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Law Bringer
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written Tuesday, April 13 2004 11:10
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Roleplaying or lack thereof is more a matter of the players and GM than the system. Heck, Spiderweb is proof that there are powergamers and would-be minmaxers even in freeform RP's. ?Alorael, who still thinks AIM PnP games have problems. Namely the background chatter if you have a large group and the utter lack of ways to transmit anything but written information. Pen and paper gaming without maps is very hard. [ Tuesday, April 13, 2004 11:11: Message edited by: Alorael ] Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Babelicious
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written Tuesday, April 13 2004 13:48
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PnP is not obsolete. It offers both unlimited flexibility and face-to-face social interaction, neither of which CRPGs offer. -------------------- Beatoff Valley: A story told out of order. Posts: 999 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, April 13 2004 20:17
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To answer the question of 'can it be played in AIM?' I must say yes. However, a far better way to play on line is to join a message board community. There are two very good ones that i know of. I currently play on RPOL.net It is free to join and offers you the oppertunity to play nearly every system out there. It also supports the use of maps and graphics. HTML works to some extent as well and you will find private messages and private groups, as well as countless different features that will make it worth your while. Another place is PlayByWeb.com. I used to play here, but then I moved when one of my games travsphered to rpol and havn't been back too much. It is a very good site that offers much the same features of RPOL but is different enough. D&D is a great system to play with, I even enjoy thrid edition to some extent, when I am with a group that doesn't try to maximize their characters but actually builds them according to a reasinable background. However, if it is simply fun gaming that you are after and you don't want people pushing the limits all the time I must reccomend Steve Jackson's GURPS system. The Riddle of Steel is also an interesting system to use, but I have yet to see it used sucessfully in an on'line format. I find that my favorite game world is split between Dark Sun and Ravenloft. I usually play in a world of my own creation however, and once I learn how to use either the Exile or Avernum editor with efficency you will all get to have a glance into my own gaming world. -------------------- If Magic is your crutch, cast it off and walk without. Diablo 1 Manual Truth is good manners, manners are a fiction. Mark Twain Posts: 64 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Sunday, April 18 2004 21:41
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quote:My friends and I were planning to do something like that... five people in all. Too bad our dear GM is too frickin' lazy to make it.  Posts: 69 | Registered: Tuesday, May 28 2002 07:00 |
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Master Jeweller
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written Monday, April 19 2004 02:49
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If people think GURPS and D&D are too rules-heavy, there's always Whitewolf or even Amber Diceless. -------------------- This is the Tokyo Police Cataclysm Division! Please flee in terror in an orderly manner. -- Megatokyo Pieter Simoons aka Radiant Official Crystal Shard and SubTerra webpage Posts: 798 | Registered: Monday, December 17 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, April 19 2004 05:49
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I play it, despite my young age. We have a club at dinnertime which I play a Paladin. And the DM aint that bad... honest! -------------------- Please visit Random Stupidity to see the amazing Spamness, or the wonderful-seven-posts-in-a-row-topic. And have fun! Bod rules!! Thus endeth this post. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, April 24 2004 16:20
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I dunno... I played it with my friend and it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be... -------------------- Espresso hasn't been invented yet. That stinks. Xian Skull- Avernum 3 Posts: 1287 | Registered: Thursday, August 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Saturday, April 24 2004 17:53
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I'd play D&D if I had the opportunity. The only times I've played and enjoyed it are few, due to a lack of decent DMs / players. But recently I have no friends who participate in such. Is there any way to play D&D and yet not leave my comfy chair? If there is, let me know, and if there isn't, well, then, that stinks. -------------------- You're a moron if you think I'm not. Posts: 213 | Registered: Friday, March 26 2004 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Sunday, April 25 2004 12:15
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D&D is a fun game. I've played it a few times, and my dad had the old AD&D games on his PC. It's especially fun in smaller groups, larger groups tend to get unruly. -------------------- "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster... when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes back into you." -Friedrich Nietzsche "There is no dodging the quad laser." -Ignignok Posts: 469 | Registered: Thursday, November 14 2002 08:00 |
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