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General Talk (primarily non-naturist) => The Hobby Hut => Topic started by: William F. on February 20, 2012, 05:57:04 pm
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Ok, so I know most people know about D&D, but does anyone out there have other RPG Tabletops that they like to play?
I personally like World of Darkness, the mechanics are simple, the character sheets are quick, and the story doesn't run the risk of gettign buried in stats like others do. The focus is more on actual role-playing and telling a story, then it is about experience and leveling up.
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I played OWoD (Old WoD), some Aberrant (when White Wolf had the rules for it), D&D up to 3.5, and Pathfinder, hmmm think that is it for me
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Ok, so I know most people know about D&D, but does anyone out there have other RPG Tabletops that they like to play?
I personally like World of Darkness, the mechanics are simple, the character sheets are quick, and the story doesn't run the risk of gettign buried in stats like others do. The focus is more on actual role-playing and telling a story, then it is about experience and leveling up.
Old or New Wod?
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Ok, so I know most people know about D&D, but does anyone out there have other RPG Tabletops that they like to play?
I personally like World of Darkness, the mechanics are simple, the character sheets are quick, and the story doesn't run the risk of gettign buried in stats like others do. The focus is more on actual role-playing and telling a story, then it is about experience and leveling up.
Old or New Wod?
New, a friend of mine introduced it to me, when only him, his sister and I showed up for a weekly D&D a couple weeks ago and I absolutely love it.
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New, a friend of mine introduced it to me, when only him, his sister and I showed up for a weekly D&D a couple weeks ago and I absolutely love it.
I'm really not a fan of the new one. It's very shallow compared to the old one. Doesn't have much of a soul.
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I agree Dan, just never got excited about new, maybe because they hadn't built everything up like old had been? I dunno, just never got into like I did with old WoD
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I like savage worlds. Its simple to learn and you can aply the core mechanic to any story setting so you can so sci fi, fantasy or whatever you want.
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I agree Dan, just never got excited about new, maybe because they hadn't built everything up like old had been? I dunno, just never got into like I did with old WoD
There are small improvements and large fuckups.
My favourite is the new attributes and I would carry that in any OWoD game.
Strength (Physical Power)
Dexterity (Physical Finesse)
Stamina (Physical Resistance)
Presence (Social Power)
Manipulation (Social Finesse)
Composure (Social Resistance)
Intelligence (Mental Power)
Wits (Mental Finesse)
Resolve (Mental Resistance)
Much more regular and appearance as an attribute just doesn't make sense anyway. You can't train so your face to be better looking. It's better off as a merit or flaw.
Speaking of which, flaws are better handled. Instead of giving you a number of point based on how much it might or might not hinder you (which is very hard to know in advance and players often pick things that aren't even problems for them anyway), you gain nothing for picking flaws but get extra XP if they actual prevented you from doing something you wanted during a game.
The idea of having a single core rulebook and stop reprinting the same damned rules for every games was golden too.
So system-wise, they made a few good moves (and a few terrible onea, like the shotgun granny problem).
But setting-wise, ugh! Just shallow and uninteresting.
They claim they created it to learn from their mistakes and do new games without them but I'd like very much to know what they consider mistakes because everything that made the games fun is gone.
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But setting-wise, ugh! Just shallow and uninteresting.
Really, how so? From what I've seen, it allows for more freedom in creating a setting, which seems to make sense with a storytelling system.
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But setting-wise, ugh! Just shallow and uninteresting.
Really, how so? From what I've seen, it allows for more freedom in creating a setting, which seems to make sense with a storytelling system.
Given that I'm into RPGs since longer than the youngest of our members have been alive and very interested by what make RPGs tick system and setting wise with friends with similar interests who also thought long and hard about the topic, the answer is going to be much longer than I have the time to write at the moment but I'll be back with it as soon as I have time to write it. Can you give me a hand and tell me what WoD game lines you are playing with so I can keep examples relevant?
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But setting-wise, ugh! Just shallow and uninteresting.
Really, how so? From what I've seen, it allows for more freedom in creating a setting, which seems to make sense with a storytelling system.
Given that I'm into RPGs since longer than the youngest of our members have been alive and very interested by what make RPGs tick system and setting wise with friends with similar interests who also thought long and hard about the topic, the answer is going to be much longer than I have the time to write at the moment but I'll be back with it as soon as I have time to write it. Can you give me a hand and tell me what WoD game lines you are playing with so I can keep examples relevant?
Or GM Orion has several supplements for character creation but I can't remember all of them. Personally though I'm just using the core rulebook and second sight supplement for my character. Hope that helps.
