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Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Miran Tideturner Date: September 28, 2013, 9:15 pm
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aka "Dice fall, everybody rocks!" :D
[glow=red,2,300]The Facts:[/glow]
[b]System:
D&D 4.0 (Easier to learn and DM, more balanced)
DM: Gingkage, possibly David
Players (2 groups to be formed later)
[i]Condor - Orianna, Tiefling Cleric
David - ?, TBA
Deathlord - Frost, Dragonborn Warlord
Draketh - Tiefling Warlock
Elryn - Kal, Eladrin War Wizard
Empish - ?, TBA
Kalanna Dae - ?, TBA
[s]Miran - Chaya, Dragonborn Defending Paladin (Axe &
Shield)[/s] Not at this time
Paperclipkiller - Skadi, Human Ranger (2-Blade style)
Riprose - Samuel Ashlander, Half-Elf Ranger (Archer)
Rukaji - Dragonborn Fighter
Starflame - Astraia, Eladrin Ranger (2-Blade style)
Allowed Sourcebooks:
We're sticking to the first Player's Handbook for the
foreseeable future.
Everyone may start with either a magic weapon or a magic armor
(max. level 2) from the Players Handbook.
[glow=red,2,300]Resources for Playing[/glow]
4E Player's Handbook
HTML http://ge.tt/69FYzBG/v/0
;D
Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Handbook & Adventurer's Vault
are no longer a problem, as only the DM needs access to those,
and Ging has them. It's cooler for the players if they stay
"unspoiled.
D&D virtual gametable
HTML http://rpgtableonline.com/welcome.php
Our gaming program, as
it's for D&D in particular and Ging is familiar with it.
roll20 web based virtual gametable
HTML http://roll20.net/
An alternative, just in case
A tool to make your own powercards. You can export them to PDF.
HTML http://www.theplaywrite.com/dungeons-and-dragons/introducing-the-4e-power-toolkit-create-your-own-classes-races-powers-and-power-cards/
Quick but sparse Character Creator
HTML http://www.ibisfightclub.co.uk/dnd/
To build your char
step-by-step, before you put the datas into your favourite
sheet, or to use it as-is.
Questions:
How do we make/import our character sheets to the RPG table?
Suggestions:
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Hows, Whys and general info:
I might be partially to blame for this due to sharing and asking
for D&D tales of heroics and epic blunders, but honestly, with
the amount of roleplayers, gamers, creative writers and
crazypeople in our chat, it really was just a matter of time
until we got the idea: Let's start our own (D&D) RP group to
play together in chat![/i]
On D&D - from my personal experience:
Choosing D&D means agreeing on core rules and a certain mood:
Heroic high-fantasy with a dash comedy/suspense/intrigue and
other genres, if wanted. There are tons of monsters to slay,
treasures to find/steal/loot and a wealth of source material
available either ready for play or converted into the version
we'll use with a bit of good judgment. Choice of Race and Class
is a bit more limited, mostly to humanoid non-winged races, at
least without the proper sourcebook, but enough to make unique,
memorable characters. I'd refrain from letting things get TOO
weird and wild, as it'll mean more hassle for the DM to keep
things fair and fun for everyone.
If people want to do crazyfun time-travelling robot ninja
chicken adventures, I think choosing a more lenient (but also
less rookie-friendly) rp system like Big Eyes, Small Mouth or
GURPS would make people happier than trying to shoehorn it into
D&D. That sounds like an excellent idea for an additional RP
group, in fact. ;) But it's certainly not everyone's cuppa
moglinberry juice. As our main priority is to establish a
balanced RP that's fun for new players and veterans, shy and
vocal players alike, I'd prefer to do a "classic" one first.
Things are still in the early stages, apart from multiple people
voicing enthusiastic interest. So it's time to open up the
discussion to everyone. We'll have to settle on a system, decide
at least roughly with what balance of Storytelling, Action,
Adventure/Exploration and "Rule of Cool" vs "Fair for everyone +
in tune with the rules & setting" we'd be most comfortable.
There is a valiant and mighty DM to find, and players new to the
system or (Digital) Pen & Paper roleplaying to guide. I will use
the lower half of this post to consolidate resources, things we
seem to agree on, and questions/topcis that need to be
addressed, but for now have at it. :)
What say you?
#Post#: 5736--------------------------------------------------
Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Elryn Date: October 17, 2013, 5:14 pm
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As an interesting update, I may soon come up a Pdf document of
the 4E Player's manual and guide. This could very well help
everyone interested in playing to get started on the player
basics and eventually join into a game. That certainly could
help us get started.
A few puzzling things remain though. I know we can roll a dice
on Chatzy although not certain if we can do more than one dice
at a time. That may mean we need to do several rolls in more
dice intensive situations.
And the trickiest thing is a DM. In order to have a DM, we need
someone who already has the DMing manuals. It seems to be the
hardest thing for us to find.
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Gingkage Date: October 17, 2013, 8:09 pm
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I do have the manuals. I just haven't sat down and read them
yet.
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Miran Tideturner Date: October 28, 2013, 12:16 pm
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Great news!
In case you've missed it, Elryn found a link to the 4E Player's
Handbook
HTML http://ge.tt/69FYzBG/v/0
For Non-DM's that's pretty much all you
need to get started! (It's downloadable too.) So if you're even
a tiny bit interested, please take a look. :)
While chatzy/xat has some good options for RPing, it lacks a
dice rolling script and a way to not just share but interact
with pictures and maps. That's where I think the roll20 web
based virtual gametable
HTML http://roll20.net/
could be a very cool alternative. I would
really appreciate it if you watched the "quick tour" video and
tell us what you think. "Web based" in this case means everyone
needs an account (quick & free) and the DM invites the players
via link.
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Elryn Date: November 2, 2013, 10:40 pm
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*Elryn grins*
By the looks of things, it would seem we already have a
DragonBorn Warlord, a Dragonborn Fighter, an Eladrin Wizard and
an Eladrin Ranger.
If we can find the manuals for DMing online, Miran, do you think
you could handle it? Or Gingkage, do you feel confident enough
with the ones you have on hand?
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Gingkage Date: November 3, 2013, 9:18 am
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I'm in the middle of moving, so I don't have time to read them
right now, but I should be able to handle it, yea.
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Elryn Date: November 3, 2013, 10:10 am
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*nods* Best of luck with the moving. May everything turn out all
right.
*grins* Say true, early thanks for making things possible. This
will be awesome.
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Starflame Date: November 3, 2013, 8:25 pm
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My character is (probably) Astraia, Daughter of the Stars.
Level 1 Two-blade Ranger, Eladrin.
I'll add more info as I slowly go through the character sheet.
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: guest16 Date: November 3, 2013, 11:45 pm
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Heyo everyone, been awhile since I posted here, or really talked
to any of you besides Draketh. Things keep me busy. I don't even
have time for my personal stuff half the time. I am interested
in this however as this would give me something that is
relaxing...well can be relaxing... to do. So I ask, am I allowed
to join? I know how to fill out character sheets and what not.
I've played D&D before.
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Re: Beacons (and friends) D&D Chat Group
By: Gingkage Date: November 4, 2013, 10:20 am
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PCK!!! *tackles him in excitement*
I have a suggestion for another online table that I know to be
free (and I also know some of what I need to know to be able to
use it, so there's a plus).
HTML http://rpgtableonline.com/welcome.php
It can be a little glitchy sometimes (that or it just hates my
mom who has loads of trouble with it), namely with people
lagging and having to relog to be understood. But on the whole,
it's a good table, and I'd readily recommend it.
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