So, you want to start playing Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop role playing)

[Lynn LeFey]

I am not participating. I already have 4 - 6 people I try to herd like cats in my D&D game every weekend (or every two or three, due to scheduling conflicts).

I will be available to help with any questions, though.

[styx]

so you want those questions going 1 by 1 like an oral exam, all written out like a written exam or generalised for essay answers?

[Lynn LeFey]

so you want those questions going 1 by 1 like an oral exam, all written out like a written exam or generalised for essay answers?

More like "Okay, so how do I apply my proficiency bonus again"?
Or "Can I wear padded armor under Chain armor and have the armor bonuses stack"?
Or "If I am both Advantaged by one thing and Disadvantaged by another, how many dice do I roll and how do I figure out if I take the high or low"?

If you have those kinds of questions, I can help.

[magentus]

Or, I Have a downy growth on my chest and lately having been dreaming about seahorses a lot.

[MadPlumbarian]

Back when I was 13ish our one neighbor got into this with his friends, I was kinda curious but of course I was too young to play, but I never got into it. Now next school year when the little guy is heading to high school and not at home, they have a D&D after school club and he wants to try it out! Moms kinda thrilled, not just for the fact of going to school but this club, yet I still have no clue about this stuff..
JR

[styx]

so you want those questions going 1 by 1 like an oral exam, all written out like a written exam or generalised for essay answers?

More like "Okay, so how do I apply my proficiency bonus again"?
Or "Can I wear padded armor under Chain armor and have the armor bonuses stack"?
Or "If I am both Advantaged by one thing and Disadvantaged by another, how many dice do I roll and how do I figure out if I take the high or low"?

If you have those kinds of questions, I can help.

first I should get a clue on what those things are, for the most part

Or, I Have a downy growth on my chest and lately having been dreaming about seahorses a lot.

you had to eat the mushrooms, didn't you?

Back when I was 13ish our one neighbor got into this with his friends, I was kinda curious but of course I was too young to play, but I never got into it. Now next school year when the little guy is heading to high school and not at home, they have a D&D after school club and he wants to try it out! Moms kinda thrilled, not just for the fact of going to school but this club, yet I still have no clue about this stuff..
JR

so this is your chance to learn

[Don Pablo]

Here's my character:

Species: Ewok Fuzzy tree Dwarf (What sort of adventure are we running anyway? I may have to make some significant tweaks )

Name: Warwick Pabs.

Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom etc: Let me get back to you?

About: Works for the History Museum, usually as an assistant to a renowned professor, his specialty is mainly studying old objects that were the olden days result of attempting to combine several tools into one tool.
The most commonly found were made by the "Swiss", it is theorized that is because because of their rust resistance. His hobby is creating replica versions of these tools.
Currently he is [REDACTED]

Trivia: Ewok names are backwards. Surname first, then personal name. The middle name is still in the middle though

Quirks:
Has messy hair.
Is very hard of hearing without his electronic implants.
Can't resist when he sees a shiny gadget.
Takes showers once a month(Still more often than a dog!)
etc
etc etc


What am I missing? 

[Fuzzbucket]

Here's my character:

Species: Ewok Fuzzy tree Dwarf (What sort of adventure are we running anyway? I may have to make some significant tweaks )

Name: Warwick Pabs.

Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom etc: Let me get back to you?

About: Works for the History Museum, usually as an assistant to a renowned professor, his specialty is mainly studying old objects that were the olden days result of attempting to combine several tools into one tool.
The most commonly found were made by the "Swiss", it is theorized that is because because of their rust resistance. His hobby is creating replica versions of these tools.
Currently he is [REDACTED]

Trivia: Ewok names are backwards. Surname first, then personal name. The middle name is still in the middle though

Quirks:
Has messy hair.
Is very hard of hearing without his electronic implants.
Can't resist when he sees a shiny gadget.
Takes showers once a month(Still more often than a dog!)
etc
etc etc


What am I missing? 

Dwarf?! Who you calling dwarf!?!

[Don Pablo]

Here's my character:

Species: Ewok Fuzzy tree Dwarf (What sort of adventure are we running anyway? I may have to make some significant tweaks )

Name: Warwick Pabs.

Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom etc: Let me get back to you?

About: Works for the History Museum, usually as an assistant to a renowned professor, his specialty is mainly studying old objects that were the olden days result of attempting to combine several tools into one tool.
The most commonly found were made by the "Swiss", it is theorized that is because because of their rust resistance. His hobby is creating replica versions of these tools.
Currently he is [REDACTED]

Trivia: Ewok names are backwards. Surname first, then personal name. The middle name is still in the middle though

Quirks:
Has messy hair.
Is very hard of hearing without his electronic implants.
Can't resist when he sees a shiny gadget.
Takes showers once a month(Still more often than a dog!)
etc
etc etc


What am I missing? 

Dwarf?! Who you calling dwarf!?!

My character. 
Not everything is about you, you know. 

[Fuzzbucket]

Here's my character:

Species: Ewok Fuzzy tree Dwarf (What sort of adventure are we running anyway? I may have to make some significant tweaks )

Name: Warwick Pabs.

Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom etc: Let me get back to you?

About: Works for the History Museum, usually as an assistant to a renowned professor, his specialty is mainly studying old objects that were the olden days result of attempting to combine several tools into one tool.
The most commonly found were made by the "Swiss", it is theorized that is because because of their rust resistance. His hobby is creating replica versions of these tools.
Currently he is [REDACTED]

Trivia: Ewok names are backwards. Surname first, then personal name. The middle name is still in the middle though

Quirks:
Has messy hair.
Is very hard of hearing without his electronic implants.
Can't resist when he sees a shiny gadget.
Takes showers once a month(Still more often than a dog!)
etc
etc etc


What am I missing? 

Dwarf?! Who you calling dwarf!?!

My character. 
Not everything is about you, you know. 

It is to me! 

Edit: Also, if you're going to start dressing up as an Ewok Fuzzy Tree Midget... then I think that pretty much nails it - you're the new MTo Mascot!!! 

[styx]

So Warwick is good with book stuff. A bard I take it?

[Don Pablo]

...I don't know....
Same class as Indiana Jones would be in. 

[styx]

this is why I got that notion

The bard uses music and magic to support and inspire the rest of the party. Bards can specialize in the College of Lore, which allows for a more versatile character who can learn some spells and become proficient in the player's choice of skills, or the College of Valor, which makes the bard more martial and combat-oriented, or a number of other directions based on their focus.

[magentus]

Do many D & D players use Lego figures and bricks to play? With a small collection of bits you could build all sorts of scenarios and the minifigs are a great size for tabletop play - No painting required either - unkless you really want to.

Here's my character, Tricky Tim, Donkey Herder and part time Thief, and his plucky dog Angela.

[styx]

looks like you have it all figured out

[magentus]

looks like you have it all figured out

Bitter experience would say otherwise Styx.

[pfrsantos]

To begin with, we should choose what setting the game will be set on ( sword and sorcery fantasy, middle ages, is there magic in it, what races, etc.)

From that point, we start to shape it, adding more details and laying the basis of the story.

[styx]

To begin with, we should choose what setting the game will be set on ( sword and sorcery fantasy, middle ages, is there magic in it, what races, etc.)

From that point, we start to shape it, adding more details and laying the basis of the story.

as long as it allows me to hit people and creatures with axe and or kukri like objects, I'm happy. unless we go Star Wars universe 'cause in that situation I want a WESTAR-35 at my side 

[Etherealicer]

Lol!

We used to wind our DM up. After a very profitable Runequest campaign, we put all our earnings into buying and operating a cake shop instead of starting a new quest. Did it for a few weeks until we got bored, and bless our DM he didn't get a horde of Dwarves or Goblins to burn it down around our ears - he let us get it out of our system.

Derailment seem to happen a lot in my group

Plan: Heroes get arrested on bogus charges, then condemned to participate in a camel-death-race through dangerous landscape, so the rich and bored could bet on the outcome. Sorta team hunger-games before hunger-games.
What happened: Heroes escaped prison, went underground, solved mystery of their bogus charge, cleared their name... also, GM (anywhere outside of D20, that is what the DM is called) threw away the mission script.

