So...

[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.

[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.

[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*

[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]

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]

Wow. You guys are going WAAAY over my head.

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

[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*)

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.

[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.