The Uncanny Resurrection of Dungeons and Dragons

Post by SubiculumCode » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 4:36 AM UTC

Illniyar wrote: post #104

SubiculumCode wrote: post #98

I always wanted to give it a go, but could never find a group. Now as a careered adult with kids, it is even harder to find time to try this kind of thing, especially since my spouse has few gaming tendencies. Last year or so though, I saw a Pathfinder Humble Bundle for a bunch of rule books and I decided to buy them for fun. And that got me thinking..I started poking around some forums and ended up joining a play-by…

When I was doing PbP a while back the best site, hands down, was https://www.myth-weavers.com . I suggest you give it a try

Post by NegativeLatency » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:01 AM UTC

SubiculumCode wrote: post #98

I always wanted to give it a go, but could never find a group. Now as a careered adult with kids, it is even harder to find time to try this kind of thing, especially since my spouse has few gaming tendencies. Last year or so though, I saw a Pathfinder Humble Bundle for a bunch of rule books and I decided to buy them for fun. And that got me thinking..I started poking around some forums and ended up joining a play-by…

Post by sago » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:25 AM UTC

pfooti wrote: post #103

sago wrote: post #75

I'm not sure if it's resurrecting, or just improving it's image, either way it's welcome. Still, it is sad that it is so focused on one game: D&D. It's a decent game, particularly fifth edition, but I can't help finding it a bit... um, artless. Which isn't a problem, sometimes that's fun. But when there are so many amazing and sophisticated RPGs, with game mechanics that expand the form and support interesting play,…

We've got this amazing supply of great and interesting RPG engines out now, which I think the broad internet community (just people getting together to DIY stuff) and crowdfunding (lots of these systems are kickstarted) sort of came together to support. That said, I think that most systems authors need to start with a paragraph or two about "why this RPG engine is necessary, instead of making it work as a plugin to G…

Post by cpeterso » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 5:52 AM UTC

sago wrote: post #108

ceades wrote: post #97

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A good start would be the beginners guide on /rpg/ https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/wiki/beginnersguide If you've never seen how a particular game works and want to get a feel, search around and watch an episode or two of the game online. Rollplay on Youtube has a good channel that covers a lot of different types of games. You can also find games on Roll20's channel as well, and many more on Twitch and other channels. As…

Great summaries. To round out my examples: In "My life with Master" the party play the henchmen of an evil master. It explores ideas of culpability, fear, self-loathing, humanity and, possibly, redemption. It is the only role-playing game to give me heart ache. Literally, pathos I felt as a physical reaction. "The Clay that Woke", another by Paul Czege, concerns a race of Minotaurs, more physically powerful but utter…

Post by cpeterso » Wed, Oct 25, 2017, 6:01 AM UTC

vacri wrote: post #100

thom wrote: post #82

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Honestly, forget about rules. Just tell a story and let them guide it. You can occasionally throw in some d20 rolls if you want to introduce some risk of failure, and from there perhaps start build in some bonuses which let them customise their characters. But the main thing is just collaborative storytelling (and bad jokes and accents) and the best role-playing sessions I've ever had have involved no dice rolls at a…

This is the truth of it. The gaming system in use is less important than the game world and the story you're telling.