Rogue15 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 though i just bought a buncha games, put fallout 3 in...cant stop playing it. lol i havent really started the main quest! tomorrow is my first day of college. i'm pretty nervous, it has to be at 8am. looking forward to the weekend and monday though, saturday is my birthday, and monday is my fiance's birthday! Got my shopping done for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Which version of D&D? Regardless, use a pregen campaign. In my D&D group we have a bunch of high level characters (16-18) but it is all homebrew for the adventures, and setting. Rather talented DM I got. tho the players don't have much imagination. THis weekend I am having an early birthday party where I am going to play this ... with all the expansions (Dungeons, Highland, Frostmarch, Reaper, Sacred pool, and Dragon). Completely random, beer and pretzels D&D game I ONLY have 1st Edition AD&D and the various "Basic" D&D sets. You gotta remember: The last time I ACTUALLY ever played D&D was around 1985 or '86! I think I was 15. (I'm 41 now...) I was out of it before 2nd Ed. appeared. I was typically DM. I always made my own adventures from scratch... though I own a few modules, I almost never used them. I used the Greyhawk map as a setting for a while... then built my own world. I still have it. But it's been the better part of 30 years since I've even given it much thought. I didn't even remember most of the combat procedures. I was thinking of getting the 4E books, just so the kids could play the current game... but I have yet to read a positive review of it from somebody who is an old school gamer. Maybe I'll just look into one of the free 3.5 "Retro-Clone" D20-System games that are floating around on the web... But actually, the more I think of it, the "Red Box Basic" BECMI system is probably the best way to start them out. That's how I began... What we played the other day was kind of an amalgam of stripped-down 1E AD&D and Basic... just to give a feel, and for me to figure out if they even liked it, and if they could possibly handle something more rules intensive. Interesting news: WOTC is re-releasing the 1E core rulebooks this spring. I already have originals... but I think it's pretty cool! http://blogs.evtrib.com/nerdvana/books/dd-1st-edition-premium-reprints-to-support-gary-gygax-memorial/64204/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 1st day of college was fun...got a parking ticket too. Went to gamestop and saw they had buy 2 preowned get 1 free, so i was like huh wtf i didnt get informed of this the last 2 times i went out and bought 2 preowned each time so i had the one receipt and i picked out Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition. Also going to return Dragon Age Origins and pay the extra $1 or $2 for Origins AND Awakening, and hopefully with that receipt pick up Dragon Age 2 for an extra couple bucks, or Mass Effect 2. hmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 @Ed kudos for old school D&D As far as 4th edition, it is there to prevent a lot of the flaws in 3.5. The fact that Casters bog down the game at high levels. case in point my Cleric was able to cast about 12 buffing spells on himself before entering combat. Old skool gamers don't like 4th edition because they have spent YEARS learning to munchkin-ize and 'break' 3.5 and don't want to have to learn it again. Just by my browsing of the game each character has "powers" based on their race and class. So it is kind of like Diablo. 4th is different, but I think it makes it more enjoyable for new gamers since everything is rather clear cut at what you can do. Instead of 3.5 where you have to spend time reading books to figure out the best way to min/max your player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuuki Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I loved my zerker/barb half orc with maxed out power attack and cleave hmm, substitute attack roll (d20) modifier for 4dmg per point? SURE! 78+1d6 X 6 attacks per turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 eh just turned in dragon age origins for mass effect 2. da:o was boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Sure kuuki. Sounda like our Critical master zerker we have in our group. Critical hits on a roll of 15+. Who needs power attack when you got a 25% chance of double damage. My Cleric is tweaked to pretty much kill any evil or undead in one turn. Most of our group combats don't last more then 3 rounds unless the monsters have a high DR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 I loved my zerker/barb half orc with maxed out power attack and cleave hmm, substitute attack roll (d20) modifier for 4dmg per point? SURE! 78+1d6 X 6 attacks per turn I think Kuuki just had some sort of seizure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylilin Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 It warms my heart to see that this place is still going. Hope all is well with everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuuki Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 I think Kuuki just had some sort of seizure naw. but that does remind me, I NEED to find that character sheet, I made that guy years ago... I still got it around here somewhere (just to give out what the attack dmg was per roll :3) besides, my seizure is caused by something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 http://nzcomputers.net/heroforge/ Digital versions. You can input the values of your character into the relevant tabs then it spits out a character sheet. The character sheet itself you can edit with your damage (wounds) and temp modifiers. it doesn't do well with 2 weapon fighting (I have to manually calculate that, meh) but it's PRETTY GODDAMNED AWESOME. (requires Excel 97-2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K_Kinnison Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Got in two games of Talisman at my party last night. First game ended with a 3 person battle royal after I got there first, killed one player off, then failed my spell check rolls and got smacked by a damn THIEF. 2nd game dragged on from 7pm til 3am. We finally gave up when the game basically told us it had no chance of beating us anytime soon still had fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 just watched Manchester United v. Arsenal on FOX. I can't believe they decided to broadcast actual futbol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hey Kylilin...LTNS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I was looking for a basic, all-in-one starter box set of D&D to get the kids on the road. Couldn't find it... Went with Pathfinder RPG box set instead. It looks like a really nice product. D20 OGL 3.5 compatible. http://geekout.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/28/inside-paizos-pathfinder-beginners-box-set/ I'm pretty excited about it! In the meantime... I've been looking over a bunch of the old-school materials I have, as well as stuff I've found online, to get reacquainted and inspired again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 Man, these morning runs are treacherous and unpleasant in icy and foggy conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Yeah... It's a dirty, slushy, sloppy mess around here on the streets and sidewalks right now. I'm always somewhat surprised when I see joggers and bike riders out in it. That's more dedication than I have. Which probably explains my out-of-shapeness. I have been putting a bit of time in on the bike... Though not as much as I need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 That's more dedication than I have. It's lack of dedication that compelled me to do it. I have to start the week out right or my motivation evaporates. Otherwise, tomorrow it'll be like, "Well, I didn't do it Monday, so the week's already shot. Might as well eat a bag of Cheetos for breakfast instead." If it were Wednesday or something, I could skip a day and get back on track, but that Monday morning run sets the tone for the whole week for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildstar Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Well, it's on...a rematch of Super Bowl XLII with the Patriots and Giants for Super Bowl XLVI. I just hope the result of the last one is reversed this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Well, on reddit, the comparisons to the Patriots and the Empire have started. It's endless Star Wars jokes over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 went to all my classes today...walked there from my place, wasn't too bad. got homework. Mass Effect 2 is freakin awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyan Farlander Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Terrible traffic this morning. I considered a murder rampage followed by suicide, but I haven't finished Batman: Arkham Asylum yet, and I want to see how it ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr. Cracken Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Finished the contract work, and got paid today. Though it did involve a trip to the county clerks office, which was FUN. Oh god, would go again! >.> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlib Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I'm here... with nothing to add. Work is... *YAWN*... (excuse me...) super exciting. Did my performance review self-evaluation today. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue15 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 writing my obituary for homework. fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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