.

One of the guys I played with did play 3.0 and said it was very different.

/shrug

I guess it's the equivalent of someone starting new on EQ Live and it being 'trash' compared to Classic/P99. :)

[Acillatem]

Played 2nd Edition mainly waaaay back in the day. I ran a campaign that used a mix of Conan Lore (the maps/religions/etc) blended with Dragonlance. I was never a real hardcore "roleplayer" tho - was more about the storyline and killing shit....and less about the whole "thou art thine innkeep of thy loins" or wtf ever.

Loved it tho....had some great times there.

[Damaja]

Classic AD&D or NOTHING
1st Edition & Unearthed Arcana

[Kika Maslyaka]

yeah when i read the 4.0 manual it was like - WTF? they scrapped EVERYTHING they designed and improved over last 15 years from 2.0 to 3.5, and went back to essentially 1.0 with everything ultra-plain and stupid... Of course now they can release 4.5 and 5,0 which will, ehem, "fix" the 4.0 junk they made, so they can sell it over and over again.
WotC is well known as the greediest company on earth in gaming industry...

[Hasbinbad]

4.0 is trash. Give me the complexity of 3.0.

Also, 4.0 killed off Kiaransalee - the sweetest god ever.

Also - I've played D&D twice ever in my life, but I love the lore/character design. I could design a character for hours and never want to play it.
Where the fuck have you been, young man? Get in TS RIGHT NOW and make sweet, sweet love to my ears.
Classic AD&D or NOTHING
1st Edition & Unearthed Arcana
I had Unearthed Arcana as well. I like you. Though not in the same way that I like Athiyk.

[Hasbinbad]

WotC is well known as the greediest company on earth in gaming industry...
Seriously. If I ever played again, I would only ever buy AD&D books from used book stores, published by TSR.

[bakkily]

i dont think ill touch 4.0, 3.0/3.5 is'nt that bad to play, but adnd is the best, if to whom is playing the dnd set in norrath, just play with eq adventures book, they have set rules for it being in norrath, i dont know the rules of how its ran with the dice, i may go to my local bookmans and buy a copy

i was going to try 4.0 but tards on amazon and other sites want a shit load of cash for em, f that

but if you're new to dnd, play the 3.5 rules, its simple and fun

[Spangabab]

Played a barbarian in 3.5. Used her to just grapple / choke / wrestle people down a lot. She lost her hand protecting an old man from thieves, turns out the old man was an accomplished weaponsmith. He grafted a very large flail to my wrist nub. I then went on to bash and smash and ruin everyone's day, although choking people with my left hand just wasnt the same.

Also played a sorcerer in pathfinder, which is basically 3.51, that was pretty cool.

[Ektar]

I grew up on D&D. played 2nd since the young years moved into 3rd when it came out... grew a paladin. had pink platemail. me and my brothers' characters got so high level that we just had to retire them as gods. hohoho! Yeah little kids can't balance experience.

That stopped fer a while, then I played for a semester in college... I just wanted to minmax and play the game like a game... ya know, be the most badass motherfuckering rogue with hide skill x23 at level 6 who could do whatever the fuck I wanted... but everyone else was all roleplaying and shit! Most of the time I just sat there waiting for people to shut the fuck up, then I could attack something or roll a d20, get a 2, and successfully hide with a 25. Yeah so I stopped.

Wish I could play again. Like that norrath idea, I want to run a baldur's gate campaign with people who haven't played it. Yeah, it may be kinda unoriginal, but I tend to be really good with remakes and make them interesting.

[Duma]

I used to think 3.0 was the worst thing WoTC could possibly come up with. Then 4.0 came out.

[bakkily]

3.0's not that bad, though its like the mmo industry, they dumb the shit down because future generations are being dumbed down

[Ektar]

tbh THAC0 was pretty retarded.

DM: In the chest, you find a suit of chainmail.
Player: SWEET! I put it on!
DM: Ok. Mark down on your sheet -4ac.
Player: Wait, is it cursed?
DM: No no it's just normal chainmail, which is -4ac.
Player: What? chainmail is worse than wearing nothing?
DM: Er no no.. negative AC is good.
Player: ...what?

[Ektar]

wait I can make that even better. to be continued!

[Ektar]

DM: You want a lower AC because it makes you harder you hit.
Player: Oh.. okay I guess. So with my 1 AC dexterity bonus and the chainmail, I have -5 AC?
DM: No you have 5 AC.
Player: Wait what? I thought you said to subtract 5?
DM: Your base AC is 10. You start subtracting down from there.
Player: Why does it start at 10?
DM: IT JUST DOES

[fuark]

(No hijack) but I'm wondering how many of you play Warhammer Fantasy as well?