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I've always wanted to play a table top RPG but I could never get enough friends interested...
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I've always wanted to play a table top RPG but I could never get enough friends interested...
Try looking at a local game store. They usually have a gaming room to play games of all types. They usually have leagues and tournaments there as well. The Wizards of the Coast website would be a good place to start if you're looking at D&D, they have a search engine for helping you find their events.
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I know Sci-Fi City does, but they're on the other side of the city... There is a comic book store near my local grocery store where I once saw people playing some table top game, but I wasn't sure if that was something where anyone could come in or if it was just a group of friends of the employees/owner...
I really would be more comfortable playing with people I already know though...
Oh well, right now I wouldn't have the time anyway @_@, I don't even have time to play Skyward Sword, I can't even think about sitting down for a game of Dragon Age: Origins! Once I'm done with school, though, I'll look into it.
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Or GM Orion has several supplements for character creation but I can't remember all of them. Personally though I'm just using the core rulebook and second sight supplement for my character. Hope that helps.
No Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, etc?
I claimed the setting is shallow and you don't use the setting so I don't see how I can say things that will be relevant to you...
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Well, Orion uses his own setting that's partially set in Portland.
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My favorite personally is Mage: The Awakening, but I have a crapton of books for just about any setting imaginable. Let me know if any of you guys are up for Skype RPGing.
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Ok, so I know most people know about D&D, but does anyone out there have other RPG Tabletops that they like to play?
I personally like World of Darkness, the mechanics are simple, the character sheets are quick, and the story doesn't run the risk of gettign buried in stats like others do. The focus is more on actual role-playing and telling a story, then it is about experience and leveling up.
Every system (d10, d20...), which means every RPG can be story focused or combat focused, it depends on people who play it. I prefer d20 system, D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder, over other systems.
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I opened a play by post thread for those so inclined.
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I've been playing D&D for many years now, and even helped play test the new 5th Edition of D&D (which was a lot of fun!). Sadly, at the moment, I do not have much time for tabletop RPG games. My scholastic studies require my full attention. I hope to get back to D&D again after I graduate though.
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My brother's going to be helping me roll my first character, a Human Ranger with a custom Witcher archetype.
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We've been playing a lot of Talisman and Mice & Mystics. Love these games.
Also managed to pick up a copy of Hero Quest. Yet to play it.
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We've been playing a lot of Talisman and Mice & Mystics. Love these games.
Also managed to pick up a copy of Hero Quest. Yet to play it.
i recently just got into this just this new yr and i really had fun with it. it was Arcadia Quest and i never had so much fun. the hard part was just setting up the board but once we got it going i was hooked and wanted more. it had both pve and pvp elements which i really liked and it probably will be my favorite. the designs for the characters were really goofy and fun to look at since my main man Leeroy is my fav. piece.
(https://cf.geekdo-images.com/images/pic2370400.jpg)
looking into Hero Quest i see it shares some of the basic fundamentals of Arcadia Quest but most likely Hero Quest came before AQ. so i wonder what what elements does HQ have?
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Hero Quest is very similar to D&D in regards to all your actions per turn and someone playing the Dark Wizard / Dungeon Master but a little less in depth. It is pretty old. Started in the 80's and ceased production in the ealry / mid 90's I think?
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I'm curious about D$D lately. I have been watching it on Youtube.
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Have any of you heard of a streamed show called Critical Role? If you haven't, it's a group of nerdy voice actors gathering for a D&D campaign. The cast consists of (in order of appearance):
Matt Mercer (known for playing McRee in Overwatch) as the DM
Travis Willingham (known for playing Roy Mustang) as Grog Strongjaw
Marisha Ray (not really known that well for anything other than being engaged to Matt) as Keylith
Taliesin Jaffe (known for playing Blanka since Street Fighter IV and related updates) as Percy
Liam O'Brian (known for playing Gaara in Naruto) as Vax'ildan
Laura Bailey (known for playing Olympia Vale in Halo 5) as Vex'halia
Sam Riegel (known for playing Donatello from 03 to 2010) as Scanlan Shorthalt
Ashley Johnson (known for playing Ellie in Last of us) as Pike Trickfoot
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(https://i.gyazo.com/4cc166c3962bfe0da55870b5c5040fde.jpg)
When I was younger, we used to play the board game Dungeon Quest. Spent many happy hours fighting with those characters. And we even bought th expansion pack, Catacombs.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/472/dungeonquest (https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/472/dungeonquest)
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A few friends of mine have gotten me into D&D recently, and it's a lot of fun, even if it's a pain in the ass to learn all the rules.
