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Yet another newbie intro

#1 Post by tomlowshang »

The newbie slays a 0-post monster.

I am interested in AD&D, AD&D 2e, Basic D&D, OD&D, and their OSR retro-clones, all of which are much more common on this forum compared to other play-by-post sites.

I started with Basic D&D in 1981 but switched to AD&D within about a year. I dabbled with several systems (Star Frontiers, Cyberpunk, GURPS 3e, Villains & Vigilantes, to name a few) but AD&D was always my favourite. I played regularly until 1995 when busy lives finally shutdown my usual gaming group for good.

I returned to RPGs in 2009 while looking for something to do on Google Wave. That was my first experience with play-by-post gaming, which basically ended with Wave. In 2014, I played a few OSRIC sessions on Roll20 when an old friend wanted to test the service. Currently, I am learning MapTool for the same reason. Meanwhile, some play-by-post should satisfy the urge for some AD&D.
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Welcome tomlowshang!
Be well,
—Ron—
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.
Alethan: I'm good with NOT pressing our luck this time.
mjulius: That's how I know I'm home.
Pulpatoon: The whole point of PbP is to take the scheduling pressure off the game. We're just chatty because we're so eager!
Scott308: ...everyone should be reminded of just how wonderful the people they play games with here can be in real life.
Leitz: Quality and quantity wise, I think US is the best I've seen.
Paladin: I can promise terror, glory, and riches...or a quick and brutal death.
Inferno: Come on! That's was Vicar's Head, a completely different doomed village!
Rex: I can move to the wait list to let someone else into the game.
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The newbie saves to avoid the moderator's gaze.

Thanks for the welcome, Ron.
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Welcome to Unseen Servant, tom. A familiar tale. You should fit right in! :)

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

Completed Games:
Sauron Victorious (1e): Dire Saga for the Fate of Middle Earth
Once and Future Earth (1e): Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Dungeon Crawl

Player:
Agax Gryyg: Gamer of Urth, Ravenloft
Azoth Al-Aziz: Lovecraftian Cultist, Tamoachan
Blodget: Foolish Young 9th Level Hobbit, Dark Clouds
Dredd Doomsmith: Dwarven Deathtrap Engineer, Tomb of Horrors
Elijah Crowthorne: Marooned Prophet, Pirates
Jack in the Green: Ancient Child, Giants
P.T. Codswallop: Larcenous Impresario, Dimwater
Sir Ugghra: Bestial Half-Orc Aristocrat, Brotherton
Swilbosh: Savage Lizard-Warrior, Keep
Tantos Vek: Failed Paladin, Under Streets
Ulfang Chainbreaker: Barbarian Liberator of Slaves, Tharizdun

DM bio is here.
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tomlowshang wrote:The newbie saves to avoid the moderator's gaze.

Thanks for the welcome, Ron.
The newbie fails their Save, as the Moderators see ALL!
But the newbie has rolled a natural 20 and made a second post, thus joining the USS Clan in spite of the anti-spam measures in their way! :D
Welcome again and enjoy!
—Ron—
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.
Alethan: I'm good with NOT pressing our luck this time.
mjulius: That's how I know I'm home.
Pulpatoon: The whole point of PbP is to take the scheduling pressure off the game. We're just chatty because we're so eager!
Scott308: ...everyone should be reminded of just how wonderful the people they play games with here can be in real life.
Leitz: Quality and quantity wise, I think US is the best I've seen.
Paladin: I can promise terror, glory, and riches...or a quick and brutal death.
Inferno: Come on! That's was Vicar's Head, a completely different doomed village!
Rex: I can move to the wait list to let someone else into the game.
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#6 Post by GreyWolfVT »

Welcome tomlowshang :)