[Theldios]

I have played D&D since the orignal box set what 35+ years ago
I have played all editions except 4th and until recently have had the same group of friends to play with for over 25 years.
Now all 3 of my sons play with our group and they have brought their friends and we have out grown my 8 seater capts table and play in the garage where i put 2 picinic tables together. basicly me and one other guy do all the dm'ing and mostly him and i get begged to dm when they get tired of his solve it w/o clues style and want my hack and slash style.
It has been a logn and fun run but recently i have got kind of burnt out on it and have not been playing with the rest of the group but just sitting back chugging beers while they play

[Tarathiel]

tbh THAC0 was pretty retarded.

DM: In the chest, you find a suit of chainmail.
Player: SWEET! I put it on!
DM: Ok. Mark down on your sheet -4ac.
Player: Wait, is it cursed?
DM: No no it's just normal chainmail, which is -4ac.
Player: What? chainmail is worse than wearing nothing?
DM: Er no no.. negative AC is good.
Player: ...what?

this is the one reason why i liked 3.0/3.5 more than ad&d. anyways ive played since i was 12 started with the old dungeons and dragon basic box set. anyone remember that? it came with cardboard monsters and characters and vinyl playing mat? one thing ive noticed with the fantasy games these days is that the are becoming less and less fantasy and more akin to sci-fi (eberron anyone?)

[gprater]

Played original AD&D (refuse to call it 1st edition) when it first came out in late 70's ...was in HS. My group played often(too often) until about the 2nd year of college. The friend who introduced me to the game still plays weekly with his friends. Most of them are my age an older( late 40's).'


I sat in on a few of their 2nd edition games long ago but did not find it as fun. Have been a spectator on 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0. The game is too bogged down with rules now IMO. It literally takes an hour or more to run one encounter. And they have brought computers and LCD projectors and other crap into it. Doesnt look like fun at all to me now.

[Preston27]

I play Pathfinder and a Star Wars RPG every week, have been playing RPG's since about 2001 or 2002. Currently getting my gaming buddy into EQ.

[Ennoia]

I played on the same server as the guys and gals who wrote the EQ pen and paper game for D&D.

They were pretty amazing.

RIP Brell Serilis /mourn

[Zuranthium]

Definitely 3.0, although I of course modified the classes as I saw fit.

I haven't played 4.0

[Deadmantis]

I played in high school - early 80s, we had a dungeons and dragons club where they let us use a classroom after school and we had a teacher as an advisor who would sometimes run dungeons.

I remember playing the D&D expert rules box set and AD&D. Whatever we played we roleplayed to the hilt. Those were good times.

Played a bit with some of those guys after college using newer edition rulesets. Didn't care much for how the game had changed but it was still fun to be rolling dice with old friends. :)

[Kuriin]

Play two Pathfinder games -- one a rogue (level 2) and one a cleric (level 6). Also play Mutants and Masterminds.

[Frytard]

Will DnD PvP Open Soon? Seems like we need a Red Guildmaster / Dungeonmaster or whatever they are called.

[bakkily]

yea, hah dnd pvp, it actually does exist, we had one of my pops friends and his son that played, the kid is 13 or something like that, and another friend of mine that decided to stop playing with us

but, my rangers name is turambar, i tried to use that name here but the name thing for eq would'nt allow it, or finwe either, but i sort of role play my wood elf ranger as a jokester, as i was tracking down orcs for the group, i found some pixies instead, it was me and our cleric on horse back, and these pixies decided to attack us, so i killed them all and recieved pixie dust, or some sort of powder that makes one drowsy

back at a tavern i was going to knock some guy out, so we could steal his map of the underground caverns of the city, well the rog this kids char was next to the guy, first we tried to pickpocket it, but it failed, was a 9 rolled out of a d20 and the rog needed a 18 to steal from the guy, even with the rogs +5 to dex, he still didnt get it with a 14, so i used the powder to knock the dude out

as the skill use of magical items i needed 14 to use it correctly, i rolled a 1 with +2 int to skill use, but since it was a automatic Fail roll, i rolled my percentiles, and rolled low on those too, so the powder went all over the rog, but instead of knocking the char out the dm decided to take over the rogs char and had him knock me out ( i guess the powder was actually a mezz type of magical devise/item)

another story, my friend decided to not play with us any longer, well for one because of complications in RL, so we killed his character, and stole his horse and all his gear, he recieved an actual +2 str bp that none of us could use

now in dnd for rangers, rangers are normally set to use leather armor, if they go higher then leather, we start cant do that much dps, now this char of mine is for adnd

and this last friday im now playing 3 chars, two clerics, and a young halfling ranger we saved

[Vohl]

RIP Brell Serilis /mourn

Alluveal and Akbar. They rock.

