So...

[apotheosis]

Does anyone here still write?

I haven't produced anything in a long while, but I was wondering if anyone has.

[End Master]

Over the months there's been more stuff in real life cropping up, so the writing has been on hold until further notice. (Still got portions of unfinished stories laying around though) That's sort of why I finished up Legend when I did. I figured I could at least have all my current stories completed, even if I don't write anything else on here for awhile.

My forum posting has been a little less frequent too, but I'm still around.

[Usoki]

Well, yes, but not much of which can be proven. Most of what I write is linear, so I don't bother to put it here on the site. And then I've recently become DM to a group here at the hall, so a fair bit of creative planning is taken to that endeavor as well.

Though, after a year (and three days, funnily enough) of stagnant work on Rentyre's sequel, I discovered that a change of setting made all of the contrived and ridiculous plotlines (stupidly unbelievable even for fantasy) make much more sense once the setting was altered. So, hopefully, I'll have something to show for my efforts within a few months.

It always bothers me to be so active on this site and yet produce so little...but rushing myself only results in shit, as Love Song and Hellstone have proven to me.

[donteatpoop]

I've been working on a play of mine called refills... It's posted on here. It's completely written in a spiral bound notebook; I'm just working on editing and adding some details, and taking away some stupid details.

[Leblanc4prez]

I'm working on both "Eternal Shere" And "Mahem on Mobius".

[xnull]

DnD takes little creative endeavor. I know this because I get two hours of sleep, wake up and prepare an adventure in an hour and a half (most of which is crunching creature states and building their feats so they are challenging but balanced) and then we play the game. The players love it. There are twists and double meanings, but this is all things I think up on the spot knowing everything that has happened so far and the additutes of my players and NPC's. My players find each session delightful, and got angry and depressed last weekend when I cancelled the game for Easter dinner.

Now, I was thinking about this earlier. It would be cool as a DM you forced your players to blog in the first person of their characters after every DnD session. I was thinking of doing this to force my players to get into roleplay mindset (there is only one true roleplayer amoung them).

[apotheosis]

Well, my amazingly awesome adventures took much preperation even though I frequently would move off the script and improvise. Then again, no DM could ever approach my awesomeness.

[donteatpoop]

DnD takes little creative endeavor. I know this because I get two hours of sleep, wake up and prepare an adventure in an hour and a half (most of which is crunching creature states and building their feats so they are challenging but balanced) and then we play the game. The players love it. There are twists and double meanings, but this is all things I think up on the spot knowing everything that has happened so far and the additutes of my players and NPC's. My players find each session delightful, and got angry and depressed last weekend when I cancelled the game for Easter dinner.

Now, I was thinking about this earlier. It would be cool as a DM you forced your players to blog in the first person of their characters after every DnD session. I was thinking of doing this to force my players to get into roleplay mindset (there is only one true roleplayer amoung them).

If I lived near you I'd totally be the second true roleplayer among them. But I always get stuck with the DM position because no one else can come up with anything. I miss getting to play as a character.

I once belonged to an online RPG site that was done entirely in written submissions; no rolling the dice just writing what you planned to do and the game master/admin would write what happened. It was required that you write decently in order to play. It was fun, my character died at only level 3, but I caused a lot of havoc for the other players in the mean time, killing what was supposed to be a major NPC in the mean time. The admin said he wasn't prepared for a character like mine. And then he killed me off... I don't know if that was coincidental or not, but it was fun.

I keep thinking about starting a new character but I just don't have the time... The site is tazlure (http://tazlure.nl) if anyone is interested. Let me know if you are as that might actually inspire me to start up a new one. Maybe we can play the same area...

[Usoki]

Well, personally, I like to have most of my things planned out- I'm still a relatively new player. I've only been in two campaigns, so six months of weekly meetings doesn't give me much experience, game mechanics wise. Also mostly because I always play spell casters, effectively allowing me to ignore most of the battle system rules because of the characters I play.

