Agreed. HandofMystra, it would have been great to have you aboard. I love burning characters, but then I used to play LBB Traveller too. We'll look for you next time.
[Burning THAC0] B2: The Keep on the Borderlands (ooc/setup)
- Thread starter engrishonly
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Agreed. HandofMystra, it would have been great to have you aboard. I love burning characters, but then I used to play LBB Traveller too. We'll look for you next time.
engrishonly
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The Burning Wheel isn't for everyone. Finding that mix of character & story for your tastes is important, so good luck to you.
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For everyone in the game, I'll post the initial IC post over the weekend. I will be traveling from Kansas this afternoon, going back to California.
Mathalus
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Okay, so we've still got the four of us. How do we get down to gettin' down? I haven't played in this forum before, is there a particular format of how we state intents, rolls, etc? I see the little rolling dice function there.
Where should we start? Maybe wherever fine drinks are served in the Keep?
Where should we start? Maybe wherever fine drinks are served in the Keep?
engrishonly
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Mrlittlejeans, go ahead and see if your brother wants to learn here. I'm okay with five players at this point, but try to make sure your brother is ready to throw down!
Sent you a PM, but the browser doesn't seem to like this site right now.
I haven't actually run a pbp game here either. And when I did participate in one, I don't think we had the dice functionality at that time.
I'm not sure how the dice roller works/what options you have. I am on my Blackberry right now.
Ideally, you would be able to separate base dice from any FoRKs, traits, & other helpers.
Then I can look at your intent & say whether or not your rolls make sense.
There's a set intro for the module, but I might just ditch it for the tavern. I haven't yet decided.
I'm leaning towards the traditional intro, however.
Sent you a PM, but the browser doesn't seem to like this site right now.
I haven't actually run a pbp game here either. And when I did participate in one, I don't think we had the dice functionality at that time.
I'm not sure how the dice roller works/what options you have. I am on my Blackberry right now.
Ideally, you would be able to separate base dice from any FoRKs, traits, & other helpers.
Then I can look at your intent & say whether or not your rolls make sense.
There's a set intro for the module, but I might just ditch it for the tavern. I haven't yet decided.
I'm leaning towards the traditional intro, however.
Mathalus
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Oohh. Is the original intro all super old-school D&D? If so, we should definitely do that. Maybe you could post it when you get a chance and give us a little time to think on it before we "officially" start?
This is great. I get to have the nostalgia without actually having to play 4th ed.
Has anyone else rocked Castle Ravenloft the boardgame yet?
This is great. I get to have the nostalgia without actually having to play 4th ed.
Has anyone else rocked Castle Ravenloft the boardgame yet?
mistrlittlejeans
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@ engrishonly - my brother will be ready to throw down. No worries.
I agree, the old school intro is the way to go. I'm definitely down for an old school revival after playing the abomination that is 4e for some time.
@ Mathalmus - I've played Castle Ravenloft and was not at all impressed. What did impress me was how 4e-like it was, which made me think, why did I ever try to play 4e in a non-boardgame format anyways? Your thoughts?
Sorry for the rant. If 4e is your thing, go for it
I agree, the old school intro is the way to go. I'm definitely down for an old school revival after playing the abomination that is 4e for some time.
@ Mathalmus - I've played Castle Ravenloft and was not at all impressed. What did impress me was how 4e-like it was, which made me think, why did I ever try to play 4e in a non-boardgame format anyways? Your thoughts?
Sorry for the rant. If 4e is your thing, go for it
Yeah, its a bit worrisome that enworld got repeatedly reported as an attack site. That makes me a bit reluctant to use anything that requires scripts, at least until the matter can be cleared up. that would presumably include the die-roller, although I've never used it so I can't be sure. Would invisiblecastle.com be a reasonable substitute in the meantime?
Where does the traditional intro start the PC's? I, err, couldn't afford clothes. So I am assuming this means that whatever clothes Vellekhyr might have had at one point in his life become unusable as soon as the game begins. Will it be possible to try to hunt for fur before arriving at the keep. Even if I can, I'll be defaulting the skills to track and skin, so there'll be plenty of room for things to go embarrassingly wrong.
Mathalus
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I definitely agree about 4th ed. But that's what made Castle Ravenloft so great. Did you guys ever play Hero Quest the board game. It was mad fun, but after playing once, we always made our own rules. Castle Ravenloft shouldn't be thought of as bad D&D, but as rad Hero Quest.
Once every couple of years our group gets together and attempts to play D&D. We hated 3rd Ed when it came out, hated 4th, etc. But the nostalgia was great.
Getting a little of that while playing Burning Wheel is radtastic.
Does Vellekhyr have armor to cover himself?
Once every couple of years our group gets together and attempts to play D&D. We hated 3rd Ed when it came out, hated 4th, etc. But the nostalgia was great.
Getting a little of that while playing Burning Wheel is radtastic.
Does Vellekhyr have armor to cover himself?
mistrlittlejeans
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I loved Hero Quest! I played the whole thing straight through. I think I was too young to realize I could change the rules
I think my beef with CR is that it seemed like a half-finished product, as does much of the WoTC stuff recently. But that is another story that belongs in another thread. I'm getting my brother hooked up with the Character Burner online so he can start burning.
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