[bakkily]

the campaigns we run are very basic, if yer not having fun, or you feel things drag on, longest fight ive had lasted a hour and a half, but was because of a few dumb things i did, didnt quite understand how some spells worked

other then that, if we run into a group of 6-8 orcs, in 15 mins or 20 we can chop em down quick, once we killed 20 kobolds (with our lvl 5 chars) in 10 minutes, but was due to our wizard that just likes to fireball everything, haha

but if yer not having fun, find a new gm

[Drieddead]

I started playing 3rd ed. D&D when i was 11 lol. I picked up the get started box set at a book store and was hooked. Granted it took us a while to get the rules right ( we were all 11-12) but we had fun.
Then I met a guy who ran a 2nd ed. D&D game and made a Dwarf Fighter took about a year to get him to level 7 i loved the campaign but not the 2nd ed. ruleset so much.
Iv DMed since i was about 15 non-stop. I had a 3rd ed. campaign that ran for 2 years straight. We played every wensday at 5pm. We had alot of people come and go over the course of the campaign but in the end just me, my now wife, and my best friend were the only 3 playing. I had a level 22 Dwarf Cleric, My Wife had a lvl 15 Barbarian/8 rogue, and my friend had a level 23 fighter/1 barbarian human. Was awesome times.
Iv since ran a couple d20 modern campaigns. One was a Fantasy game set in pos-apocalytic times ( aka orcs with guns, cocaine, and death metal) Then i ran a cyber-punk d20 modern with aliens mutants and humans.
Then a friend of mine DMed a game for me and a few friends ( first time i hadn't DMed in 8 years) He introduced me to Deadlands and the Savage Worlds ruleset, and i was hooked. Granted my first character, Tappin Ted, died like a toolto a gunshot wound but it was the best game i had ever played.
Since then iv DMed some different Savage Worlds settings. I ran a home-brew Savage Worlds fantasy game thats still running. A Pulp game that was kinda like Indiana Jones, and i just recently purchases the Deadlands game and started running it. So yes Iv played ALOT of D&D and other systems.
Oh and i ran an EQ based D20 game once with the actual Everquest D20 book... it really sucked trying to figure out everyones xp penaltys lol.

[Drieddead]

(No hijack) but I'm wondering how many of you play Warhammer Fantasy as well?

Just now seen this :D
I have
5000pts of Empire, 2000 pts Vampire Counts, 2000 pts of Chaos Daemons Nurgle, 3000 pts of Chaso Warriors Nurgle, 3000 pts of Dwarfs, and 3000 pts of Ultra Marines. lol I AM MEGA NERD! honestly though i use alot of them in my D&D/Savage Worlds games.

Heres a link to a few pics of the Vamp counts and Warriors trying to sell them via Craigs List

Warriorshttpshttps https://post.craigslist.org/k/Kvo_fWmg4BG7xH3TtuFJ7w/6wEzg?s=preview
Vampier Counts https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2323590514

[bakkily]

dark eldar ftw! only played the drow because of r.a salvitores book when i was 13

[Felwithemagi]

Played since the beginning, Keep on the Borderlands was our start. Egg of the Phoenix was our favorite module.

The rules and such expanded but we adjusted. If we didn't like something we changed it. We 'evolved' the game beyond dice -- dice rolling became slow and tedious. If the player could explain it and role-play it, the DM (usually me) allowed it to happen, within reason. Great times.

[bakkily]

its all about having good times, any of you played dnd in competitions? for instance back in the 80's, tsr had a convention based in iowa, so my pops decided to go to it, and found out they were having a competition based on 100 or so random people, broke them up into small dnd groups consisting of 10 people per group, 9 players 1 dm, and they asked the dms to play it hard core

17 hours later, my dad playing a cleric, his group was the last group to survive, there was some magical feat he did that no one else could do when passing by some etheral dragon, i cant remember, but loved listening to the story when i was younger

[Fourthmeal]

I demand that this thread be moved to Off Topic. Guineapig where you at?

[Fourthmeal]

Think outside the ban

[bakkily]

hah, this has to do with the server, since all the rules or well most were derived from adnd

[bakkily]

someday ill reach firegiant status

[Fourthmeal]

hah, this has to do with the server, since all the rules or well most were derived from adnd

This has nothing to do with the server, as Everquest is not a pen and paper game pal

[jarshale]

There is an official EQ pen and paper game however. The book looks nice but I've never ran a game with it (yet. Still have the PDF on an external hdd somewhere)

[Fourthmeal]

I demand this be moved to off-topic. Guineapig where you at?

