Morfedel
July 8th, 2009, 22:47
I have a game I'm running on alternating weekends... that one is currently closed for the moment, as it is a small, tight-knit group.
However, for the weekends in between, I'm thinking of starting a 4th edition campaign on sunday afternoons est.
I'm deciding on the specific setting to run. I don't like running published settings, so no forgotten realms or eberron for instance. I will either run a Points of Light setting using the published gods and such, but make the world as I see it, or else make a completely new world including custom gods and such. I have several ideas I'm floating around with.
Anyway... my games are fairly story-driven overall, heavy in plot and solving mysteries and all. That can mean that sessions might pass by without combat.
That doesn't mean I dislike combat - on the contrary! But I like it to be important, part of the story.
I also like characters in my game with more than two dimensions: that means no "I'm an orphan" and such. I've actually considered making up a questionairre for players to think of their characters in a more-rounded way.
I also tend to like games of the heroic bent: you know, great evil threatening the entire world kinda thing, though I don't always run games like that either.
And as for combat, not every monster you meet is meant to be attacked and killed: I had a group in an earlier version of D&D meet an ancient red dragon at 1st level... and they thought I was a killer DM. When I pointed out the dragon had not attacked them, just threatened them, I encouraged them to roleplay with the dragon.
Other combats are meant to be avoided... if you see an entire army of orcs, its not meant for you to slaughter, but setting the backdrop story concerning an invasion.
Etc etc.
In other words, I like players who do two things: Roleplay, and think.
So, if you think you might like that playstyle, and you wouldn't mind an every other sunday afternoon (est) game (possibly moving to every sunday if the players are so inclined at a later date), then let me know.
And I'll either decide on a setting, or I'll post several and let the players vote on it.
As for books, I'm allowing everything from both PHB1 and PHB2, plus all the "powers" books. I will also allow the Swordmage... I don't have any info on the Artificer, or the monk or psion (since they have only been previewed anyway); anything else, feel free to ask.
Morfedel
However, for the weekends in between, I'm thinking of starting a 4th edition campaign on sunday afternoons est.
I'm deciding on the specific setting to run. I don't like running published settings, so no forgotten realms or eberron for instance. I will either run a Points of Light setting using the published gods and such, but make the world as I see it, or else make a completely new world including custom gods and such. I have several ideas I'm floating around with.
Anyway... my games are fairly story-driven overall, heavy in plot and solving mysteries and all. That can mean that sessions might pass by without combat.
That doesn't mean I dislike combat - on the contrary! But I like it to be important, part of the story.
I also like characters in my game with more than two dimensions: that means no "I'm an orphan" and such. I've actually considered making up a questionairre for players to think of their characters in a more-rounded way.
I also tend to like games of the heroic bent: you know, great evil threatening the entire world kinda thing, though I don't always run games like that either.
And as for combat, not every monster you meet is meant to be attacked and killed: I had a group in an earlier version of D&D meet an ancient red dragon at 1st level... and they thought I was a killer DM. When I pointed out the dragon had not attacked them, just threatened them, I encouraged them to roleplay with the dragon.
Other combats are meant to be avoided... if you see an entire army of orcs, its not meant for you to slaughter, but setting the backdrop story concerning an invasion.
Etc etc.
In other words, I like players who do two things: Roleplay, and think.
So, if you think you might like that playstyle, and you wouldn't mind an every other sunday afternoon (est) game (possibly moving to every sunday if the players are so inclined at a later date), then let me know.
And I'll either decide on a setting, or I'll post several and let the players vote on it.
As for books, I'm allowing everything from both PHB1 and PHB2, plus all the "powers" books. I will also allow the Swordmage... I don't have any info on the Artificer, or the monk or psion (since they have only been previewed anyway); anything else, feel free to ask.
Morfedel