Tabletop Role-Players

[Kalam]

As a certified tabletop role-player, I can assure you that Goretooth is not one of us.

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Indeed.

But I haven't bothered since 3rd edition became the standard.  Had a Shadowrun and Rifts campaign goin for a while after that though.

So are you one? And if so, what do you play?

Personally, I've been writing  and playing variations of the Unisystem for the past few years. Before that, it was loads of the usual D&D 3.5e and AD&D 2.

[Gorath]

Chainmail, D&D, Revised, 2nd ed, some 3rd edition.
Rifts, Palladium and it's entire system.
Gurps
Shadowrun

Those were the main systems I played for a long period of time as something to do when we didn't feel like spending money to go out.  Get some beer and booze and just sit around laughing like hell until 4am.  Good times.  Sadly the computer gaming age of RPG's has killed off the concept of "Role-playing" for me as it just seems absolutely silly online.  Same with the larpers.

[DrKronic]

yea chainmail!, lol I used to play D&D when I was super young, then AD&D and 2nd edition, I've played alot of different table top games especially old battletech, still do play more "complex" board games like avalon hill wargames(anyone know of Up Front? lol)

I still have rulebooks for 1st, 2nd, alot of battletech and a whole bunch of old dungeons and dragons metal figurines(the kind they don't make anymore, like hundreds and about every "major" kind of chromatic/metal dragons), when we played D+D we'd always use the miniature rules for combat so you could have stuff like getting hit by an allied mages fireball, line of sight, better flanking etc.

[Gorath]

yea chainmail!, lol I used to play D&D when I was super young, then AD&D and 2nd edition, I've played alot of different table top games especially old battletech, still do play more "complex" board games like avalon hill wargames(anyone know of Up Front? lol) 

Oh shit, if we're including non "RP" table tops then I played battletech, star fleet battles (star treck based battle tech style game with starship squadrons and territory conquest), and a bit of warhammer 40k.  Warhammer didn't last too long though because it was just SOOOOO many figures that I didn't want to invest alot into it for a quick fun game.    Giving away your age if you admit to knowing about chainmail.  lol

I still have rulebooks for 1st, 2nd, alot of battletech and a whole bunch of old dungeons and dragons metal figurines(the kind they don't make anymore, like hundreds and about every "major" kind of chromatic/metal dragons), when we played D+D we'd always use the miniature rules for combat so you could have stuff like getting hit by an allied mages fireball, line of sight, better flanking etc.

Indeed, we always used the miniature rules as well for more tactical combat.  Just gave the combat so much more depth when the spell chuckers had to think about aoe and friendly fire.

[Hardeknud]

Dope 2nd ed collection, sizable 3rd/3.5 just downloaded some 4ed pdf's and I'm not impressed.

[VicTheBear]

Anyone want to buy my Eldar? They're all brand new except one or two I put together, I already sold the ones I painted/assembled.

Sadly the computer gaming age of RPG's has killed off the concept of "Role-playing" for me as it just seems absolutely silly online.  Same with the larpers.

Also, I didn't know you could play that online...
or do you mean larp seems silly?

[1slander]

I sense a comeback to tabletop.  Unrelated to this post I was googling info about all of this earlier today.  Also saw that microsoft has a new tabletop system called surface 2.0 and wondered if boardgames and D&D type games especially will all make a MAJOR comeback now.  Odd to see this thread after thinking about this stuff just this morning though I had brought up convo about tabletop ingame which may have spurred it, seems a few peeps are on the same track of mind.  I myself never tried tabletop yet but feel it has its relevance for sure.  2011 will see its rise.

[Kalam]

Indeed, we always used the miniature rules as well for more tactical combat.  Just gave the combat so much more depth when the spell chuckers had to think about aoe and friendly fire.

My cheap student ass has always used hand drawn maps with chess pieces, legos, etc. Though, recently, I've been exploring Gametable and the like to play with friends I've moved away from.

[Cyclopsided]

Played a bit of 2nd edition D&D with some friends.
It was pretty fun messing around

[Gorath]

Also, I didn't know you could play that online...
or do you mean larp seems silly?

I meant that larp seems silly.  lol

Not a hater, good on them if they're having fun and whatnot.  To each thier own.  But from my viewpoint, this is a bit silly as far as the role-playing goes.  The whole fighting itself, probably fun.  Pretending to be count arwen dupois esquire from muddleburg?  Silly.

[DrKronic]

I meant that larp seems silly.  lol

Not a hater, good on them if they're having fun and whatnot.  To each thier own.  But from my viewpoint, this is a bit silly as far as the role-playing goes.  The whole fighting itself, probably fun.  Pretending to be count arwen dupois esquire from muddleburg?  Silly.

I have never larped but I have hit people with baseball bats and fought with practice swords and katana (for drunk fun even real swords with hospital consequences lol)

Fighting people with weapons and safeguards sounds kinda nerdfun but what always gets me is when some guy is throwing wads of paper while shouting "lightning bolt" or whatever

That cracks me up

[Bull]

what always gets me is when some guy is throwing wads of paper while shouting "lightning bolt" or whatever

That cracks me up

They do that? Seriously?

Anyway, I am so insecure about my image that I don't tell anyone but my wife that I play video games, so larping/boffing is definitely out of the question. But, I've always secretly had an urge to go pick up a nerf bat and join them on the field. Smashing people around really does look fun. Good for those who can have their nerdish enjoyment without fear of the social repercussions.

[1slander]

They do that? Seriously?

Anyway, I am so insecure about my image that I don't tell anyone but my wife that I play video games, so larping/boffing is definitely out of the question. But, I've always secretly had an urge to go pick up a nerf bat and join them on the field. Smashing people around really does look fun. Good for those who can have their nerdish enjoyment without fear of the social repercussions.

Me too exactly, but lately I just don't care as much, or at least am trying not too.

[Kalam]

They do that? Seriously?

Anyway, I am so insecure about my image that I don't tell anyone but my wife that I play video games, so larping/boffing is definitely out of the question. But, I've always secretly had an urge to go pick up a nerf bat and join them on the field. Smashing people around really does look fun. Good for those who can have their nerdish enjoyment without fear of the social repercussions.

I have no idea where this 'fear of social repercussions' comes from. I know that it didn't seem to affect anything in high school. The only crowd who found things like that weird and acted accordingly were the church crowd.

[Draedan]

I meant that larp seems silly.  lol
this

Lol I loved the sound effects they added.