[bakkily]

fourth just cant get to have fun playing dnd?

ive heard that you do seldomly play on the server, whos yer char mr taco boy?

all i know tacos have nothing to do with everquest, closest thing there is to a taco is probally flat bread in freeport, damn desert dwellers

[Fourthmeal]

My char is Fourthmeal Thinkoutsidethebun - lvl 20 Erudite Paladin

[Neno]

I play AD&D. I have tried a few of the newer editions and while I do like some of the things they introduced they just weren't for me. I find that D&D much like MMOs seemed to become more 'player friendly' as time went on. 4e in particular just felt like I was playing something akin to World of Warcraft the few times I played it. 4e is probably more complex in terms of a combat system with all its various abilities + feats but the combat also felt more like a chore that would drag on and was pretty predictable. AD&D, while lacking tons of abilities, more than made up for it by having monsters that were just often perilous to encounter because they could just kill you based on a failed save. Level draining undead were also something to fear. Some people don't like these kind of mechanics and I don't really blame them as they can be a giant pain in the ass. Than again some people prefer WoW over EverQuest for pretty much the exact same reason. WoW is way more complex but predictable and EverQuest is a huge pain in the ass because of its many "hardcore" mechanics.

[fuark]

Just now seen this :D
I have
5000pts of Empire, 2000 pts Vampire Counts, 2000 pts of Chaos Daemons Nurgle, 3000 pts of Chaso Warriors Nurgle, 3000 pts of Dwarfs, and 3000 pts of Ultra Marines. lol I AM MEGA NERD! honestly though i use alot of them in my D&D/Savage Worlds games.

Heres a link to a few pics of the Vamp counts and Warriors trying to sell them via Craigs List

Warriorshttpshttps https://post.craigslist.org/k/Kvo_fWmg4BG7xH3TtuFJ7w/6wEzg?s=preview
Vampier Counts https://post.craigslist.org/manage/2323590514

Lol fantastic! I play Ogres, Dark Elves, Wood Elves and Vampires myself =) Meet up every Saturday for tabletop and BBQ. Hoping to start up a new DND campaign as well with the same crew. On off days classic Everquest suffices.

Ahhh, the joys of being a nerd.

[Zarniwooop]

My buddies from the old days occasionally get together from the 4 corners of the earth around holidays and binge for a couple days.

Second edition only.

I agree, unless you've ever played with a GREAT DM, it's not really much fun.

[Tarathiel]

I agree, unless you've ever played with a GREAT DM, it's not really much fun.

ive always had the privilege of being the DM and thankfully i learned from people who played ad&d and the star wars rpg put out by west end games. these were i think some of the last games that put a real pressure on the dm to be excellent. with the later editions of the games the mechanics took over and the story telling took a side role

[gprater]

4e in particular just felt like I was playing something akin to World of Warcraft the few times I played it.

Yea from what Ive seen watching the game while at a friends house..its very much like modern MMO's.

[gprater]

I wonder if E.G.G. were still alive if he would have a regular weekly game? :)

[Dlardlar]

I played 2 nd editIon

[bakkily]

damn, so this was moved to the off topic area, damn you fourthmeal! damn you!

i say that we should do a duel forthmeal, i have a lvl 17 rog, or a 29 ranger, take your pick!

ill spill the tacos out of your corpse

[baalzy]

Well Ikvar... DnD is off topic from Server chat.

Edit:

On topic, I played a little DnD 3rd edition but I had a lot more fun playing various GURPS campaigns/settings and Hackmaster.

[Knuckle]

Well Ikvar... DnD is off topic from Server chat.

Edit:

On topic, I played a little DnD 3rd edition but I had a lot more fun playing various GURPS campaigns/settings and Hackmaster.

Man i wish i had a crew to play that with, i fucking love knights of the dinner table comics.

[Fourthmeal]

Woo

[mimixownzall]

I love me some DnD.

I play 2nd Edition due to friends only wanting to play it. After browsing through 3.0/3.5 I can see why they didn't want to play it. I have seen some vids on youtube that say 4.0 is a lot better for those who are 2nd edition fans.

I am more in to the role play aspect. Combat is secondary in my campaigns. I like my minions to think, not just a bunch of 'you hear a twig break, then turn around and its a goblin! OH NOES!.'

Though, I mainly play with my friend and his kids. Kids just want to kill shit. I blame video games.

Oh, and no super heros either. If you're dumb enough to try to take on 4 dudes of equal level, you're going to die.

[Drieddead]

This has nothing to do with the server, as Everquest is not a pen and paper game pal

Come again? http://www.amazon.com/Everquest-Masters-Guide-EverQuest-Playing/dp/1588461270/ref=pd_sim_b_1

[loopholbrook]

My friends and I are about to start 3.5. Medieval and roleplaying things just interest me, so I figured why not play the original roleplaying game.