That's fine, because the people I'm DMing are all new, save one, who is patient and understanding. But it does mean that I need to have most of my plot written out, not because I'm going to forget what will happen, but because I need all of the monster/trap info onhand, at my fingertips. (I don't have actual books- just PDF scans)

That's a cool site, DEP, but it seems high pressure to me. Or maybe I was snooping in the wrong threads. Either way, I'm not sure where a new character'd be able to start. That, and I too kinda feel like I wouldn't have enough time for it. I'm already working on three different project-y things, and I'm pretty sure that'd be the one to suffer.

[donteatpoop]

Well, personally, I like to have most of my things planned out- I'm still a relatively new player. I've only been in two campaigns, so six months of weekly meetings doesn't give me much experience, game mechanics wise. Also mostly because I always play spell casters, effectively allowing me to ignore most of the battle system rules because of the characters I play.

That's fine, because the people I'm DMing are all new, save one, who is patient and understanding. But it does mean that I need to have most of my plot written out, not because I'm going to forget what will happen, but because I need all of the monster/trap info onhand, at my fingertips. (I don't have actual books- just PDF scans)

That's a cool site, DEP, but it seems high pressure to me. Or maybe I was snooping in the wrong threads. Either way, I'm not sure where a new character'd be able to start. That, and I too kinda feel like I wouldn't have enough time for it. I'm already working on three different project-y things, and I'm pretty sure that'd be the one to suffer.


The mod would tell you where you can start. Last time I had like three options. And there were a couple people playing that weren't the best, so no pressure or anything; I've seen you write and you can put them to shame.

Word to the wise; never give a first time player a priest to play... There's just too many spells for them to choose.

[Leblanc4prez]

Atticus Nightshroud, Halfling Rogue at your service... Damn I love D&D... one day I wanna be a DM... I wish there was another D&D player around here... I miss It.

[Usoki]

The mod would tell you where you can start. Last time I had like three options. And there were a couple people playing that weren't the best, so no pressure or anything; I've seen you write and you can put them to shame.

So the mod definitely does more work than is visible by browsing the threads? I have to admit, I'm interested. And I think forcing myself to write sorta-near-daily would be good for me. Hmmm...yeah. If you'd do it, I'd do it.

[donteatpoop]

So the mod definitely does more work than is visible by browsing the threads? I have to admit, I'm interested. And I think forcing myself to write sorta-near-daily would be good for me. Hmmm...yeah. If you'd do it, I'd do it.

Sweet. I registered an hour ago (cause I can't remember my old info) and I'm gonna work on a character. As I recall, last time I didn't post but every two or three days. They asked how often I planned on posting and sent me in the direction of a mod who operated a bit more slowly than normal.

[End Master]

From what I've seen of the upcoming 4th edition D&D, it looks like it sucks a lot.

You're better off just creating your own stuff or using a different system at this point.


EDIT: That is a cool site DEP. The Citadel looks like an interesting place to start.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

OMG! You fucking NERDS!!!

No seriously though. I got heavily involved in Ultima Online in the late 90s.

In fact, I helped found a city. Helped start taverns. And was the only player in the entire history of the game to talk to the blue Wyrm, Katazar. Monsters in these games were computer generated NPCs. Katazar was a talking dragon.

Few believed me. But He and I met regularly. Others started spotting this allusive blue dragon. Most would try to kill it and fail.

He had a message he wanted me to pass along, I failed in delivering, for it the gypsy Tarina Faa died. Katazar tried to kill me, and passed into oblivion. It was pretty far out for this game.

I started out a tailor in the city of Britain. Taking my role seriously. MUCH too seriously. Most folks were there for the mindless action. I was there to live of the life of another person.

For the first week I merely made clothes, amassing a good amount money. Once in a while I would travel to the island of Moonglow and practice magic. But spell reagents were cheap and I...

ANYWAY...

I'd be in.

The reason I haven't been writing lately? I work 60 hours a week and the work is grueling. Also I can't smoke pot.

Never got into D&D too much though. A little bit over AOL. Groups of five people. Fun times. Probably from 97-98 was my total experience of RPGing, including Ultima.

