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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5846264" data-attributes="member: 92305">One of the most fun times I've ever had gaming was my introduction to the Classic Traveller RPG.&nbsp; It was just me, playing a character, and my GM (my first D&amp;D game was like that, too, a year and a half earlier--just me and a DM.&nbsp; We played through the infamous Keep on the Borderlands module).&nbsp;Me and the GM sat down.&nbsp; I rolled up a character.&nbsp; As the character was generated, some broad details about the character were decided upon (background stuff).&nbsp; And, as soon as I got done rolling up the character, the GM just looked at me and said, &quot;OK, you just stepped off the shuttle from the orbiting starship.&nbsp; You're on the planet X.&nbsp; What do you want to do?&quot;&nbsp;And that was it.&nbsp; The entire game was nothing but ad-libbed.&nbsp; Whatever I did, the GM played off it.&nbsp; &nbsp;I remember I left the starport--the first encounter was with this customs agent.&nbsp; Annoying chick.&nbsp; And, on the take.&nbsp; I bribed her, finally, to get past the starport gates and into the city proper.&nbsp;It was totall made up on the spot.&nbsp;Then the GM described what I saw as I left the starport, and he looked at me and asked, &quot;What is your character going to do?&quot;&nbsp;So....I found a pub.&nbsp; Got a drink.&nbsp; It was like, 10:00 AM local time, so that was funny.&nbsp; I popped into this pub and there are three bleary eyed patrons in there with a robot behind the bar.&nbsp;The GM followed no script. He had no adventure module.&nbsp; He just described what he saw in his head when I told him what I was going to do.&nbsp;Me and a patron got drunk.&nbsp; My character ended up staying in the bar all day.&nbsp; That night, the barkeep kicked me out.&nbsp; I made some dice throws (also made up on the spot with the loose Traveller system) and failed--sure enough, my character was blotto.&nbsp;I don't know too much because the GM then started describing my character wake up the following day by some cops.&nbsp; I had been rolled!&nbsp; All my money was gone!&nbsp; I had nothing but the shirt on my back.&nbsp;The street patrol put my character in jail for public intoxication and loitering.&nbsp;And, that's where I met Francisco Praeda, who was &quot;connected&quot;, so to speak.&nbsp;I needed money.&nbsp; It was just an easy job...&nbsp;And off we went, my character slid into a life of crime.&nbsp;God that was a good game.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't see any reason why you couldn't do something like that with D&amp;D.&nbsp; Roll up a character.&nbsp; The Woman With No Name.&nbsp;She walks into a town....&nbsp;You, the DM, look at her.&nbsp; &quot;Honey, what do you want to do?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5846264, member: 92305"] One of the most fun times I've ever had gaming was my introduction to the Classic Traveller RPG. It was just me, playing a character, and my GM (my first D&D game was like that, too, a year and a half earlier--just me and a DM. We played through the infamous Keep on the Borderlands module). Me and the GM sat down. I rolled up a character. As the character was generated, some broad details about the character were decided upon (background stuff). And, as soon as I got done rolling up the character, the GM just looked at me and said, "OK, you just stepped off the shuttle from the orbiting starship. You're on the planet X. What do you want to do?" And that was it. The entire game was nothing but ad-libbed. Whatever I did, the GM played off it. I remember I left the starport--the first encounter was with this customs agent. Annoying chick. And, on the take. I bribed her, finally, to get past the starport gates and into the city proper. It was totall made up on the spot. Then the GM described what I saw as I left the starport, and he looked at me and asked, "What is your character going to do?" So....I found a pub. Got a drink. It was like, 10:00 AM local time, so that was funny. I popped into this pub and there are three bleary eyed patrons in there with a robot behind the bar. The GM followed no script. He had no adventure module. He just described what he saw in his head when I told him what I was going to do. Me and a patron got drunk. My character ended up staying in the bar all day. That night, the barkeep kicked me out. I made some dice throws (also made up on the spot with the loose Traveller system) and failed--sure enough, my character was blotto. I don't know too much because the GM then started describing my character wake up the following day by some cops. I had been rolled! All my money was gone! I had nothing but the shirt on my back. The street patrol put my character in jail for public intoxication and loitering. And, that's where I met Francisco Praeda, who was "connected", so to speak. I needed money. It was just an easy job... And off we went, my character slid into a life of crime. God that was a good game. I don't see any reason why you couldn't do something like that with D&D. Roll up a character. The Woman With No Name. She walks into a town.... You, the DM, look at her. "Honey, what do you want to do?" [/QUOTE]

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