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Hi there! I started with this hobby back in the days of the White Box, and have been playing ever since. In all that time I've only tried play-by-post once, as a one on one with my sister who had moved away after college and that fizzled out after a couple of months when she got too busy. I've been thinking about trying it again because although my usual face-to-face group is poised to resume meeting in person in a couple of weeks, the online VTT groups I've been participating in have really started to struggle, what with people being able to get out and about again. That leaves me jonesin' for more RPG fun, particularly with the very old school systems like Original D&D that my FTF group isn't that interested in.

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PbP is a different creature than FtF. They are both fun in their own ways though. Glad you are giving it another shot, couldn't have found a better place to do so!!
Welcome aboard!
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.
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Scott308: ...everyone should be reminded of just how wonderful the people they play games with here can be in real life.
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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!
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Welcome to The Unseen Servant, majyc!

Sounds like you will fit right in here. :D
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Hi,
I'm Tony, from Exeter, Devon in the UK. Been playing D&D and 1st ed AD&D since I was 10 back in 1979. Introduced some friends to the game a couple of years ago but haven't really played around a table in over 30 years. Now I'd like to play a game. I'm happily married with a 3 year old, I work as a museum curator.
I love 1st ed AD&D.
Tony :)
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Welcome, majyc! Nice avatar pic!

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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

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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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Welcome in!
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Welcome Aboard majyc!
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Brunnacht wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:02 pm Hi,
I'm Tony, from Exeter, Devon in the UK. Been playing D&D and 1st ed AD&D since I was 10 back in 1979. Introduced some friends to the game a couple of years ago but haven't really played around a table in over 30 years. Now I'd like to play a game. I'm happily married with a 3 year old, I work as a museum curator.
I love 1st ed AD&D.
Tony :)
Welcome Tony from Exeter too!
Good to see some old school folks returning to the fold :)
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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Brunnacht wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:02 pm Hi,
I'm Tony, from Exeter, Devon in the UK. Been playing D&D and 1st ed AD&D since I was 10 back in 1979. Introduced some friends to the game a couple of years ago but haven't really played around a table in over 30 years. Now I'd like to play a game. I'm happily married with a 3 year old, I work as a museum curator.
I love 1st ed AD&D.
Tony :)
Welcome Tony!

We all love 1E here too!

(well, most of us, anyway) :D
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Welcome Aboard Brunnacht!
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Welcome, Tony from Exeter!

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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

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Inferno wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:43 am Welcome, majyc! Nice avatar pic!
Thanks!
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#14 Post by Brunnacht »

Thanks for the welcome everyone. I'm preparing my character for a future game. Sorry, I know we're mostly lovers of 1st ed, but I really have no time for 5th ed gaming etc.
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#15 Post by dmw71 »

Welcome, majyc and Brunnacht.

If either of you are interested, I'm very close to launching a Basic D&D game (using the Old School Essential (or OSE) rules). The game hasn't officially started yet, so now is a great time to jump in if interested.

The actual game forum is here:

If interested, drop a request in my recruitment post, here:

A 1e game (or similar) may be next... but that won't be for a while, yet.

I'm still eyeing the Shadowdark RPG which hasn't been finalized yet, but I like much of what I've seen so far.
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Brunnacht wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:02 pm
I love 1st ed AD&D.
everyone love's 1e. If they don't, well, they're wrong, obviously.

welcome all :)
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Welcome to the 'Servant!
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Welcome to the forums/community majyc!
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