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Author Topic: Anyone here play D&D? James Faber Film Handler Posts: 66 From: Des Moines, Iowa , USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 12-09-2004 12:44 AM                        Now, I know D&D has a bad rep, and yes, it's very nerdy. However, I find it very entertaining to swap D&D stories, because sometimes things can get a little out of hand, if you have some less than intelligent players or a really mean DM. Probably one of my better stories is when I was DMing a game in a custom world. We had just started, and all the PCs were level 1. Late in the first session, these 4 PCs met up with an Ettin (which they were NOT supposed to fight), and these idiots decided that there was no other choice but to throw down. Now, at Ettin is CR 5 (meant to be fought by 4 5th level characters). Now, I assumed all of these characters dead, but somehow, they killed it. They rolled critical hits pretty much every other roll, and only one character (a bard) was even knocked out.  |  IP: Logged Carl Martin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1424 From: Oakland, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-09-2004 03:11 AM                        nope, don't know what you're talking about.  |  IP: Logged Chase Hanson Expert Film Handler Posts: 172 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 12-09-2004 03:40 AM                     I used to toss dice back in the Extended 2nd Ed days. Probably my BESTEST story ever was when I had to duel my best friends character. Long, long....LONG battle.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-10-2004 03:20 PM                     *Slowly raises hand* Actually, I don't really play now because I don't know anyone in the area that plays so technically I stopped about a year and a half ago...I would definitly get back into if I knew anyone around here. Wow, I'm pathetic, could I get any geekier! I can't even find someone to play D&D with!!!  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-11-2004 03:07 AM                     I will play with you Rachel, however you are in the great Cheese State and I am here in Vegas. Anyhoo, I haven't played in about 10 years or so. All my books and random enumurators (Dice) have been in the garage for some time now. I would not mind getting into it again. I am an Uber Geek and damn proud of it...  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 12-11-2004 09:57 PM                       Everyone these days is still on the Medieval kick... Lord of the Rings and such. Wish to hell Westerns would come back.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-12-2004 12:03 PM                     quote: Tim Reed Wish to hell Westerns would come back. Uh, no thanks.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 12-12-2004 12:35 PM                       Actually, that describes the sword and stone stuff for me. Believe it or not, for the better part of the 20th century -- up until the late 60s, even -- Western and cowboy themes prevailed in toys, games, movies, and television. They supplied action, excitement, and escapism. Just like the King Arthur stuff today. Mark my words. Westerns will come back -- soon as they've been gone long enough to become novel again.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 12-12-2004 07:40 PM                     I grew up on Westerns all thanks to my dad. Now, I don't live with him and I have my own TV, bye bye John Wayne!  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 12-12-2004 09:12 PM                        Tim: maybe you could invent a Western role playing game. You could call it C&C - Cows&Colts. Or H&H - Horses&Hoes.  |  IP: Logged Wayne Keyser Master Film Handler Posts: 272 From: Arlington, Virginia, USA Registered: May 2004 posted 12-12-2004 10:45 PM                     Some of my best lifetime stories started with the D&D group I was in back in the 70s (young ands stupid - as opposed to now, when I'm old and stupid). My favborite game story goes back to the time my character was lucky enough (or the DM foolish enough) to obtain a (totally unlimited) wish. I saved it until I was alone in a cave with the character of a player everyone hated. I got sick of the character basically cheating everyone else at every opportunity, and killed him (to the player's great and vocal objections, and promises of revenge when he managed to get the character resurrected.) Then I used the wish - to require that the corpse vanish utterly, and that everyone else forget completely that the character ever existed. Problem solved, hated player stalked out in a huff never to return, and me the recipient of multi beers in thanks! Those were the days! Your D&D story reminds me of just a few days ago - My younger son tells me he mentioned the D&D offshoot "Call of Cthulhu" to one of his teachers, who claimed that somehow her bunch of players actually managed to KILL Cthulhu early in the game.  |  IP: Logged James Faber Film Handler Posts: 66 From: Des Moines, Iowa , USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 12-29-2004 04:34 AM                        It's good to know that there are other around here that are also into such nerdery. Christopher, your photo suggest your in some sort of reenactment group? SCA, perhaps. I've always wanted to join the SCA, but working in a booth doesn't allow you the kind of schedule to go to their meetings. I've been swordfighting with a friend for a couple of weeks now, and we're both getting pretty good. You have an sword training?  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 12-29-2004 08:52 AM                     I dabbled a little bit in the AD&D...then Magic: The Gathering...  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-29-2004 03:35 PM                     I actually had a group out for SHREK and later on for all of THE LORD OF THE RINGS films. Me being the geek that I am had to try on some of the armor. The group is The Kingdom Of Aragon based out of Vegas. Unlike the SCA, they actually use real steel weapons but only at partial force. The SCA uses wooded replicas at full force. As for that picture, I really need to update it, it's now pushing 3 years old.  |  IP: Logged Jim Ziegler Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 753 From: West Hollywood, CA Registered: Jul 99 posted 12-29-2004 03:44 PM                     Anyone here played Neverwinter Nights (the computerized version of AD&D)... It's become my latest addiction..  |  IP: Logged

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