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<blockquote data-quote="Oryan77" data-source="post: 1770769" data-attributes="member: 18701"><p>I usually drive everyone to my friends house in Livermore (we carpool there). We don't really want to play there anymore because his wife adopts cats and finds homes for them, so they have several cats in the house that like trying to be involved in our games <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> We've talked about just playing in my apartment in San Jose, but I have 2 other roommates and was worried about getting in their way. But we've played there a few times so far. We're really up for going anywhere to play if it's a hospitable environment and between San Jose and Livermore.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Well I use the 3.5 PHB, DMG, and MM. I use all the 3.0 books that havn't been converted to 3.5 yet, like the class guidebooks or whatever. If there's a 3.5 version of the WotC book, I use it first, then I fall back on the 3.0 books. If you have specific questions about rulings, let me know and I'll tell you how I do it. Like I mentioned, I'm not big on rules lawyering, I just need to be consistant. Plus I still learn new rules all the time. I care more about the PC's being in a situation more than making sure the rules for the situation are being used exactly how the book says to use them.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Oh I LOVE variety. I can't stand having everyone playing similiar races or classes. I use almost any race from the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms settings and a few Darksun/Planescape races that fans have converted to 3e. I use almost anything you can find in a WotC book. The only thing is that I'm not big on custom built races or Savage Species races. The race just has to fit in well with the group. My players right now are:</p><p></p><p>Aasimar Cleric (going for the Dragon Disciple PrC)</p><p>Half-Elf Sorceress</p><p>Tiefling Rogue</p><p>Half-Giant Fighter (from Darksun)</p><p></p><p>I try encouraging them to concider prestige classes. I like the characters to be unique.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Oh man I could go on forever about the setting. It's a plane travelling campaign. Most people think you need to be high level to travel the planes but that isn't true (those people are Primes which planars call Clueless). The setting is based around the city Sigil which is a gateway to any place in the multiverse (if you can find the portals). Every environment in Planescape is unique with strange magical conditions, cities, and even stranger people. It's possible to have a drink with a fiend in a bar, conduct business with a celestial in his home, or buy cookbooks from a Mind Flayer in a market. </p><p></p><p>It's different depending on who is DM'ing because everyone likes to focus on different aspects of the setting. There's factions (guild type groups) in Sigil that give DM's lots of adventure opportunities (there's a PS adventure called Faction Wars). There's the Bloodwars which is an ongoing war where Baatezu (Devils) fight against Tannari (Demons) and it's possible for PC's to get involved in that. Some DM's focus on PC's interacting with gods, or entire races on their home planes. There's even a PS module where PC's visit a city built on a dead gods carcass in the Astral Plane. In my game, I like to run published modules and just stick the module somewhere on one of the planes. Then I tweak the adventure to fit into being a plane walking adventure. I don't know how much you know about the planes in D&D but I'd be more than glad to rant about it if you wanted to email me with questions.</p><p></p><p>Just to give you an idea of what to expect in my games, we are currently travelling on Baator (Hell) to recover a stolen Holy Sword. Then I'll be running an adventure on Elysium, a plane where everything is perfect and good. Other places I'd like to send PC's is the Elemental Plane of Water, Carceri (a plane full of prisons), the Underdark (from Forgotten Realms setting), Beastlands (a jungle plane with animals that are larger than normal), and I'd like to do a bit of tundra & sailing based adventures. You'll also run across just about any type of creature from the Monster Manuals depending on where you visit. So PS is like a normal setting with a whole lot more added in and it includes every setting all in one.</p><p></p><p>If you'd like to talk privately with any other questions just email me at oryan1977 at yahoo.com You could tell me more about your D&D experiences also.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oryan77, post: 1770769, member: 18701"] I usually drive everyone to my friends house in Livermore (we carpool there). We don't really want to play there anymore because his wife adopts cats and finds homes for them, so they have several cats in the house that like trying to be involved in our games :p We've talked about just playing in my apartment in San Jose, but I have 2 other roommates and was worried about getting in their way. But we've played there a few times so far. We're really up for going anywhere to play if it's a hospitable environment and between San Jose and Livermore. Well I use the 3.5 PHB, DMG, and MM. I use all the 3.0 books that havn't been converted to 3.5 yet, like the class guidebooks or whatever. If there's a 3.5 version of the WotC book, I use it first, then I fall back on the 3.0 books. If you have specific questions about rulings, let me know and I'll tell you how I do it. Like I mentioned, I'm not big on rules lawyering, I just need to be consistant. Plus I still learn new rules all the time. I care more about the PC's being in a situation more than making sure the rules for the situation are being used exactly how the book says to use them. Oh I LOVE variety. I can't stand having everyone playing similiar races or classes. I use almost any race from the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms settings and a few Darksun/Planescape races that fans have converted to 3e. I use almost anything you can find in a WotC book. The only thing is that I'm not big on custom built races or Savage Species races. The race just has to fit in well with the group. My players right now are: Aasimar Cleric (going for the Dragon Disciple PrC) Half-Elf Sorceress Tiefling Rogue Half-Giant Fighter (from Darksun) I try encouraging them to concider prestige classes. I like the characters to be unique. Oh man I could go on forever about the setting. It's a plane travelling campaign. Most people think you need to be high level to travel the planes but that isn't true (those people are Primes which planars call Clueless). The setting is based around the city Sigil which is a gateway to any place in the multiverse (if you can find the portals). Every environment in Planescape is unique with strange magical conditions, cities, and even stranger people. It's possible to have a drink with a fiend in a bar, conduct business with a celestial in his home, or buy cookbooks from a Mind Flayer in a market. It's different depending on who is DM'ing because everyone likes to focus on different aspects of the setting. There's factions (guild type groups) in Sigil that give DM's lots of adventure opportunities (there's a PS adventure called Faction Wars). There's the Bloodwars which is an ongoing war where Baatezu (Devils) fight against Tannari (Demons) and it's possible for PC's to get involved in that. Some DM's focus on PC's interacting with gods, or entire races on their home planes. There's even a PS module where PC's visit a city built on a dead gods carcass in the Astral Plane. In my game, I like to run published modules and just stick the module somewhere on one of the planes. Then I tweak the adventure to fit into being a plane walking adventure. I don't know how much you know about the planes in D&D but I'd be more than glad to rant about it if you wanted to email me with questions. Just to give you an idea of what to expect in my games, we are currently travelling on Baator (Hell) to recover a stolen Holy Sword. Then I'll be running an adventure on Elysium, a plane where everything is perfect and good. Other places I'd like to send PC's is the Elemental Plane of Water, Carceri (a plane full of prisons), the Underdark (from Forgotten Realms setting), Beastlands (a jungle plane with animals that are larger than normal), and I'd like to do a bit of tundra & sailing based adventures. You'll also run across just about any type of creature from the Monster Manuals depending on where you visit. So PS is like a normal setting with a whole lot more added in and it includes every setting all in one. If you'd like to talk privately with any other questions just email me at oryan1977 at yahoo.com You could tell me more about your D&D experiences also. [/QUOTE]
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