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A few friends of mine have gotten me into D&D recently, and it's a lot of fun, even if it's a pain in the ass to learn all the rules.
I think the Star Wars rulesset is much easier to get than D&D. Once you get used to D&D mechanics, other systems will be easier to understand (mostly). It depends on the rulesset. Which version are you playing?
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A few friends of mine have gotten me into D&D recently, and it's a lot of fun, even if it's a pain in the ass to learn all the rules.
I think the Star Wars rulesset is much easier to get than D&D. Once you get used to D&D mechanics, other systems will be easier to understand (mostly). It depends on the rulesset. Which version are you playing?
5e. I understand it's the most streamlined version and easiest to get into out of the various versions. I tried looking at the 3.5 rules once and got totally lost. What's the star wars ruleset?
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A few friends of mine have gotten me into D&D recently, and it's a lot of fun, even if it's a pain in the ass to learn all the rules.
I think the Star Wars rulesset is much easier to get than D&D. Once you get used to D&D mechanics, other systems will be easier to understand (mostly). It depends on the rulesset. Which version are you playing?
5e. I understand it's the most streamlined version and easiest to get into out of the various versions. I tried looking at the 3.5 rules once and got totally lost. What's the star wars ruleset?
It is a proprietary rulesset by Fantasy Flight games. It uses special dice to decide the effectiveness of skill checks. I can discuss it further on the discord if you want. The questions you ask will probably be common to most new players, and it would be helpful for people to see previous discussion, but if you prefer to post here, that is fine.
Let me know if you have further questions. I am not sure how to better explain it without going into a lot of detail on the technical details. It is easier for me if either you try it out, or ask me specific questions.
I hope that helps.
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A new version of World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade came earlier this year (2018 still here...), and I'm wanting to get in to it but have no one to play with at the moment. And the local store is having issues with delivery, so I have to wait it out sadly... Maybe I'll have some luck in 2019.
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A new version of World of Darkness and Vampire: The Masquerade came earlier this year (2018 still here...), and I'm wanting to get in to it but have no one to play with at the moment. And the local store is having issues with delivery, so I have to wait it out sadly... Maybe I'll have some luck in 2019.
Sorry mate. At the moment I am only playing Star Wars. But maybe one day I’ll open up Mage: The awakening.
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Maybe some day then! :) I hope you enjoy. Perhaps someone else is playing WoD.
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I am very very late to the party but I figured I would weigh in a little bit.
I personally currently play DnD 5E I like how everything ties in to character building and story, though I'm not as big a fan of how much of the lore they scrubbed to make it more beginner friendly.
I also currently play New World of Darkness as well as both Vampire: The Masquerade (I think the 20th anniversary edition, I'm not sure) and Vampire the Requiem. To be fair I don't really play a lot of the White Wolf publishing games, but I've had a storyteller who really liked those games and made me enjoy them more than I think I would have otherwise.
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we love to plaz "Cthulhu - The Pen & Paper to H.P. Lovecraft's Horror Stories"
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Does Heroscape count???
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Does Heroscape count???
Man I miss heroscape
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Even after my friend lost interest I still connected the figures.
That game was awesome though, so awesome!
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Does Heroscape count???
Looks interesting.. sadly I never got past old fashioned board games
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Even after my friend lost interest I still connected the figures.
That game was awesome though, so awesome!
Setting up the terrain is like the best part lol
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We love to play also "Cthulhu" it is a pan and paper game like D&D.
When we play Tabletops we really like: - Mansions of Madness (Villen des Wahnsinns)
- Legends of Andor (Die Legenden von Andor)
- Eldritch Horror
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Even after my friend lost interest I still connected the figures.
That game was awesome though, so awesome!
Setting up the terrain is like the best part lol
Oh yeah, I loved building the boards in HeroScape!
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Does Heroscape count???
Looks interesting.. sadly I never got past old fashioned board games
Old fashioned board games are really great. They are simple to learn, but can take a long time to master.
Personally, I still love the ones I grew up with the most. I refer to them as "Classic" Board Games now since most people have vastly different ideas of board games nowadays. Those include: Monopoly, Life, Scrabble, Risk, Chess, Checkers...that's all I can think of at the moment. Of course, I have more kid-oriented games too from my childhood. In Crossbows & Catapults, you actually assemble a castle out of loose-fitting blocks and your opponent does the same several feet away. Then you launch plastic discs in an attempt to destroy each other's castles! So much fun, adults are way too serious though, so I never get to play anymore.