Table Top RPGs (and all that is nerdy)

[Taco-Calamitous]

(EDIT: Or are they actually called "Paper and Pencil RPG's?" I'm not sure...) I started the sports thread... now for something completely different.

A few months back, at an all night party through my youth group, some of my friends announced that they would shortly be starting a gaming session, which they titled "Star Wars RPG." I decided it sounded interesting, as per there was nothing else really going on at that time; some people were playing DDR, some people were elsewhere playing instruments, and others, I think, were either playing board games or falling asleep. In any case, I'd never played a table top RPG before, so I needed help getting my character set up. Eventually, I decided to become a Gran Scoundrel named "Ask Bob." The "Ask" part came to be because in the book, there were these examples of gran names. Some of them were "Aks" something, but one was also "Ask" something. It was probably a spelling error, but I decided "eh." Here is Ask Bob's Origin Story:

Name: Ask Bob
Class: Scoundrel
Race: Gran

Ask Bob was born on whatever planet it is Grans are from. Pretty much a regular Joe Shmoe, Ask Bob had been working a series of random jobs, getting fired from many of them because he was a poor worker and a lazy bum. One day while working at whatever is the equivelant of a Star Wars universe gas station, Jim's ship arrived. Ask Bob decide, without the approval of his boss or anyone else, that it was break time, and he snuck on Jim's ship, went into a corner and took a nap. When he woke up and found that the ship had left the station, he merely shrugged and said "it happens." No one questioned his presence on the ship, either, so he figured it was cool.

Anyhoo, my primary roll has been to run around and shoot things while on foot (and also get shot at several times) or hide behind things and sneak around. On the ship, I'm the shields operator, and I have such famous catch phrases as "We're all gonna die," and also, in response to an Imperial telling us that we were about to be boarded, "Up yours!" Lately, I've decided to make my way to becoming a "Sharpshooter," which is a "prestige" class, and to get there, I needed to also be a soldier, so now I'm a scoundrel/soldier. And in the last gaming session, I was involved in a crash that left me at -8 wounds. I nearly died, and still very well could die! Yay.

In any case, it's a fun game. It works better when there are less people around, however; we get like 15 people at some gaming sessions, and everyone keeps talking and laughing and etc, so that it takes an hour and a half before it's your next turn, quite often. This kinda sucks when you start gaming sessions at like 1 am... it gets to be 6:45 am before you're done on some nights, and then you go home and get like 4 and a half hours of sleep.

Anyhoo, anyone else a "gamer?" Or rather, a Table Top RPG'er? Or whatever? Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[SOLDIER #819]

It sounds like you were playing Star Wars d20. I almost played it once. It was a campaign where Nightshade deftly organized about 8 people together (60% of which were probably Jedi) and dropped in a few weeks. I somehow became a mechanic of some sort after Nightshade's suggestion. It turns out he really, REALLY likes to have someone who exists solely to build things for the other players. The character was a Wookiee (Is that spelled right?) named Goomba with his S819 S Series Droid. And that's about as far as it got before the game imploded. We had so many people who wanted to play...Haha, and they were joining and dropping out every moment.

Despite liking tabletop games, I've never actually played a game on a table top or used pencil and paper. All of my campaigns have been online since...2001, and they've all gone dead. This isn't terribly bad since I like online games...It gives me more time to think and I don't have to say stupid things in front of a bunch of people. I'd probably start sweating bullets if someone told me to roleplay. And since DMs get a sadistic kick out of seeing the players trying to roleplay romance with an NPC (or worse, between characters...Half of which are females RPed by males), I'd probably have my character reach for his +1 Flaming Dagger and plunge it into his own throat.

The other thing I've learned from online tabletop games is that I hate the idea of overpowered games. Don't get me wrong, I like his campaigns and they're fun, but...I hate everyone being so overpowered. He knows this though, so I guess I'd just have to deal with it. =P Even when I was playing with this other, smaller group, they were using some alternative D20 system that screwed everything up so much...Completely metagamed. When I was in the creation stage I felt like I was piecing together a Frankenstein, rather than just making a character. But for some reason, character creation is probably my favorite part, so I was having a blast.

Ever since I made that Cleric with the bigass sword half a decade ago (I just wanted to be a Fighter I think...lmao), though, most of my characters have been miscellaneous fill-ins. I've really wanted to play recently, but no dice (HAR). Somebody save me. Korova? Spekkio? BALLZY?

...Anyone?

[Korova]

Anyone still have my character sheet? Wait no... here it is...

