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Hi everyone...Been a few years since I've gamed. I got my start in AD&D back in, oh, somewhere around the 1986-ish timeframe. I've run a tabletop game or two over the years, dabbled in other fantasy RPG's, even gone so far as to say "I think I'm done playing D&D." But I always come back. I've never gone more than a few years without playing; mostly due to real life stuff. I think most of all I enjoy the creative part of RPG's, but nothing beats a good dungeon crawl! This will be my first PbP experience, and looking forward to it. Anywho, glad to be here and looking forward to meeting a few folks and playing in my first dungeon crawl.
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Welcome Algernon! Hope you find a good game to jump into :)
This is a game about killing things and taking their stuff so you can become more powerful in order to kill bigger things and take even better stuff.
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Thank you. Looking forward to jumping into a game here :)
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Welcome to the Unseen Servant!
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Welcome Algernon to the forums/community! :)
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Welcome Aboard Algernon!
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welcome!
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Welcome, Algernon.
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Algernon.

Wasn't he the fellow from Oscar Wilde's Importance of being Earnest who had a fantasy character friend 'Bunbury' who was always on the verge of near death.

Sounds about right for most gamers here.

Welcome to the forum.
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Welcome Mr. Blackwood. I've enjoyed your literary treads upon the dark path. May your crawls always be Incredible Adventures.
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Welcome, Algernon! Let us know if you have any questions!

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The Horror at Briarsgate (1e): Lovecraftian Gothic Horror
Lost City of Eternity (1e): Hyborian Age Sword and Sorcery

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Once and Future Earth (1e): Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Dungeon Crawl

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Azoth Al-Aziz: Lovecraftian Cultist, Tamoachan
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Welcome to the 'Servant!
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#13 Post by Algernon »

Thank you all for the warm welcome :)
I'm super stoked to start RPG-ing here!
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Welcome!
On November 2nd I will be participating in another 24 hour game of Dungeons & Dragons as part of Extra Life. This organization uses gaming to help raise money to donate to children's hospitals. I'm raising money for Marshfield Children's Hospital in Marshfield, WI, and all money I raise will go to that hospital. All donations are tax-deductible. Please take a moment to check out my donation page below. Thank you.

https://www.extra-life.org/participant/Scott Peterson
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Spearmint wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:27 pm Algernon.

Wasn't he the fellow from Oscar Wilde's Importance of being Earnest who had a fantasy character friend 'Bunbury' who was always on the verge of near death.

Sounds about right for most gamers here.

Welcome to the forum.
Ah..."Algernon Moncrieff"
I know of The Importance of Being Earnest, but had not connected that Algernon. Mine is referring to Algernon Blackwood, an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer.
But I suppose Algernon Moncrieff would be fitting as well. It's premise, " a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious personae to escape burdensome social obligation," as well as your comment above " always on the verge of near death," I suppose, makes for an idealistic interpretation of Players and their Characters. Yes/No?

Either way, thank you for the reference Spearmint. Always love learning and thinking about things in different ways. :D
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Darithe wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:24 pm Welcome Mr. Blackwood. I've enjoyed your literary treads upon the dark path. May your crawls always be Incredible Adventures.
Thank You :D

My favorite being The Willows - not because of it's popularity, or because it was one of H.P. Lovecraft's favorites, but rather the ingenious way Blackwood develops and builds the horror through description, subconscious thought, and our fear of the unknown. It is a simple yet effective. One of my favs.
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#17 Post by seanfsmith »

Similarly welcome! And I very much feel our paths might cross -- thought I first started dnding with 3e, I am playing a chunk of odnd and bx these days (and it's only a matter of time before I take another go at adnd2)
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#18 Post by Darithe »

Algernon wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 4:53 pm
Darithe wrote: ↑Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:24 pm Welcome Mr. Blackwood. I've enjoyed your literary treads upon the dark path. May your crawls always be Incredible Adventures.
Thank You :D

My favorite being The Willows - not because of it's popularity, or because it was one of H.P. Lovecraft's favorites, but rather the ingenious way Blackwood develops and builds the horror through description, subconscious thought, and our fear of the unknown. It is a simple yet effective. One of my favs.
I quite agree with you about The Willows. It's rarely been equaled, although I must admit a certain fondness for The Wendigo and Ancient Sorceries.
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