It can be fun. Just point me in the right direction. I wouldn't have much time either. I stay up late though. Even though I have to be up at 5:00.

I seem to be getting off on sleep deprivation lately. It makes my dreams much more interesting. I'm taking lucid dreaming to new levels and it's now my drug of choice.

Other than beer. Yes I am a total freak.

[donteatpoop]

I have the design for an RPG version of Arena. I have the character sheets worked out and how the game will be played, I'm just working on the map.

[Usoki]

Well, they say that 4th edition is going to fix so many things...but it will obviously break more things than it will fix.

I'm not particularly caring about this- If I do switch over, it'll be months from now. And, I hear they're not supposed to be messing with Bluff, so I'm good.

Bluff is an amazing skill, and it's pretty much one of the only reasons I play. So, me and my Glibness Bard run circles around dumb villagers and party members who can't sense motive. (Sure, I'll analyze that artifact for you. Yep, those are, uhh... Gauntlets of Haste. Yeah. The activation word's hard to pronounce, so I'll get them to work for you if you can't. *disguised Haste spell*)

[ChubbyTeletubby]

Wow. You guys are going WAAAY over my head.

Still...I'd be interested. If you'd have me. I'll behave.

[Usoki]

For those checking out Tazlure, I'm creating a bard-esque Adhiel in Aveas. It looks like that's the best place for my char to start, what with Pan worship.

EDIT: Not that anyone really needs the update, but I think I'll be FROM Aveas, and play in the Citadel.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

Well...I'm a novice to D&D. I mean, it's been ten years for me. I get the basic stat system, though. I'd much rather participate in something like DEP is suggesting, however. Some kind of Arena type game.

Anyway, I'm all in if DEP is the one at the helm.

EDIT: Usoki: Aveas, right. We'll meet up at the strip club. I'll be a tenth level loser throwing dollar bills at anything with boobies.

[Usoki]

DEP isn't at the helm of Tazlure, and it's kinda like an Arena / D&D combo. There really isn't any efficient way of D&Ding online. Well, you can, but it'd be as complicated as hell, or it'd be done in a chat room. Damn annoying.

It's pretty much all roleplaying once you hit this here Interweb, yyyyup. *pulls up suspenders and spits tobacco without disturbing the wheat stalk sticking out of my mouth*

[donteatpoop]

DEP isn't at the helm of Tazlure, and it's kinda like an Arena / D&D combo. There really isn't any efficient way of D&Ding online. Well, you can, but it'd be as complicated as hell, or it'd be done in a chat room. Damn annoying.

It's pretty much all roleplaying once you hit this here Interweb, yyyyup. *pulls up suspenders and spits tobacco without disturbing the wheat stalk sticking out of my mouth*

I think he was talking about the part where I said I had a RPG version of Arena worked out.

Buuuuuut... I don't know how to do it online. It's all paper pencil and dice at this point.

[End Master]

Aren’t you kind of doing Arena online already with the story on here though?

I mean from what I’m gathering about this Tazlure thing, they’re basically judging whether you live/die/succeed/fail based on how well you’re writing and coming up with ideas and solutions. You’ve basically been doing that with Arena, just on a smaller scale.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

This is all very fascinating.

I might have to check this Tazlure site out.

I dunno. DEP just seems like the ultimate DM. For whatever reason. EndMaster, too.

We all have busy schedules, no? Can't we just agree on like 2 hours a week in which to have a live-action RPG using only dice?

It'd be fun, I think. Sundays are best for me.

I dunno. Just a thought.

[Leblanc4prez]

Neverwinter nights 2 is the best way I've found of D&Ding online...

*Attempts slieght of hand on usoki... sucess*
*Stole 45 gp from Usoki*

[Usoki]

Aren’t you kind of doing Arena online already with the story on here though?

There's something to be said for making somebody else do the work, though. XD

It would be fun, Chubbs, but I really don't ever have a period of time that I can always devote to something- I'm stretching myself thin already, what with two parts of my weekend already planned in advance. I, at least, would have to reluctantly pass. Unless maybe it was a summer thing.