[SOLDIER #819]

We switched to another one later on. It was pretty automated. Sorta made it hard when you wanted to add something that wouldn't typically be added, but it was nice.

[Taco-Calamitous]

I've really wanted to play recently, but no dice (HAR). Somebody save me. Korova? Spekkio? BALLZY?

...Anyone?

That would probably require for me to know the rules of the game on my own, heh. And also own my own set of die (which I do not.) I would be happy to play, though. Although I'm also probably leaving for Jelly Stone in... less than a month now... Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[SOLDIER #819]

I am willing to teach people the basics if they play with me. I would kill for a nice group to play with. But man, I'd suck as a DM.

Answer the call of my Geeky Summons, people!

[Chickenballz]

S-dawg, the closest I'll get is Baldur's Gate.



Although that's wrong. The closest I got was Warhammer 40k. Humourously, I never got to actually play a game, as I never worked up the effort to learn the rules or even finish painting everything. I was Imperial Guard-Catachan, meaning there was a lot of painting little things. As zen-like sitting around and doing that for hours was, LIKE HELL. We have Electroplankton now.

[Keisuke Takahashi]

It sounds like you were playing Star Wars d20. I almost played it once. It was a campaign where Nightshade deftly organized about 8 people together (60% of which were probably Jedi) and dropped in a few weeks. I somehow became a mechanic of some sort after Nightshade's suggestion. It turns out he really, REALLY likes to have someone who exists solely to build things for the other players. The character was a Wookiee (Is that spelled right?) named Goomba with his S819 S Series Droid. And that's about as far as it got before the game imploded. We had so many people who wanted to play...Haha, and they were joining and dropping out every moment.

Despite liking tabletop games, I've never actually played a game on a table top or used pencil and paper. All of my campaigns have been online since...2001, and they've all gone dead. This isn't terribly bad since I like online games...It gives me more time to think and I don't have to say stupid things in front of a bunch of people. I'd probably start sweating bullets if someone told me to roleplay. And since DMs get a sadistic kick out of seeing the players trying to roleplay romance with an NPC (or worse, between characters...Half of which are females RPed by males), I'd probably have my character reach for his +1 Flaming Dagger and plunge it into his own throat.

The other thing I've learned from online tabletop games is that I hate the idea of overpowered games. Don't get me wrong, I like his campaigns and they're fun, but...I hate everyone being so overpowered. He knows this though, so I guess I'd just have to deal with it. =P Even when I was playing with this other, smaller group, they were using some alternative D20 system that screwed everything up so much...Completely metagamed. When I was in the creation stage I felt like I was piecing together a Frankenstein, rather than just making a character. But for some reason, character creation is probably my favorite part, so I was having a blast.

Ever since I made that Cleric with the bigass sword half a decade ago (I just wanted to be a Fighter I think...lmao), though, most of my characters have been miscellaneous fill-ins. I've really wanted to play recently, but no dice (HAR). Somebody save me. Korova? Spekkio? BALLZY?

...Anyone?

You know, it figures that Nightshade would con you into playing one of these types of games S.... lol

I for one haven't really played... I mean I guess a round of Dungeon and Dragons, like back when I was 10.. but that didn't get very far because I didn't really understand what was going on with the game and the whole Board Game RPG was still like eh?!

Also i never really knew what those little figurines were in the comic book shops when I was a kid, lol I thought they were just cool looking things that people collected haha. I never bought them as I spent my money on shit like Gundam models but yeah.. I see a lot of that shit during the comic/LARPing/fantasy conventions hosted at the hotel I work at... =T

[Spekkio]

If there's one lesson I've learned in my years at TFF, it is to never indulge NS in his short-lived roleplaying schemes. You'll get one night of AIM roleplaying out of any campaign---if you're lucky.

S on the other hand, is pretty reliable. Not that I'm saying I'd jump back into it.

[SOLDIER #819]

S-dawg, the closest I'll get is Baldur's Gate.

Baldur's Gate is awesome. I'd play it. Though I think I just recently boxed it up...

You know, it figures that Nightshade would con you into playing one of these types of games S.... lol

I for one haven't really played... I mean I guess a round of Dungeon and Dragons, like back when I was 10.. but that didn't get very far because I didn't really understand what was going on with the game and the whole Board Game RPG was still like eh?!

I'm happy Nightshade taught me how to play, I'm better for it. >.> You should learn to play too! I will teach you! You will become a god among nerds. You already built gigantic mobile suits...Just a few more steps and you'll be there.

