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BloodOnWhitePetals
Crew

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:44 am


Ok people! I've been DMing for YEARS and YEARS... so as much as I would like to PLAY AD&D, I will run a campaign. I am online every night, and a few times during the day as well, so I think I'd make a good DM for a Gaia based campaign anyway.

We'll just make some threads here to run it in. 1 for character sheets, 1 for OOC and 1 for play. We just need to sort some things out, I would prefer to run either forgotten realms or oriental adventures if I am DMing, but I'll let the players decide which sounds best. I can get anyone who is *AT ALL* familiar with 2nd Ed. AD&D up to speed with no problem, so don't let that stop you from joining, but it WILL be either 3 or 3.5, since I'm NOT going back to THAC0!!! Thank you.

I own hundreds of modules and adventures and also subscribe to Dungeon magazine, so expect structured play (I'm not going to get lost on a tangent, or forget something) with lots of side-quests and some actual adventure.

I'd prefer to start all chars at 1st level, and am familiar with all classes, so go ahead and make that shaper or savant! (Psychic Warrior is my fav!)
I will consider any class/race combos you can come up with, as long as you can come up with a really good explaination for your kobold doomdreamer....

So there we have it guys and gals, if I have 3 players that will commit to being semi-active participants then I'll make the threads and start with char creation and world info.

I have seen many good campaigns planned on Gaia, I'd love to see one start. ACTIVE PLAYERS PLEASE!


EDIT: Ok, I have several players who have said they would play, but only 2 characters sumbitted so far. So get those characters submitted! Please let any of your friends that may be active RPGers know. I will be posting the campaign background soon, and I want characters to be created/submitted as soon as possible.

EDIT to the EDIT: I have posted the opening to the campaign in the Play Thread, check it out!

If you are planning on playing in this campaign I would recommend finding and bookmarking the following threads:

FR Campaign: Play Thread
FR Campaign: OOC Thread
FR Campaign: Character Sheets  
PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:50 pm


I am already in one... but I can be in two. Forgotten realms is my fancy though. It doesn't really matter to me if it's 3 or 3.5...

Masque of Rationale
Crew

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BloodOnWhitePetals
Crew

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:08 pm


Hey guys, here is some info I posted in responses other threads, but I thought it would be useful for anyone who isn't sure how a Gaia based RPG works.

With a forum RPG it doesn't really matter when anyone gets on and takes their turn, as long as you can pop online every other day at least and take your turn, then you'd be one of the more ACTIVE players!

Since we are playing in a forum, we don't all have to be on at the same time of day, or on the same day. We just have to try to check a few times a week and see if another turn has been posted.

Basically though, it's much like PBEM, or a slow table-top game. Once I start out the adventure I will post the build-up and current situation. Then I give usually 2 days or so for all the players to respond with their actions (if they respond faster than that, then so do I). Once all players have responded (or in 2 days, if some players have responded, but not all, taking more than 2 days to respond w/o letting us know sometimes results in losing your turn), I will post results of their actions and the current situation. Then we start over for the next turn.

Combat is where it may get sticky for new players. I like to use the built in Gaia dice for all rolls in the game, so noone can argue about what the dice said. I generally prefer that players use a post to roll intitiative, then edit that post with thier modifier and final initiative, plus their action. If a player attacks then to-hit roll should their next a post, then edit it to add you modifiers, I will usually give you creatures AC, so you will know if you hit. If you hit the next post would be a damage roll, edited to add your modifiers and the final result. (now, attacking with a +5 Holy Flaming Longspear would take a few posts, one for weap damage, one for the d6s for extra holy and fire damage).

Then I come back, wait for the other players to post thier actions and rolls, and post the results and the current situation. I will track all the data for combats, so don't worry what your initiative was, as long as I've posted the beggining of another turn, you can go ahead post your next action.

I know.. It sounds REALLY complicated.... but it's not really that bad. With me tracking all the data seperately, and recapping every turn. If we really get a good number of players, the action could fill a few pages between each turn's beginning, in which case I will edit the 1st post to hold a sort of index to take you directly so the current situation posts.

If anyone has a wildly better system than this, let me know. One upside of this system is that player end up getting a bit of Gaia cash each turn, especially in combat.

Basically I will be trying for as much of a table top game experience as possible, even with the delayed manner of the game. There will be an OOC thread the follows with the main campaign post to hold game-related (or not) table chatter. All the character sheets (or links to sheets, if you prefer 3EProfiler or another tool) will be held in a 3rd thread, so you can always go look at another players description and know who you party is.

I will be using my own campaign tracking system on this end, and will be much more organized than the thread will be. I will also try not to drag on endlessly like I am here in my posts... blaugh

Happy RPGing!
PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:24 pm


I'll join, but I don't have half a clue what either of those templates is like. Even so, forgotten realms seems more my thing.

blakat1313


DarkKhala

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:29 pm


I say 3.5 will be easier to do
PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:09 pm


Ok, we'll be going with 3.5 ed. and Forgotten Realms. I really hope all you guys will sumbit characters and play! I've got to go to sleep soon, so I will be posting the campaign background and character creation info in a new topic tomorrow morning.

BloodOnWhitePetals
Crew


BloodOnWhitePetals
Crew

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:13 pm


blakat1313
I'll join, but I don't have half a clue what either of those templates is like. Even so, forgotten realms seems more my thing.

You can use any PHB class, or a class from a different book if you let me know what book it is from and we can fit it into a FR campaign.
Please keep in mind that we are starting at level 1, so picking a race with a high adjustment could leave you at with no class for at least one level.
PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:02 pm


The threads for this campaign are now up, I will be adding the background, campaign world and character creation info to the FR Campaign: Play Thread early tomorrow.

If you are planning on playing in this campaign I would recommend finding and bookmarking the following threads:

FR Campaign: Play Thread
FR Campaign: OOC Thread
FR Campaign: Character Sheets

I can't wait to start playing!

BloodOnWhitePetals
Crew


AI-chan Unmei
Crew

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:12 pm


I am up for it, just let me get a charater made up
PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:33 pm


and I'm definitly down. I don't really like getting all crazy with races and classes, I'll probably stick to the PHB for now. Maybe some sort of monk.

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Hunter Rose (the grendel)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:59 pm


I'll join, give me some of that love <3
PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:24 am


Thanks guys! This will be great!
Get those characters submitted to the Character Sheets thread!
Remember, I'm not worried about what tool you use for your char.
I've got 1 character accepted so far, and I'm preparing my campaign post right now. Let's get this thing started 3nodding

BloodOnWhitePetals
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:06 pm


oooh yeah. Character created, and I'm quite proud of him. Yummy yum dice rolls.
PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:03 pm


2 Characters! Come on, where's my #3!?

BloodOnWhitePetals
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blakat1313

PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 2:31 pm


Where can I find the info I need to make a character in these templates?
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