I saw that battle the 0-post monster but up a valiant fight. ;)
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Boffin (Boff) Stonegirdle Dwarf Thief - Earthquakes in the Jotens
Dalin Silverhand Dwarf Thief - Barrowmaze
Pimlan 'Pim' Greenstride Halfling Fighter/Thief - Revisiting the Classics: Mod 1 “Return to Kendall Keep”
Razillin Tinkerboot Gnome Cleric - Hedge's Forgotten Realms Adventures (2e)
Torvik Shadowhood Dwarf Fighter/Thief - Nocturne
DM - GreyWolf's Mystara Adventures - AD&D 2e
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Welcome home! :D
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Thanks for the welcomes, everyone.
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You can just tell by the welcome posts what kind of folks inhabit this forum.
Mos Eisley it's not. :)
The members here are awesome!
--Ron--
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.
Alethan: I'm good with NOT pressing our luck this time.
mjulius: That's how I know I'm home.
Pulpatoon: The whole point of PbP is to take the scheduling pressure off the game. We're just chatty because we're so eager!
Scott308: ...everyone should be reminded of just how wonderful the people they play games with here can be in real life.
Leitz: Quality and quantity wise, I think US is the best I've seen.
Paladin: I can promise terror, glory, and riches...or a quick and brutal death.
Inferno: Come on! That's was Vicar's Head, a completely different doomed village!
Rex: I can move to the wait list to let someone else into the game.
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rredmond wrote:You can just tell by the welcome posts what kind of folks inhabit this forum.
Mos Eisley it's not. :)
It's true. The only trolls here have 6+6 hit dice.

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

Completed Games:
Sauron Victorious (1e): Dire Saga for the Fate of Middle Earth
Once and Future Earth (1e): Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Dungeon Crawl

Player:
Agax Gryyg: Gamer of Urth, Ravenloft
Azoth Al-Aziz: Lovecraftian Cultist, Tamoachan
Blodget: Foolish Young 9th Level Hobbit, Dark Clouds
Dredd Doomsmith: Dwarven Deathtrap Engineer, Tomb of Horrors
Elijah Crowthorne: Marooned Prophet, Pirates
Jack in the Green: Ancient Child, Giants
P.T. Codswallop: Larcenous Impresario, Dimwater
Sir Ugghra: Bestial Half-Orc Aristocrat, Brotherton
Swilbosh: Savage Lizard-Warrior, Keep
Tantos Vek: Failed Paladin, Under Streets
Ulfang Chainbreaker: Barbarian Liberator of Slaves, Tharizdun

DM bio is here.
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rredmond wrote: The newbie fails their Save, as the Moderators see ALL!
Hehehe...

Welcome to the USS forums, brother from another mother! I was very much the same way, except throw BattleMech and TMNT And Other Strangeness in there, as well.

The former was very rules-heavy and tedious to run or play. But I absolutely loved all of the illustrations in the rule books and supplemental books.

The latter was absolutely fun and I think TMNTAOS would translate well into the PbP format. Especially if we had a resident artist who could properly cartoon up the characters once they're made.

Anyway... welcome.

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"So you played RPG's in the 80s? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more!" describes most users here. :lol:
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Welcome aboard! I think you'll find plenty of games that fit what you're looking for.
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.

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Alethan wrote: I think TMNTAOS would translate well into the PbP format. Especially if we had a resident artist who could properly cartoon up the characters once they're made.
I'm in! Who wants to run this and who wants to do the art?
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.

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Welcome to the Unseen Servant Tomlowshang :D
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Welcome aboard!
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tomlowshang wrote:"So you played RPG's in the 80s? Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more!" describes most users here. :lol:
Yeah that is a fair number of them on here. Then there are folks like me that started in the early 90's. :)
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"If good people won’t do the hard things, evil people will always win, because evil people will do anything."
― Paul S. Kemp, Twilight Falling

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Boffin (Boff) Stonegirdle Dwarf Thief - Earthquakes in the Jotens
Dalin Silverhand Dwarf Thief - Barrowmaze
Pimlan 'Pim' Greenstride Halfling Fighter/Thief - Revisiting the Classics: Mod 1 “Return to Kendall Keep”
Razillin Tinkerboot Gnome Cleric - Hedge's Forgotten Realms Adventures (2e)
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Welcome to the Unseen Servant
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Grakluse Longleaf-A Candle in the Darkness
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