Myth
September 2nd, 2005, 22:23
Greetings, all.
I've been DMing in various versions of D&D for the last 20 years or so. I currently run a sporadic 3.5 game for my oldest two sons. I used to sink incredible amounts of time into f2f and online RPG (D&D text-based, non-MUD, with a real live DM. Not video game "RPGs") So, my wife is very much against me participating in an online RPG that takes place during my kids' waking hours.
Accordingly, I'm tentatively considering running a game after 9 or 10 Pacific Time (which is GMT - 8). The Fantasy Grounds software package looks exquisite for online gaming, but there's no benefit to investing time & money into it until I find out if there are enough players out there to support my late-night time slot. I think I'm hoping mainly for Australian or Asian players; anyone else would have to be a vampire to be awake at the hours I'm requesting. :)
The campaign is my own, but it isn't overly different from a Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms kind of setting. In other words, I don't have many house rules and they aren't very extreme. Nobody will have any difficulty adjusting to the setting.
I run games where role-playing is the focus. Combat happens, but often it doesn't happen for several sessions. I think that my kids were level 4 or 5 before they got into their first actual fight. And, they were both pure fighters, not wizards or rogues or some light-combat class like that. :) The focus is on personality development and questing, rather than powergaming, accumulating magic items, and doing 20+ points of damage per round of combat.
I also try to run non-linear campaigns. I set the stage and react to both NPC and PC actions, and I run various plotlines in the background... but nothing is scripted, and player choices affect things for good or for ill. I particularly enjoy running well-developed NPCs with depth and personality. That's the aspect of my DMing that I'm most often complimented on.
If anyone is available and interested in an ongoing weekly or bi-monthly campaign that happens after 9 or 10 pm PST (GMT - 7), post and let me know. If there is enough interest, I'll probably spring for the Fantasy Grounds software and learn how to use it. The last time I played online D&D, I dumped over 200 hours into building my own pure-text gaming platform. Fantasy Grounds looks like a slice of heaven in comparison. :)
If anyone is familiar with the online AD&D world of Thardferr, yeah, I'm the same Myth who used to run games there. ;)
What's your AC (flat-footed)?
Myth
I've been DMing in various versions of D&D for the last 20 years or so. I currently run a sporadic 3.5 game for my oldest two sons. I used to sink incredible amounts of time into f2f and online RPG (D&D text-based, non-MUD, with a real live DM. Not video game "RPGs") So, my wife is very much against me participating in an online RPG that takes place during my kids' waking hours.
Accordingly, I'm tentatively considering running a game after 9 or 10 Pacific Time (which is GMT - 8). The Fantasy Grounds software package looks exquisite for online gaming, but there's no benefit to investing time & money into it until I find out if there are enough players out there to support my late-night time slot. I think I'm hoping mainly for Australian or Asian players; anyone else would have to be a vampire to be awake at the hours I'm requesting. :)
The campaign is my own, but it isn't overly different from a Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms kind of setting. In other words, I don't have many house rules and they aren't very extreme. Nobody will have any difficulty adjusting to the setting.
I run games where role-playing is the focus. Combat happens, but often it doesn't happen for several sessions. I think that my kids were level 4 or 5 before they got into their first actual fight. And, they were both pure fighters, not wizards or rogues or some light-combat class like that. :) The focus is on personality development and questing, rather than powergaming, accumulating magic items, and doing 20+ points of damage per round of combat.
I also try to run non-linear campaigns. I set the stage and react to both NPC and PC actions, and I run various plotlines in the background... but nothing is scripted, and player choices affect things for good or for ill. I particularly enjoy running well-developed NPCs with depth and personality. That's the aspect of my DMing that I'm most often complimented on.
If anyone is available and interested in an ongoing weekly or bi-monthly campaign that happens after 9 or 10 pm PST (GMT - 7), post and let me know. If there is enough interest, I'll probably spring for the Fantasy Grounds software and learn how to use it. The last time I played online D&D, I dumped over 200 hours into building my own pure-text gaming platform. Fantasy Grounds looks like a slice of heaven in comparison. :)
If anyone is familiar with the online AD&D world of Thardferr, yeah, I'm the same Myth who used to run games there. ;)
What's your AC (flat-footed)?
Myth