If there's one lesson I've learned in my years at TFF, it is to never indulge NS in his short-lived roleplaying schemes. You'll get one night of AIM roleplaying out of any campaign---if you're lucky.

S on the other hand, is pretty reliable. Not that I'm saying I'd jump back into it.

The last time I played with him, the players were the nuisance (me included, though I stated from the beginning I was busy with other things). He's gotten his scheduling down in the past few years. Unfortunately, he still refuses to plan the plot and dungeons ahead of time. I recently offered to do it for him, but he hasn't replied to me since.

Have you done anything like that lately, Spek? I remember you saying a while back that played D&D with your friends.

ALSO, 3333 posts! Finally.

[Spekkio]

Haha, I played for a year with my friends...last year. It was a pretty campaign too. I played a rogue named Jack Kuldron.

[Taco-Calamitous]

Just to update... I totally did not die! I stabilized myself, then two turns later I woke up, then I reached one arm out of the escape pod, then I reached the other arm out and saw a bunch of storm troopers, then I threw a stun grenade at them and immediately fell unconcious again due to the effort, then I woke up, then I got treated for 2 wound points, and then I staggered to my feet! Yay! I love how it took one turn for me to move one arm, however. Heh. The captain and I were like "aaarrrrrggggghhhh...."

In other news, I'm not sure why I'm still awake...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[Nightshade]

If there's one lesson I've learned in my years at TFF, it is to never indulge NS in his short-lived roleplaying schemes. You'll get one night of AIM roleplaying out of any campaign---if you're lucky.

S on the other hand, is pretty reliable. Not that I'm saying I'd jump back into it.

Lies and blasphemy! You got an entire overpowered character-changing summer out of me and you know it!

But yeah, obviously I'm a table-top gamer. I've tried all of the "d20" ones, D&D, Star Wars, etc. My favorite is probably D&D just since it has the most material. My real addiction of late though has been World of Warcraft, not a table-top, but I'd say MMORPGs are a close second in nerdiness.

Anyway, K invited me to come hang out here with you guys, it's really nice to see everyone still around and doing well and it's great to be back.

[SOLDIER #819]

How many characters did Spekkio go through? He had a Wheel of Time swordsman class (PART THE SILK), a Samurai of some sort, a Necromancer...Was there something else? I remember his Necromancer turning into a bunch of ravens and doing tons of damage. It was like 1d12 for every flock of birds, and they never missed. And then that swordsman returned then and there after being chased off by the samurai (Kenji?).

Nightshade, the one time I really want to play D&D you deprive me. Has Lightshade taken over?

[Korova]

It's a lie i didn't invite him, he shouldn't be here! nah j/k

Nice banner.

[Nightshade]

It's a lie i didn't invite him, he shouldn't be here! nah j/k

Nice banner.

Yeah, I thought you'd like it.

[Korova]

I especially like the ∞ + ∞, which obviously makes no sense but its definitely something your EBG Movie character would be doing...

In ep4 the character sheet on your "hard drive" was your actual one too.

[Nightshade]

It's too bad in that swatch I couldn't show my Spell Resistance field I put in, it was like 999 to the 16th power.

As for Spek yeah, he had one character that was a Wheel of Time Blademaster. Got bored and made a Necromancer named Azrael, then got bored again and made a Samurai, Kenji Doragon or something.

I don't think the ravens were Azrael though, I think that was an enemy encounter. A dumb enemy encounter admittedly.

[SOLDIER #819]

999 and 9999 are so outdated now. It's all about breaking down walls and going to 99999+. Step up to the challenge!

[Nightshade]

999 and 9999 are so outdated now. It's all about breaking down walls and going to 99999+. Step up to the challenge!

Awhile back while surfing the D&D forums, I came across what's recognized by table-toppers everywhere as the most powerful rules-legal character ever. Everything in this description is 100% legal and Infinity+Infinity% overpowered. Check it out.

http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=491801

[SOLDIER #819]

This is exactly why D&D can turn me off to it. >.> I can understand making mistakes, but come on. Wizard needs to stay on top of this stuff and release errata or something.

[Korova]

Speaking of D&D, i have just located a file you created NS called: "Korova (Greater God).doc" on my backup hard drive while looking for the original ep2.

[Nightshade]

LOL. I remember that. It had your icon on it with a cat silhouette against a full moon. We made you the god of the flow of time and you could time stop at will.

That was incredibly fun to make, but quite a bitch. Statting that out look days and I wasn't even finished.

Thanks to S on my banner btw, he dug up my sprite and added some spiffy text.