After that, our GMs (including me) started to prepare less and less, just get a general idea what could happen and wing it.

[pfrsantos]

Lol!

We used to wind our DM up. After a very profitable Runequest campaign, we put all our earnings into buying and operating a cake shop instead of starting a new quest. Did it for a few weeks until we got bored, and bless our DM he didn't get a horde of Dwarves or Goblins to burn it down around our ears - he let us get it out of our system.

Derailment seem to happen a lot in my group

Plan: Heroes get arrested on bogus charges, then condemned to participate in a camel-death-race through dangerous landscape, so the rich and bored could bet on the outcome. Sorta team hunger-games before hunger-games.
What happened: Heroes escaped prison, went underground, solved mystery of their bogus charge, cleared their name... also, GM (anywhere outside of D20, that is what the DM is called) threw away the mission script.

After that, our GMs (including me) started to prepare less and less, just get a general idea what could happen and wing it.

General Idea!

 

[Sea Monster]

Things to know about playing D&D -

1 - Rolemaster is better.

2 - People who play GURPS probably use Linux and live with their mum/older sibling.

3 - Anyone who plays AD&D knows that it is a pain in the arse, but refuses to admit everything has improved since they were young (like people who ride harleys, or drive british cars)

4 - There was never a 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons.



Anyway, if you can get some rule books (any system you like really, but I believe d20 was made open source so you can get the basics for free online?) and some friends, you can obviously do a thing of a weekend.

Failing that, for all you losers who like to live online, two of the most successful, and longest-running online Play-by-post gaming forums are

https://www.rpgcrossing.com/

https://www.myth-weavers.com/

[Don Pablo]

Maybe we should start a play by post here.

[Etherealicer]

2 - People who play GURPS probably use Linux and live with their mum/older sibling.

I'm a bit surprised at that stereotype. I mean the rules are a lot less complicated than D20 (or whatever they call it these days).

[pfrsantos]

Here's a small idea of what it might be like:

[styx]

that looks fun

[Lynn LeFey]

After that, our GMs (including me) started to prepare less and less, just get a general idea what could happen and wing it.

Yep. This.

I have run multiple sessions on the preparation of writing a single sentence. Then i take notes as I go, and if I get stumped for making a name on the fly, I point to a player, "Your turn to come up with a name."

But there's really little need to prepare. The players won't get to your material, even if on course, for two or three sessions. Someone will find a way to waste time. "I need potions", "I need to speak to the magistrate's assistant's assistant for more clues", "I wanna go to a tavern and get chicks drunk."

Endless time wasting and derailment. But if you're having fun... 

[Etherealicer]

After that, our GMs (including me) started to prepare less and less, just get a general idea what could happen and wing it.

Yep. This.

I have run multiple sessions on the preparation of writing a single sentence. Then i take notes as I go, and if I get stumped for making a name on the fly, I point to a player, "Your turn to come up with a name."

But there's really little need to prepare. The players won't get to your material, even if on course, for two or three sessions. Someone will find a way to waste time. "I need potions", "I need to speak to the magistrate's assistant's assistant for more clues", "I wanna go to a tavern and get chicks drunk."

Endless time wasting and derailment. But if you're having fun... 

Uhh... that is how "heroes" get an overly attached half-orc half-troll "girlfriend" who constantly mocks them how low their alcohol tolerance is. Sly ones might think they could use said girlfriend as tank... but then realize that its kinda annoying if, whenever there is trouble, the girlfriend grabs them and runs for the hills, to keep that fragile hero safe.

[styx]

so you're saying only go for half-elf clerics?

[Etherealicer]

so you're saying only go for half-elf clerics?

Not sure about clerics... priests of Dionysus might have a fairly sturdy liver and potentially some "stop-ill-effects-of-alcohol"-spells

[styx]

so you're saying only go for half-elf clerics?

Not sure about clerics... priests of Dionysus might have a fairly sturdy liver and potentially some "stop-ill-effects-of-alcohol"-spells

i work better with "suits your dumb smurf for drinking so much" attitude