*Spot check- success*
*Bluff check- success*
Hey, LeBlanc, you know what you'd like to do with that 45gp you just earned? Donate it to a charity! You give me the money, and I'll make sure it gets into the right hands. I know a really good one- it's called "Bathe the Whales".

[ChubbyTeletubby]

Well I just like the idea of creating your own thing.

It can't be THAT hard. Maybe not focus so much on the mathematics, but instead on consistency.

That would make the math all the more poignant. Sort of a minimalist interpretation of D&D.

Maybe delve more into character interplay. Drama. Hidden agendas. ect.

I'm SUCH a rookie, eh?

EDIT: Well the lack of time is understandable, Usoki. Maybe something else, then.

lol

No idea what. I just like creative stuff. Whatever happened to that Xol nation/Empire/whatever the fuck thing we had going on. SUrely we could tweak it?

I always loved the Xol nation of EM's. In fact, I think I still have the map. Maybe we could tweak it some more.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/ChubbyT/Empire3.png
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h11/ChubbyT/Valiron.png

That was just some drunken shit, there. But um...I've always been good with maps and stuff. We could decimate it all, as far as I'm concerned. I just always love the Xolan nation.

Good one with that, End.

EDIT 2: Sea of shadows should be sea of sorcery with that one. And Fath Decimus? Sound slike a star wars character. I don't even remember drawing up these maps but I'm sure I had something in mind.

[Leblanc4prez]

Yup.

*Attacks Chubby with "Enchanted smiting stick of smityness" (My Warlock friend made it for me)*

[Usoki]

It's a matter of figuring out how to fairly determine what happens. A partial moderater stretches it enough as is...I mean, if you do straight up character developement, you tend to lose any sort of balance- people start metagaming the shit out of it.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

Yes but humility is the key. A true RPer is not extending themself.

They are taking on the life of another human...

[Usoki]

If there's anything about that project you hated, it was probably somebody else's contribution. That's how I always look at it. Jeff in particular always seemed to manage to piss me off with what he'd write.

[End Master]

We had an update of that map though, here was the most recent copy of it.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c50/Phototyrant/FantasyMap.jpg

[ChubbyTeletubby]

Hahaha! I like it!

Gulf of Ungolia should be bay, though.

Anyway, funny you still have that on file. I had forgotten all about it until now.

Fun times. What's wrong with making your own shit, anyway? Way more fun that way. More work yes. Tedious. But um. Did anyone save anything from the old forums?

I remember Usoki contributed a lot and so did DEP.

[xnull]

No promise on this software any time soon, but I have been (very slowly) building an online site with the rules of 3.5 built in. It will have a chat which turns things like "damage reduction" into a link that will display everything you need to know about damage reduction. Characters can sign up for adventures a DM creates and everyone has to have an account. Players are able to stylize their character sheets (which are auto-generated to only contain information related to the specific adventure) with CSS so they can have cool images and the like. DM gets logs of all character sheet modifications and can change/lock/lookup everything at any given time. DM will be able to roll dice publicly or privately. Users can set talk mode to any specific group of users, but the DM will always get a copy of any of their die rolls.

[Usoki]

Chubbs- yeah, it's in all in a thread on this forum. Somewhere. Well, the fantasy stuff, anyway.

Xnull...that sounds awesome! It sounds like a total bitch to code, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.

[ChubbyTeletubby]

Well. Ya. Awesome. It'd be fun to come up with some sort of mutual thing here.

Everyone is talking about how the site has gone downhill.

Just an idea. Some kind of collaborative effort. Just for fun.

G' night.

[donteatpoop]

I'm going to (hopefully) start in the citadel. My character's name is Mikkel.

[Leblanc4prez]

*Spot check- success*
*Bluff check- success*
Hey, LeBlanc, you know what you'd like to do with that 45gp you just earned? Donate it to a charity! You give me the money, and I'll make sure it gets into the right hands. I know a really good one- it's called "Bathe the Whales".


Damn... I love ya man!