Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
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BoringBard's long and tedious posts somehow manage to enrapture audiences. How? Because he used Charm Person, the #1 bard spell!
He/him pronouns. Call me Bard. PROUD NERD!
Ever wanted to talk about your parties' worst mistakes? Do so HERE. What's your favorite class, why? Share & explainHERE.
Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
Almost no one from the "glory days" of this thread posts here anymore. :)
I took a 3 week break from DMing my weekly (remote) D&D game. One of my players in an in person game passed away, the day after we'd played. And that hit hard.
And then my wife had back surgery, with complications. So I've been her care taker (again).
I finally DM'ed a remote session this past Saturday, and it felt good to feel creative and laugh. I realize how much DMing is therapy for me. It's me being able to tell a story and hear reactions from my players immediately. For that moment, I am able to step away from reality and share stories and laugh. It's a pivotal escape for my life, before the requirements of the real world return.
The play by post Lord of the Rings 5e I run - it's fun but dreadfully slow, especially combat. So this won't last much longer, I am afraid. I have a good ending for it, a nice "end with a cliff hanger" type thing. But probably will be bringing this to an end in the very neat future. In the meantime, anyone who has been keeping up with my write ups from those sessions, here's session 16, the latest one (posted today)...
Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
Almost no one from the "glory days" of this thread posts here anymore. :)
I took a 3 week break from DMing my weekly (remote) D&D game. One of my players in an in person game passed away, the day after we'd played. And that hit hard.
And then my wife had back surgery, with complications. So I've been her care taker (again).
I finally DM'ed a remote session this past Saturday, and it felt good to feel creative and laugh. I realize how much DMing is therapy for me. It's me being able to tell a story and hear reactions from my players immediately. For that moment, I am able to step away from reality and share stories and laugh. It's a pivotal escape for my life, before the requirements of the real world return.
The play by post Lord of the Rings 5e I run - it's fun but dreadfully slow, especially combat. So this won't last much longer, I am afraid. I have a good ending for it, a nice "end with a cliff hanger" type thing. But probably will be bringing this to an end in the very neat future. In the meantime, anyone who has been keeping up with my write ups from those sessions, here's session 16, the latest one (posted today)...
It's sad that most of the people who used to be active have stopped posting here. Everyone from the "glory days" of this thread is awesome and valuable, so it's startling to see how everything goes on much the same (at least on the forums in general) without them. But that's life, I guess.
I'm sorry to hear that one of the people you play with has passed away. And I hope your wife has the best possible recovery from her surgery.
I haven't played D&D consistently for a while, but my recent session absolutely made me remember what I've been missing. So I'm glad you've had a similar experience as well. DMing is always wonderful.
And yeah, PBP is notoriously slow. Many of us on this thread had a PBP game a while back, but people just stopped posting and it ended ages ago. ):
Anyways, it's great to see that you're still posting! :)
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BoringBard's long and tedious posts somehow manage to enrapture audiences. How? Because he used Charm Person, the #1 bard spell!
He/him pronouns. Call me Bard. PROUD NERD!
Ever wanted to talk about your parties' worst mistakes? Do so HERE. What's your favorite class, why? Share & explainHERE.
It's sad that most of the people who used to be active have stopped posting here. Everyone from the "glory days" of this thread is awesome and valuable, so it's startling to see how everything goes on much the same (at least on the forums in general) without them. But that's life, I guess.
I'm sorry to hear that one of the people you play with has passed away. And I hope your wife has the best possible recovery from her surgery.
I haven't played D&D consistently for a while, but my recent session absolutely made me remember what I've been missing. So I'm glad you've had a similar experience as well. DMing is always wonderful.
And yeah, PBP is notoriously slow. Many of us on this thread had a PBP game a while back, but people just stopped posting and it ended ages ago. ):
Anyways, it's great to see that you're still posting! :)
Yeah, this thread was a lot of fun back in the day. I enjoyed, for example, making up that ongoing story about the people in the thread on their "adventure." That was a lot of fun.
Yeah, yesterday was the first day we played again (that game is monthly and in person) since Rickie's death - we put his chair there, put his dice there, and his dice holder, in honor of him.
And yes, was good to DM again, and even yesterday to play in person (Dragonlance) - I had the party slay three young white dragons at the end of that session, which was great, because previously three (different) young white dragons had really got the best of them. So it was a nice revenge story and great to see the party end on a high note. I always have the party roll to see if the dragon's breath recharges - first encounter, they seemed to consistently roll a 5 or 6 - this time, not a single one - so each dragon had their first initial breath - but after that it never recharged each time it was their turn. So that was incredibly fun as well.
And yeah, the PBP game, is probably gonna come to an end. One of the other players recently left (life is too busy) - so I took over their character this session - since this session was pretty much a big story moment for their character (see my note in the link if you're bored)...
Metallic or gem dragon also works
I really like D&D, especially Ravenloft, Exandria and the Upside Down from Stranger Things. My pronouns are she/they (genderfae).
Agreed - metallic or gem dragon - or maybe a cosmic dragon.
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I’d personally go with a Graphorn from the Harry Potter Franchise, but those are good options too.
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
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And Session 15 -
https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-15-brigands-and-blood
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up
Sup guys. I've been away from the forums for a while, and however much I would like to say I will return, this site simply does not hold as much joy for me as it once did.
I've grown somewhat older and my life has gotten busier. Siiiigh. All the D&D games I was in fell through, so I haven't been much playing much at all. However, I recently managed to DM a fun one shot over Zoom, which got me thinking about the game and the forums.
I just wanted to poke my head in here and say hi, and that I hope ya'll are doing well. It's really cool that this thread is still at least somewhat active! :)
BoringBard's long and tedious posts somehow manage to enrapture audiences. How? Because he used Charm Person, the #1 bard spell!
He/him pronouns. Call me Bard. PROUD NERD!
Ever wanted to talk about your parties' worst mistakes? Do so HERE. What's your favorite class, why? Share & explain
HERE.Almost no one from the "glory days" of this thread posts here anymore. :)
I took a 3 week break from DMing my weekly (remote) D&D game.
One of my players in an in person game passed away, the day after we'd played. And that hit hard.
And then my wife had back surgery, with complications. So I've been her care taker (again).
I finally DM'ed a remote session this past Saturday, and it felt good to feel creative and laugh. I realize how much DMing is therapy for me. It's me being able to tell a story and hear reactions from my players immediately. For that moment, I am able to step away from reality and share stories and laugh. It's a pivotal escape for my life, before the requirements of the real world return.
The play by post Lord of the Rings 5e I run - it's fun but dreadfully slow, especially combat. So this won't last much longer, I am afraid. I have a good ending for it, a nice "end with a cliff hanger" type thing. But probably will be bringing this to an end in the very neat future. In the meantime, anyone who has been keeping up with my write ups from those sessions, here's session 16, the latest one (posted today)...
https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-16-brigands-defeated-and-eagle-message
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up
It's sad that most of the people who used to be active have stopped posting here. Everyone from the "glory days" of this thread is awesome and valuable, so it's startling to see how everything goes on much the same (at least on the forums in general) without them. But that's life, I guess.
I'm sorry to hear that one of the people you play with has passed away. And I hope your wife has the best possible recovery from her surgery.
I haven't played D&D consistently for a while, but my recent session absolutely made me remember what I've been missing. So I'm glad you've had a similar experience as well. DMing is always wonderful.
And yeah, PBP is notoriously slow. Many of us on this thread had a PBP game a while back, but people just stopped posting and it ended ages ago. ):
Anyways, it's great to see that you're still posting! :)
BoringBard's long and tedious posts somehow manage to enrapture audiences. How? Because he used Charm Person, the #1 bard spell!
He/him pronouns. Call me Bard. PROUD NERD!
Ever wanted to talk about your parties' worst mistakes? Do so HERE. What's your favorite class, why? Share & explain
HERE.Yeah, this thread was a lot of fun back in the day. I enjoyed, for example, making up that ongoing story about the people in the thread on their "adventure." That was a lot of fun.
Yeah, yesterday was the first day we played again (that game is monthly and in person) since Rickie's death - we put his chair there, put his dice there, and his dice holder, in honor of him.
And yes, was good to DM again, and even yesterday to play in person (Dragonlance) - I had the party slay three young white dragons at the end of that session, which was great, because previously three (different) young white dragons had really got the best of them. So it was a nice revenge story and great to see the party end on a high note. I always have the party roll to see if the dragon's breath recharges - first encounter, they seemed to consistently roll a 5 or 6 - this time, not a single one - so each dragon had their first initial breath - but after that it never recharged each time it was their turn. So that was incredibly fun as well.
And yeah, the PBP game, is probably gonna come to an end. One of the other players recently left (life is too busy) - so I took over their character this session - since this session was pretty much a big story moment for their character (see my note in the link if you're bored)...
https://sites.google.com/view/lordoftheringsroleplaying/session-17-captives-and-eagles
Check out my publication on DMs Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Tawmis%20Logue
Check out my comedy web series - Neverending Nights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wr4-u9-zw0&list=PLbRG7dzFI-u3EJd0usasgDrrFO3mZ1lOZ
Need a character story/background written up? I do it for free (but also take donations!) - https://forums.giantitp.com/showthread.php?591882-Need-a-character-background-written-up